Turmoil in Iran. - Nubblies.net Forums

Mr. Blonde · 06-21-2009, 12:25 AM

we probably should have had a thread up by now, but i don't know where the fuck you guys have been lately keeping you from nubblies, but aside from sittinondubs (the only other person i've seen slinking around), the rest of you fucking suck balls.

Anyways, we all had to know in the back of our minds that the Iran situation would come to violence, and in the past 24 hours it has. Here is a video of a woman shot in the heart by a basij member (a militia type group controlled by the Iran Revolutionary Guard) and dying. It is very graphic.

YouTube

f3lix · 06-21-2009, 03:08 AM

They seem to have everything under control, we can withdraw from the middle east now.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 06-21-2009, 10:10 AM

i like the word turmoil. haha... turmoil, it sounds like turdoil.

Pliedes · 06-21-2009, 11:18 AM

I would love to see a secular Iran....better yet I'd rather see them return to being Persian. The one thing I do know is that this isn't the pendulum swing that westerners are hoping it is.... no matter who is president it's still a religious state that innately hates the united states.

[begin vaguely related commentary]
On a related note, one of the best graphic novels I ever read was entitled "Persepolis". It is the story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. This particular gal catalogs her family's experiences, including her parents sneaking a punk rock poster into the country, her friend being brutally raped and murdered by the military guard, and the riots and cultural deluge that followed.

The illustrations are simple yet poignant, the stories heartbreaking. One of the best comics I've ever read.

- - -

Whoa! So apparently they made a movie type thing out of this. I was searching for a photo of the cover to show you all, but found that out instead....I cannot vouch for the quality of the film [which is animated

] but the comic is superb.

[/end unnecessary commentary]

SittinOnDubsWGW · 06-21-2009, 11:19 AM

I honestly haven't been paying a ton of attention to this, probably because I came to the conclusion a long time ago, that area of the world is fucked and will never be at peace.

Cliff's of whats going on?

I know their election was ~2 weeks ago. Dude that won is thought largely to have rigged the election. People are protesting and trying to do a revolution. Protesters are getting shot, as they are doing shit like throwing rocks, starting fires, etc... Sound about right?

Also, I immediately get pissed whenever I start hearing those assholes cheering "Allah-u-akbar" REGARDLESS of whats going on. Just because you are saying "God is great" doesn't immediately make your cause right, or the likelihood of you completing your task anymore likely.

Think this video is cooler, although not graphic.

YouTube - IRAN: Evidence of Basijis shooting protestors

My cliffs were semi accurate, not bad for pretty much not knowing what was going on.
I like these two vids.

YouTube - What's going on in Iran? (1) - June 2009 - Green Revolution

YouTube - What's going on in Iran? (2) - June 2009 - Green Revolution

Overall, I think the whole situation is shitty. I would like to think that if I were in a similar situation, i would protest.

f3lix · 06-21-2009, 02:15 PM

Sadly, I feel the US is only 20-30 years behind this same scenario.

Repugnant Abomination · 06-21-2009, 04:14 PM

Sad times for the Iranian people.

DDTempest · 06-21-2009, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f3lix

Sadly, I feel the US is only 20-30 years behind this same scenario.

Americans as a whole have lost their will to stand up for whats right and fight for a cause. Sure the military men and women do blah blah blah blah blah. But rarely anymore do I see anyone standing up with any kind of legitimate spine in their day to day life. Our country's most produced product is apathy and we're all eating it up by the shovel full.

I would be very surprised to see any kind of "revolution" in America outside of an ad campaign for the latest and greatest widget, _____, or Ipod. Our society has been forced into passively swallowing our pride and avoiding conflict to the point that when the shit inevitably hits the fan that we will turn on each other before uniting for the greater good.

Pliedes · 06-22-2009, 09:12 AM

Reminds me of the classic Nick Cave line- "Hands up! Who wants to die!"

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 06-22-2009, 09:34 AM

Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mr. Blonde · 08-22-2010, 12:14 PM

The Point of No Return - Magazine - The Atlantic

06-21-2009, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,353 Internets: 290966	i like the word turmoil. haha... turmoil, it sounds like turdoil.
	#YOLO

06-22-2009, 09:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,353 Internets: 290966	Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	#YOLO

08-22-2010, 12:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	The Point of No Return - Magazine - The Atlantic
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