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Lydia Leftcoast

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12. For those who need help in seeing Iranian people as human beings,

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Fri Apr 13, 2012, 12:08 PM

Apr 2012

I suggest the following media:

Rick Steves' travel special on Iran

The following movies made in Iran:

A Time for Drunken Horses--Kurds living on the border between Iran and Iraq
The Circle--the plight of women in Iran, told in a character-to-character "Slacker"-type narrative
The Lizard--a comedy about an escaped prisoner who poses as a mullah
Gabbeh--a romantic drama told in flashbacks centered on a Gabbeh rug

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Why are DUers buying into this crap about Iran from the corporate media? [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 OP

I haven't seen many around here Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #1

Take a look at this thread Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #3

imagine what DU's reaction would be if boooosh were still pretzeldent. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #2

Right, they'd be outraged Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #7

It's not like there isn't plenty of history to go by. polly7 Apr 2012 #17

This should be an OP! Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #21

How does Desert One fit into that? n/t RZM Apr 2012 #31

Yep! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #8

It's pathetic. It's almost a kind of "willful Alzheimer's", if you will, when looking at our bullwinkle428 Apr 2012 #4

No n/t malaise Apr 2012 #5

rec. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #6

The ones that buy the crap are diverse, there are those that need to be led and so Dragonfli Apr 2012 #9

Likewise, I'm sure Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #10

Excellent post in a layout of reality! n/t teddy51 Apr 2012 #11

For those who need help in seeing Iranian people as human beings, Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #12

Yep, I watched the program with Rick Steve's and it was very good. n/t teddy51 Apr 2012 #13

Yes, he said that he regretted not doing something similar in Iraq Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #15

As I recall, someone did a little travelogue on Iraq pre-invasion gratuitous Apr 2012 #24

That's the last thing warmongers want Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #26

then again, it's not like Bush, Obama, Cheney, Clinton, etc., etc. would suddenly realize how human MisterP Apr 2012 #45

I have no problem seeing them as human beings.. sendero Apr 2012 #16

But who was belligerent first? Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #20

Don't get me wrong. sendero Apr 2012 #36

The US can cast a stone on how terrible it can be?! uponit7771 Apr 2012 #27

If he was living under the Shah, his assessment is shared by many Iranians. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #41

Here is a lecture by Rick Steve's on Brasscheck TV, I'm not sure if it's the one you're thinking of polly7 Apr 2012 #28

It's not, but it's the same general idea Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #30

Ty, I'll have to look up the PBS program and watch it, I bet it was good. nt. polly7 Apr 2012 #32

Please add the latest movie, "The Separation." It is amazing. Beautiful. ancianita Apr 2012 #37

there are many who also seem to think the drones are a wonderful quinnox Apr 2012 #14

They've been laying the groundwork for this since reagan. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #18

Yes, and I've noticed in the last few years that stories about human rights abuses in Iran Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #29

If you can, bet money on it, and then tell me where so I can lay some $$ down, too. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #47

You're either with us or you're against us. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #19

Same reason so many bought into the shit about September 11... Octafish Apr 2012 #22

I have a bad feeling about this one Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #25

Precisely the same feelings here. Octafish Apr 2012 #33

Yeah not too long ago I believed Iran was building up a nuclear weapons program Zalatix Apr 2012 #23

Crappy idea. It got loose in cyberspace eridani Apr 2012 #46

A crappy idea, but bound to happen at some point. Zalatix Apr 2012 #50

Erect bogeyman. Wave flag. Send in the assassins, drones, bombers. Demand more money for the MIC. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #34

The built up fear of Iran promoted by the corporate media is ridiculous to the point of absurdity. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #35

One thing mainstream media don't tell Americans -- Google Maps shows ancianita Apr 2012 #39

Yes, I see the U.S. or one of its allies more likely to nuke Iran than Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #44

troops are OUT of iraq pasto76 Apr 2012 #38

This one ain't! Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #40

No clue. blackspade Apr 2012 #42

Americans are astoundingly ignorant of the histories and cultures of other countries Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #43

knr nt slipslidingaway Apr 2012 #48

DURec. Deja Vu all over again. bvar22 Apr 2012 #49

Kick EFerrari Apr 2012 #51