Iranian election
 

I've been trying to follow this as I think it's a pivotal moment. I had pretty high hopes leading up to the election and it looks like the country did too. People are dying for their right to representation and are finding ways to report it even as the state run media tries to blot them out. They shut down hardwire internet but Twitter via phone has been a lifeline of observations and photos.

Here's some good news - the most senior Ayatollah has denounced the election.

This is huge. It not only will hopefully bring real change to Iran but shows the world that their crazy government does not represent the people. Their middle class has developed and changed the landscape and it's time for them to bust out of their shell.

The link tries to go through Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.ph...u=UxynJ&ref=nf

I also heard that the regular military is starting to come over to the protesters' side.

It really demonstrates the power the internet has in being a conduit for change, as as a means to organize masses of people, and for the rapid dissemination of news and information. A true People's medium - the likes of which we have never seen before.

While I'm more than happy to see the current regime overthrown (though hopefully that includes dumping the theocracy and not just its puppet), I'm withholding judgment on whether it is actually going to lead to any kind of improvement. After all, a similar protest turned uprising is what got us the current structure.

Roseanne Roseannadanna:

What's all this talk about the Presidential Erection?

Here's a better link.
http://www.rollingstone.com/national...decries-fraud/

Fark has someone who, I think, is in Iran and has been sending out a timeline of updates and info that farkers have deemed very newsworthy. It's worth reading I think:

http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4452999

(first post of that thread and all the other Iran threads that have rec'd thousands of posts)

I think Colbert did a good job demonstrating why, while it is good for the people of Iran to insist they get to pick their leadership, there isn't much to be happy about in the person they're currently insisting on.

I suppose, Alex, it's similar to elections here and everywhere ... the only choice is the lesser of two evils.



Which candidate is hotter?