Warpy
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Fri Sep-18-09 11:20 AM
Response to Reply #5 |
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What do you think they have NOW?
This is what they're rebelling against.
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| -#iranelection is trending again. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:34 AM |
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The whack jobs are swarming. n/t |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:36 AM |
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Are you referring to the protesters? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:36 AM |
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Which protesters? The protesters Tweeting from Foggy Bottom? |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:39 AM |
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Wow. Iranians were left with one outlet to communicate with the world and you bash it? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:42 AM |
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Well Obama instructed the Treasury to ban IM & social networks in Iran weeks b4 the election |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 10:58 AM |
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Just Iran? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:02 AM |
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Yes. It's strange the Obama admin would shut down social networks in Iran when they need them most. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:12 AM |
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Read your own links. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Facebook is filled with Iranians? Yep. Foggy Bottom Iranians too. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:17 AM |
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All right, I see that you are not interested in debating reality here, so there's really no point. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:28 AM |
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Rich Iranians, who, if the Nation could be overthrown would be "in charge" |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:40 AM |
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Do you believe the myth that the "common man" supports Ahmadi? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:51 AM |
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Don't twist my words. Although I was born in Tehran, I DON'T know and neither do you. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:54 AM |
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I don't know why you seem to be suggesting that I am a Neocon, or... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:01 PM |
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Neither of us KNOW exactly what's going on. There are "players" on all sides. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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Yes, they do NOT want outside intervention. They want and need to do this |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 02:56 PM |
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. |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 10:44 AM |
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Yes, do we want the folks who "Hate America Most" - present OR those ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:06 AM |
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Someone has apparently never heard of Austin Heap and Haystack |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 02:54 PM |
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The 1978 revolution took over a year |
Warpy |
Sep-18-09 10:37 AM |
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With American CIA help, maybe sharia law could be put in place. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 10:41 AM |
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Ah, I see, you are a supporter of Ahmadi and Iranian repression. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 10:43 AM |
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Ahmadinijad said bad things about Bush, so clearly he's one of the good guys |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 10:44 AM |
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No, the Green Movement Iranian clerics hate America almost as much and have the same ill will |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Are you concerned about their interests or your own? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:32 AM |
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You know NOTHING and neither do I. What I want is to prevent Armageddon. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:58 AM |
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Stick to Twitter. |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:03 AM |
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I actually don't twitter. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:06 AM |
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Calling another DUer of supporting repression isn't rude? |
Billy Burnett |
Sep-18-09 11:16 AM |
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Waste of bandwidth. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:22 AM |
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If a poster is defending a repressive government... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:39 AM |
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And you think this OTHER CONSERVATIVE is the answer because our Neo-cons like |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:41 AM |
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I think Mousavi is the answer because that's who Iranians voted for. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:46 AM |
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He's nearly as right wing BUT he's more friendly to OUR interests. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:49 AM |
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So its YOU who supports repression. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:57 AM |
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Wow. That's some crazy logic. I support repression by supporting fair elections. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:04 PM |
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dupe |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:06 PM |
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I didn't call you "basiji" EVER. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:07 PM |
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I don't know if you are referring to me or Mika. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:12 PM |
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this "Basija" argument is between YOU and Mika. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:16 PM |
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Exactly. Which is why I have no clue why you decided to inject yourself into it. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:26 PM |
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I regret that I misread the link. Excuse please :-). eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:28 PM |
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Assuming again? |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:24 PM |
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Sorry, didn't get that from your profile. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:28 PM |
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Just applying your logic. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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Excuse me? |
Warpy |
Sep-18-09 11:20 AM |
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Exactly. So the US can't be the demonstrators real ally, based on the US recent track record |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:31 AM |
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Are you suggesting that Twitter is an arm of US foreign policy? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:36 AM |
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The Dept of State lent Twitter server bandwidth on Dept computer farms |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 11:52 AM |
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"lent Twitter server bandwidth"??? What conspiracy is this? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:16 PM |
