A Breath of Fresh Air in Iran
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2009
by Steve Kovacs
The Kovacs Perspective
Iran recently had a controversial election for president, which has caused deadly demonstrations throughout the country. I am actually surprised they even have free elections, given the governments history of rigidity and myopic views. A few years ago, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was speaking in the United States when someone asked him about supposedly cruel treatment of homosexuals in Iran. His response was that there were no homosexuals in Iran.
So, now he ran for re-election and millions, and possibly a majority of voting Iranians voted against him, which is the main reason for the demonstrations now occurring. The government stated Ahmadinejad won the election, however, thousands of Iranians feel his opponent Mir Hossein Mousavi really won and feel the election was rigged.
The good news is that millions voted against the old guard president and are now demanding truth, accountability and change. The demonstrations are so large nothing similar in size has occurred since the founding of the present Islamic government 30 years ago. That is a good thing. Let me tell you why I feel so.
It says that Iranian people, rigidly controlled by the government are tired of the old way. Moreover, it means change may be on the horizon. That people, mainly young people, do not like the status quo. The country is in an uproar and its cause is not only the election. A country does not spiral in to such drastic demonstrations over just one event. Something had to be festering. Millions in the country are in an uproar and want honesty, freedom and change. That is good for Iranians and the world. Let me explain why.
Iran is close to having a nuclear bomb. This is a fact other governments are aware of and concerned about. Israel will unquestionably not allow Iran to fully develop a nuclear weapon. After all, the president at the heart of the controversial election said, Israel should be wiped off the face of the map. Furthermore, with Iran's present old guard mentality the path they usually follow is one where they do not care about others beliefs just their own, and they will do whatever their beliefs dictate, no matter what.
Iran is geographically close to Israel and within easy bombing distance and if they develop the Bomb, it is reasonable to assume Iran may go ahead with their president's idea. Do you think Israel will allow that to happen? Do not waste too much of your brainpower on that question . . . they will not. If Israel were to bomb Iran's nuclear bomb facilities it may lead to a much larger conflict in the region and God only knows, it may also spread to other areas of the world.
So, let us hope change comes to Iran on its own. If a new president is pronounced the winner let us hope he is more flexible and reasonable. If the old president remains, let us hope he hears the loud and convincing voice of the people of Iran, a voice of fairness, truth and change.
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)hi steve,i feel bad for the people who have to live under these conditions.everyone seems to crave control, no matter what they are needing to control-whether based in good, honest theory, or sadistic, cruel torture.i hope things get better all around the world, but one's spiritual enlightenment needs to begin the change.thank you for sharing,my best regards,sueHi Sue, I agree on your comment on control--that's what it seems like is happening in Iran--the powers that be do not want change--they do not want to lose control. The violence seems to be getting worse every hour. Thank you for reading and writing.
Your title should be changed to "Iran" rather than Iraq, I believe. Oh well, not a huge criticism. Actually, I enjoyed this article, but my opinion is probably colored because I'm in agreement with it.Anonymous RexHey Rex...thanks, somewhere in the submission process Iran was replaced by Iraq. I appreciate your bringing it to my attention.
It would be wonderful for change to come to Iran, although without a full-fledged revolution I don't see it happening. The opposition is almost as hard-line as the current president, and we forget this is a theocracy, not a dictatorship. Without revolution there will be no democracy, no matter how much we (or they) wish.Still, it is heartening to see any people yearning for freedom. My wish is Mr. Obama will get off the sidelines and announce simply: 'America is for freedom and self-determination'.Nicely done, sir.
Hi Mike,thanks for writing and commenting. You're probably right that a full fledged civil war is what is needed for true freedom. It seems they might be on that path...time will tell.
While I respect your opinion I see no change at all regardless of who. The agenda is the root and direction of where they are heading and that has been identified by them over and over again and also by "the" authority on the subject. Personally I see no change as defined in my articles. Well one can hope, but not in this case. best wishes.Thanks for your comment and more so, sharing your personal view. With the continuous demonstrations, violence etc. still occurring it will be very interesting to see where it all ends up. Thanks for reading my article and again, for your comment.
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