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.