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This does seem to be following a similar pattern. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:09 AM |
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Best of luck to them. |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-18-09 10:43 AM |
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Official slogan: Death to America. Protestors shout back "Death to russia"... |
BlooInBloo |
Sep-18-09 11:04 AM |
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Wow. Someone on DU actually unrecced the attempt to overthrow Ahmadi. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:12 AM |
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Get Real. There are no "good guys" here. Instability will only HARM the average Iranian now ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:18 AM |
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It's not up to me to decide what's in their best interests. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:29 AM |
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Something tells me that many here would egg on instability, that's not for US to say either. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:38 AM |
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...and we are doing exactly nothing about the instability in Iran |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 11:40 AM |
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No, because Iran is A SOVEREIGN NATION. Pakistan is being manipulated |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:46 AM |
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Jeez. You're debating here and you know nada. |
Mika |
Sep-18-09 12:17 PM |
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So, a lot of hearsay and conjecture, but no proof |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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I don't think that the American people can mind our own business.... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:43 AM |
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CHINA = most favored nation - trading partner. Can we say "We're hypocrits?" eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 11:47 AM |
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It's not my favored nation and trading partner. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 11:55 AM |
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Well, that don't matter Citizen of America - The average Chinese person lives as |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:04 PM |
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Since when does stability trump democracy? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:11 PM |
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It does when we are talking about LIFE and SURVIVAL. ... |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:14 PM |
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If the people vote for political upheaval, they should get it. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:24 PM |
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CHINA does every damn day. Get fired up about that one, there's less likelihood |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:26 PM |
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"killing it's own people for standing up" - lol |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-18-09 11:59 AM |
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You dispute that protesters were killed? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:07 PM |
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Let me just suggest that things get WEIRD "out there" - we don't know everything. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:23 PM |
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I dispute that whether a country "kills its own people for standing up" has |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-18-09 07:25 PM |
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The popular uprising continues. |
Kaleko |
Sep-18-09 12:06 PM |
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We don't know "squat" via Twitter. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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How do we know you're not an Iranian counter-intelligence agent? |
PVnRT |
Sep-18-09 12:34 PM |
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Too funny. But I bet the people who need to know ... KNOW that I'm just an a |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:40 PM |
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And the videos? |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:34 PM |
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Have they been dated? Do you know the circumstances or are they just labeled? eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:42 PM |
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Some, but not all, hold up a newspaper at the beginning. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:44 PM |
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Yes, your glib dismissiveness. I always look forward to that. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:45 PM |
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I was actually being honest there. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:47 PM |
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I disagree, and will permit your posts to speak for themselves. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:49 PM |
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Oh yeah. Everything's a conspiracy and a triple-fakeout. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:51 PM |
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Thanks, the emoticon makes all the difference in the world. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:55 PM |
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Relevant Youtube from ABC News |
PufPuf23 |
Sep-18-09 12:31 PM |
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Well put. Average citizens have NO IDEA what is truly going on. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:35 PM |
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This video is not from "ABC News", as you state. |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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+ 1 and n/t |
truedelphi |
Sep-18-09 01:27 PM |
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This is the most insane fucking thread that I have ever participated in... |
Barack_America |
Sep-18-09 12:32 PM |
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Calls for stability and "Don't rock the boat" are not what you would expect to see a lot of at DU. |
pampango |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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Yes, "black-white" thinking is always preferable to intellectual curiosity. |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:44 PM |
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Just relating my experience with DU'ers reactions to what they perceive to be fraudulent elections. |
pampango |
Sep-18-09 12:47 PM |
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Cool! It also depends on what time of day. We are democrats, and as such, we |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:50 PM |
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Your thread has been hijacked |
Kaleko |
Sep-18-09 01:14 PM |
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I too am quite shocked |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 03:05 PM |
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DU's got a weird orthodoxy going on re: foreign protestors |
Posteritatis |
Sep-18-09 03:18 PM |
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I wish them the best |
Taverner |
Sep-18-09 12:41 PM |
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I do also, but it won't be via INTERVENTION on the part of the USA. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Sep-18-09 12:46 PM |
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EXACTLY! |
Taverner |
Sep-18-09 12:48 PM |
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I don't think anyone has been calling for 'intervention' by the USA |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-18-09 01:18 PM |
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Who is calling for US intervention? |
Ruby the Liberal |
Sep-18-09 03:09 PM |
#100 |
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