Iran Election protests: ‘where is my vote?’

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June 18, 2009 even with the ‘less-then-great liberator’ as president, those of us in America take freedom, democracy and liberty for granted. it has been our birthright since the beginning of our country. for iran, totalitarianism by the supreme leader and mullahs, have ruled for so long that when it’s core foundation is shaken like this, it’s remarkable.

it’s amazing how long totalitarians can actually stay in power isn’t it? look at nk and the kim dictator dynasty. this is especially curious to me given the

cry for freedom that is so completely in human dna.

the father of modern political theory, niccolo machiavelli, once said that every form of government ultimately rests on the consent of the governed. is that ever so true! (definately for an obama post on another day! heh.)

the supreme leader (and the mullahs) in iran have maintained control with a tight fist, but that strategy depended on dividing and conquering. iran is quite knowledgeable how to use real torture, kidnappings and disappearances, horrible brutality and bloodshed, and of course those massive public hangings to silent dissent from it’s people. surely these ‘where is my vote?’ protests will end with public hangings — but for whom? after all the challenger, mousavi, is just as hardline in many ways as the completely certifiable ahmadinejad.

and really, in looking at the amazing photos coming out of iran on an hourly basis, what can the mullahs do to maintain its totalitarian grip on power, when the protestors now number not in the hundreds, but in the hundreds of thousands - even millions?

Get Stoked Note: why does no one trust this election? Its as crooked as the one that elected our Dear Leader Obama last November. Notice the photo I am including alot showing a happy woman who evidences her vote by dipping her finger in paint. But this woman had 2 fingers pained showing how too many elections are being effected by thugs who vote too often.

Obama calls on Iran to 'stop all violent and unjust actions'

Date: June 20, 2009
Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/Obama_calls_on_Iran_to_stop_all_violent_and_unjust_actions.html
Obama directly addresses the Iranian government for the first time after a day of violence in Iran: The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.
As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.
Martin Luther King once said - “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.