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amirparvizforsecularmonarchy

Thanks for your interesting comment. Hopefully in near future we can discuss this further.

After all these years Iraj Gorgin still got it.

By far probably the best guest yet on the program. Not only he was able to remind them of "pot hotter than the soup," but his one minute was just excellent. Had to listen to it twice. It's a shame IC doesn't have a regular column by Mr. Gorgin.

The case of that kid is just beyond belief and words. But Kambiz is partially incorrect. He says because the original victim changed his mind and it's his relatives that did it, it's not the fault of Khamenehay, Ahmaghi or IR. But we should keep in mind that only in IR we have had these Ghaasaas 'laws.' This whole legalizationa and reproduction of a violent religious culture is the real cause, and we all know who's responsible for that.

شهريور.تصوير:قطع پای يک نوجوان به پيروی از قانون قصاص

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Graphic image, be advised.

This case is just too much, we really ough to follow the kid's recovery and see if we could help. The province they're from is one of the poorest in Iran, second only to Baluchestan, the poorest.

vildemose

Despot, tyrant, dictator point to the same general idea.  The subject is simple but not easy to grasp.

It seems to be more difficult to understand than just a dictionary definition as people don't seem to get the concepts associated with a dictionary definition, so it can lead them to grasp it less or inaccurately.

I had to read books to form an idea on the subject, specificly by plato and aristotle, forget the names of the books, they are not with me here.

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Generally there is no form of government, constitutional monarchy or republic that does not oppress for the gain of the system and its leadership.  Dictatorship is an extreme form of oppression and can occur in any form of government.

Aabamard not sure on your definitions

Your Rule of thumb doesn't pass the test:  If you remove one man and the system falls usually a dictatorship. 

IRI is a revolving dictatorship, you shoot Khamenei the system will not fall you'll get another dictator like after dictator khomeini.

Germany under hitler, kill him and the system would just produce another leader.

Saddam, kill only him and the system would produce another, which is why he entire bathist regime was dismantled by force.

Dictatorships do not fall with the removal of a leader in any of these cases.

Why is it that iranians don't know the definition of  dictator??? Nothing I do on this site causes any enlightenment on the subject.  The guys on parazit definetly need all the help they can get on learning what is and is not a dictator after this show, Some serious misinformation.

You said it Kambiz

The last photo said it all. Now you guys save your breath and don't bother, unless you are just trying to make a living.

Question vildemose

What does dispotic mean?

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Totally in shock about this kid who lost his leg because of an "eye for an eye ":((((( ma che melati shodim ?!! can't believe my compatriots are these people.... feeling ashamed horrified scandalised :((((

chare hatman joz in e ke naleye shabghir konim vali chare chi hast ke 30 sale behesh nemiressim :((((

(thanks to Parazit )

  system that is either

  system that is either despotic or doesn't promote freedom is not necessarily a dictatorship. Many supporters in those countries exist that the system is their representative

 Abaramard following your logic, then no governement in the world should be labled as dictatorial. Shah, Ghadafi and Sadam, Stalin, pol pot, had their own happy supporters and constituents becaue they were a parasitic class. Your detachment from universal truth and plain reality is stunning and has gotten worse since your trip to Iran.

 I never thought I could be shocked at shoddy and twisted political analysis as usual shilling for the IRI but yet again, I'm speechless.

"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."- Albert Camus

Yep. That's what Islam says...

It's very interesting when this guy (a Jon Stewart wannabe) tries to defend a religion without perhaps ever reading even one single verse of the Qur'an.

Here's what Islam says: "Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them."

We can sugar coat it, say it did not really mean to beat your wives. But what do you say about the rest of the argument about men being superior to women etc.?

And some still try to bring the akhond to the 21st century. Some even defend an Islamic Republic!

Dear Jahanshah please note

The rule of thumb is that if you overthrow one guy the system will fall is a dictatorship otherwise it's something else.

Suppose the leader, president, or anyone else in Iran, China, or Russia falls...does the system fall? If yes, then there is a dictator otherwise is some other format.

A system that is either despotic or doesn't promote freedom is not necessarily a dictatorship. Many supporters in those countries exist that the system is their representative. In US, a capitalist country the system represents the capital holders. Meaning every system has an agenda for a class in a society. But a dictator is a different case.

In Arab countries the system is one man, that's the dictator.

Journalism

Good job in pointing out Iranian regime's hypocrisy in cheering the downfall of Libya's dictator, while running the worst dictatorship of all -- and not just a dictatorship but a suffocating religious one. (And umm... what about Assad? Do they think people are blind?)

Nice interview with Gorgin as well. I have tremendous respect for him and his integrity. What we are lacking today and lacked before the revolution, is professional journalism. The number of Iranian journalists who seek the truth without bias or emotional and political attachments is close to very close to zero in real terms. It's always been this way. That is changing now that many Iranians have settled abroad and can pursue journalism without censorship. But the pace is awfully slow given the fact that it's awfully hard to be balanced and neutral towards the terrible conditions in Iran -- even for the most professional journalist. I'm guilty of taking sides too.

In the long run, we cannot have a healthy society or community without independent and sober journalists who care only about the truth and nothing but the truth without any political or emotional considerations. Everything is relative and it's impossible to be absolutely fair. That should not be an excuse though. We have to get closer to that goal as much as possible. At least to reach the level in free societies, who have their own problems too in the corporate and state-run media, but nothing like the crisis we are facing.

Freedom is a wonderful thing. Use it! Speak the truth, no matter what, as much as possible, or continue to suffer from people's deep distrust of media organizations as a whole and journalists in general.

Good Program

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