Spinoff: Iran Envy? - Page 2

moe.ron · #1 06-24-2009, 02:14 AM

Here's the question, will the end result follow what happen in Indonesia, where the student movement were able to forced the dictator resigned. Or, will it follow China where the student movement was crushed?

BabyPiNK_FL · #2 06-22-2009, 02:39 PM

If I'm not mistaken, people did protest. Obviously no one was out shooting at them so it wasn't as newsworthy.

You're right that it's not a fair comparison. We had courts get involved and examine results at the very least -even though they seemed to ignore most of it. They don't have that type of system in Iran.

KSig RC · #3 06-23-2009, 04:12 PM

I really like people who still harp on the 2000 election - it's self-selection for idiots!

jennyj87 · #4 06-23-2009, 08:20 PM

Maybe I was reading too much into Ksigs post. I dunno, I was at work and reading fast. I also was not one of those democrats who was the with the whole "bush stole the election either". I get you.

Kevin · #5 06-24-2009, 08:29 AM

My guess is that it'll mirror neither. I think the present protests will ultimately be crushed, but there are still a lot of people in the Iranian establishment who are trying to cash in on this revolutionary movement in improving their own political standing. I think that eventually those folks will find themselves in the majority and we'll see something of a quiet revolution.