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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I don't know if that's Iran Envy.
I think that status isn't so much about admiring the Iranian protest, but instead criticizing the Americans who are speaking out about Iran and were complacent when people THOUGHT/THINK that Bush stole the 2000 election.
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I'd agree with that.
On a related topic, I also wish people would stop with the "Bush stole the 2000 election" arguments, as even at the time they were (at best) inaccurate. Nine years later, the argument shows a stunning disconnect from reality.
I haven't seen any of those updates from my Facebook friends; many of my friends are journalists, so most of the Facebook-related postings I've seen have had to do with the ways in which news has made its way out of the country through social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.
ETA: I will say, though, that I've heard similar sentiments expressed whenever people show concern for an international news item, i.e. "If they're so concerned about X country, why aren't they concerned about the problems in the US?"