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All negative press is suppressed within Iran, so how do you know, other than it is not war ravaged, and would be rebels are viciously and mercilessly annihilated a la Saddam Hussein.
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You're right, I don't have anything that solid...just word of mouth. |
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Even though communism in the USSR and China is purely atheistic, I think the pattern of indoctrination and mind control is very similar to what goes on in Iran. Communism in the USSR and China is actually a religion (Lenin or Mao worship). As you educate the population, the truth ultimately wins. The soviets already proved this, as Russians were carrying secret books (samizdat and tamizdat) that they were publishing themselves either within Russia or smuggling books in from the west...people eventually discovered the truth. But it was the education system promoted by the Soviets themselves that led to their downfall. In China, the process has moved more slowly, especially since ~15% of the Chinese population is illiterate (compared to 0% in the Soviet Union). But the internet is changing China. You can't censor everything. I work with about 15 Chinese dudes, and you should see them read about Tiananmen Square. And when they see pictures of the tank guy and actually realize what happened there, they talk to each other and send emails to all their friends back home, and people find out the truth. The very same thing goes on in Iran. There is a reasonable percentage of the Iranian population that is well educated, and the internet is everywhere in Iran. They try to censor FoxNews and Youtube, but much like samizdat and tamizdat in the Soviet Union, people find their way around the censorship. With an increasingly westernized and educated youth, I believe that Iran can only become more moderate. On the other hand, I suppose that you could make an argument that a society that promotes education could also end up like Nazi Germany, where you have "educated" people believing in a very evil concept and wanting to destroy an entire race. Last edited by SoonerCoug; 06-20-2007 at 03:57 AM. |
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Sooner (not that you deserve that name after that cheapshot you took at OU SOS today), I suppose you haven't heard yet: no references to Nazis or the holocaust allowed here. Rule strictly enforced.
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C'mon... let's stay on topic here. I'm kinda surprised you're trolling for Tex here, Barbara. A bit out of character from what I've seen.
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Education promotes moderation. However, in very strict religions with more effective indoctrination (Iranian Islam or worldwide Mormonism), education is less good at moderating people. However, Mormonism seems to have lots of flexibility, thanks to the concept of "continuing revelation." Thanks to emphasis on education and searching for truth as well as the "continuing revelation" concept, I believe that Mormonism has continually become more moderate over the last 50 years. If an Islamic state promotes even semi-decent education in a variety of topics (as Iran does) then I believe that the people inevitably become more moderate over time. I think the gradual moderation of the Iranian government over the last 27 years is obvious. Sure, we hear the "Death to America" chants and talk about destroying Israel, but it sounds like they don't "officially" want to kill Rushdie anymore, so let's at least give them credit for that. |
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One more thing: the majority of college and university students in Iran are females.
So as sexist as it seems to make women walk around in bed sheets, they happen to educate their women quite well by middle eastern standards. |
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