Iranian of the Day

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Let me say in agreement that the environment in the iranian.com is extremely closed. If anyone wants to talk in a sophisticated manner that is not generally heard by US media, they get bombarded with accusations and swearing. This comes from those who promote Western democracy. And they are true to their ideas, kill those who disagree with us as they are criminal. While they support the Green movement coming from those "who are criminal"!!! Strange? Welcome to LA.
I am here (at IC) only for a short time but beginning to realize that there is huge problem with the Iranian community out of the country. For those who will remain here, good luck.

The naked racism here is sad and shameful

That's why no one listens to the Iranian exile community anymore, exactly what IRI wanted.

Mission accomplished, thanks to these losers.

Khatami = Arab

Khatami = Seyyed

Seyyed = Mohammad's great great great......grandChildren

Mohammad=Arab

Therefore

Khatami=Arab

Why is Iran being run by Arabs and their hired thugs?

Fozolie: I was not passing judgment

Passerby

I was not passing judgment on Khatami’s record in office. I said “good or bad”  record while in office.
I am sorry that you have missed the point I was trying to make. Linking  the colour of his turban to his race or saeedness ancestry is a weak argument.  Just tell us why you think he was bad in office and gain yourself the respect you deserve – and please … please … take the race out of the equation. Iranian gene pool is as varied as patterns on Iranian carpet. Oops! I meant to say “Persian carpet”

When one intends to make a

When one intends to make a fool out of him/herself, no amount of hint and/or information will change that intend.

Mehrdad

Khatami tried to be Iran's Gorbachev

the problem he had, however, was that he was--and is--dealing with a regime that is a thousand times more brutal and well anchored than the old Soviet Union.  Gorbachev de-constructed the Soviet empire when it was a crumbling and bankrupt shell of its former self.  The IRI was not (at the time Khatami became president) and is not --yet--at that stage. 

Passerby

If you are truly that ignorant then you should first read up on what it means before making wishy washy comparisons. Your ignorance of his record is astounding as well. And I don't just mean his presidency. 

Mr. Fozolie

Extreme nationalism is as vile as racism

Passerby

Khatimi’s black turban does not make him less of an Iranian. After all he is a moslem clergy and naturally his vestment is of Arabic origin - in the same way that christian clergies wear vestment of Roman origin. I think it is right that we judge Khatimi by his good or bad records while in office and not by colour of his turban.  Extreme nationalism could be as vile  as racism.  

You are as one dimensional as the other writer

Iranian.com seems to be full of engineering types who can only extrapolate.  You are absoluytely wrong in your extrapolations. We are digressing from the subject of this blog, but I will leave you with thought. How would you feel if Germans insisted on imposing the term "Deutsch" instead of German on English speakers? Now who is the racist?

Mr. Fozolie

Fozolie ... is it OK if I ask?

I'm curious to know why you're not as sensitive about using the word Persian as you are with the word Farsi. Shouldn't it be Parsi and not Persian? Do you also exclude Latin, English and French words from your vocabulary when speaking in Farsi or just Arabic words? Is it only the Arab culture and Islam that pain you or are you just as sensitive about all the other countries who have invaded Iran? Do you see nationalism as a type of self-superiority, extremism or racism? And finally how far back can you trace back your family roots to tell us where your ancestors originate from? Mer-c :O)

What Persian race?

Do you even consider the drivel you write? What Persian race given the country's history? He may have been born in Yazd and be a Persian speaker but his loyalties like elswhere. And while he insists on wearing that Black Turban I will allow myself the right to accuse him of not being Iranian. You obviously don't understand its meaning or its significance. The act of wearing it makes him a racist. Or is that too much for your one dimensional thinking to handle?

Mr. Fozolie

Chicken has come home to roost

For years Khatami travelled the world and displayed a human version for this regime. He witnessed the brutality of the regime and the way he was turned to a useless head of state. Still he continued his job as the loyal servant of the regime and talked about the dialogue among the civilizations as the regime was even remotely interested in dialogue. Now he has become a prisoner in his own homeland. As Malcolm X among others once said "the chicken has come home to roost."

Mr. Fozolie, It is

Mr. Fozolie,

 It is interesting that you want to deny national identity to individuals that make up the oldest multi-cultural civilization.  Being Iranian is a national identity and has nothing to do with race.  I believe Khatami was born in Yazd, he is a citizen of Iran, and he is a native Farsi speaker.  Who are you to judge who is Iranian?  If you are suggesting that Khatami is not Persian (the race), at least paternally, you may be right.  But, most Iranians are NOT Persian.  Further, I guess you are being sexist since you only consider one line of his ancestry, which may be misleading in many respects.  I guess you are the type of person that would suggest Obama is not American.  I would suggest that Obama is an American and for those that say he is black, I would respond that he is equally white.  The reality is that Obama is of mixed ancestry, and it is likely that you are too!

Desperate regime

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

"Iranian" of the day?

In case you have not noticed this Akhoond is wearing a black turban claiming to be direct descendent of the leader of the most successful nationalist Arab movement so either he is really an Arab with Iranian pretentions or vice versa, therefore he is nothing but a charlatan. 

I have no sympathy for the chilldren of this revolution. I do hope he is not harmed and wish him a long life so one day he can account for his treachary.  Iranian (of the day,) he is not.

Mr. Fozolie