Sunday, June 21, 2009

Freedom

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - Patrick Henry, March 23rd, 1775

"I regret that I have but one life to give my country." Nathan Hale, September 22, 1776

"I have one vote, I gave it to Mousavi, I have one life, I give it for freedom" Unknown Iranian tweet, June 20th, 2009


We are witnessing an incredible drive for freedom in Iran. Meanwhile, our country, the cradle of modern liberty, sits silently while the likes of Patrick Henry and Nathan Hale strive for liberty.
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8 comments:

Huck Finn said...

Yes we are. We are also witnessing another religious leader lying and manipulating the followers of his religion. Religion is a very dangerous thing for the common people. Control the church, control the people.

June 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM
kkdither said...

We have already spent trillions of dollars on a war taking out a dictator for a country that wasn't an ally. We've lost how many U.S. soldier's lives?

While I sincerely feel for these people, especially this newest Patrick Henry, I don't think we charge in there with troops and what little money we have left and show them how great our democracy is when they might not want that after all anyway.

Maybe I don't understand it? Am I wrong? If so, please explain.

June 22, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Anonymous said...

20,000 soldiers died in ONE MORNING to take out a dictator for a country that wasn't an ally.

June 22, 2009 at 9:01 AM
OKIE said...

The Iranian people have to do this on their own, just like we did. This is a political/religious uprising and one we should definitely stay clear of.

June 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM
SER said...

The US has never started a war, but we sure know how to get in them!

June 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM
AvengingAngel said...

Is this what we've become? So afraid that no one can stand up and say something in support of these people?

June 22, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Huck Finn said...

We started the current Iraq war. I won't lay the blame solely on Bush for that. We allowed it to happen, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.

June 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM
hale-bopp said...

You have to think about history, AA. The Iranian Revolution in 1979 was against a U.S. supported regime. The current rulers of Iran have done a great job of browbeating dissenters as having sympathy for the U.S. Obama has an impossibly difficult line to walk here...how to support the protesters without giving Iran's current regime a common enemy to unite against.

The thing I hope for is that there is some behind the scenes action going on so the U.S. can be of assistance in a positive way (more importantly, a way that will be seen positively by the majority of Iranians) if the opportunity presents itself.

June 22, 2009 at 3:08 PM

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