Nuclear: the red line and their rights.

Personally, i think that after signing the Non Proliferation Act, the Iranian people have a right to nuclear power. it is a symbol of advancement to a people who are very proud of their country. However, what i find  to be shady is how underground they made the enrichment of uranium.Nuclear energy advancement, nuclear technology? those are both fine and well accepted. i don't think any one should have nuclear weapons.no one at all, especially if everyone is supposedly preaching peace. As for the world at large, i say full disarming of nuclear weapons would be great. its not quite attainable yet. but i feel it would be for the best.If i were President, my red line would be at proven uranium enrichment AND proof of actual weapons. i don't like the idea of jumping the gun. so we need to tread on the nuclear pride of this country carefully.

The Long Way Around: Iranian Youth and Technology

The Iranian youth are a crafty bunch.if there is a back alley way to get what they want they will find it and use it. No matter the crackdown, short of all technology being confiscated and full internet shut  down they wont stop. the connection to the outside world means too much to lose.
With that being said, technology has and will continue to up the ante on how politics are handled, how policies are discussed. Technology allows the youth a way to vent , set up meetings and protests , and get the word out. its faster and more efficient than plain word of mouth. Also, with how back alley it has to be its less traceable. it can and will change everything about politics and how they are handled.
Looking at how restricted the internet is makes me glad to be where i am. I can sit at my laptop and babble about whatever i want. Give my opinion and all of that , and its ok. i dont have to use a proxy server i dont have to do this post from an anonymous internet cafe. my personal freedoms mean quite a lot to me, and quite frankly i would be ready to put up a fight to defend them. in Iran , they just have a more passive way to fight. internet use in America is so much more free than there, but they seem to use it not only to just chat , make friends and post about their life. they use it to be active to fight back.
i say: more power to them

Persepolis and the thoughts beyond

watching Persepolis was really eye opening. you never quite get to see this point of view. and having read the first two chapters of Children of Jihad along with it has been a sort of conflict of perspectives.they also meld really well,the Iranian people are very proud of their country and rightfully so.As a child of that revolution i might have been afraid. the change you fought so hard for really seemed to backfire.they need to find a balance of tradition and modern technology. i guess I'm probably biased but i think a democracy that really was a democracy would help. if they feel the need to keep religion a part of their government then that's fine but i think the people should decide the candidates, not a council appointed others. it isn't quite fair that  the people aren't seeing all of the candidates and options.Children of Jihad has shown me that the youth isn't quite satisfied with its government. that religion for them is something they have to do instead of follow. and i don't think its right for the government to take someones faith and twist it like this.