Oh those kids! Iran’s still freaking out? Pffft. Always happens. Nothing will come of it (so "they" say). Iran’s leadership closed off media coverage of the opposition movement’s demonstrations to the world through banning all (heh) coverage of how the leadership bashes, tear-gasses, harasses, the opposition into smithereens. Have you seen the way it’s been in Iran since the Western-backed Shah was removed from power in 2009? Why would now be different? Per chance something in the air is kicking up a sandstorm?
Freedom is said to be contagious. In Yemen, Jordan, Libya and on and on, the ground is rumbling with the pounding of fists demanding concessions, democracy – anything better than who and what is in power. Change - or else - is the fervent cry of the time. How exciting – how frightening - depending on your view of the world’s political direction.
The next month – beginning today – may prove to be a wild trek through the deserts of Middle East mirages, manna from heaven moments, and that sort of deserty-stereotypical imagery.
As goes Egypt, so does a mystical edict: change; rearrange; home, home for the estranged.
The week that still is exudes a basic, primal, finally-not-so-passive/genteel-anymore attitude by people who see their representatives/leaders having a fabulous dinner in a private room at the most desirable restaurant haunt of the velly wealthy-em-powered towers of nation creation, while being sent off to a cheap diner down the street for their treats. After a while, one gets more than a wee bit resentful......
What interesting times in which we live…especially if you are in Madison, Wisconsin, right now. Whoa, that’s another unexpected group of protesting voices, isn’t it? I’ll weigh-in on that subject a bit later. I’m still having too much fun hearing cell phone interviews with Wisconsin’s Democrat's-on-the-run-protesting-legislator's coming in from “undisclosed locations.”
I think I’ll go out to buy more popcorn…..
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