Iran begging desperately for honesty!

I never got the goosebumps so many times in my life on a row as when I read the news about Iranian protesters.... I've got it even more when I read they were being attacked by the police and army. The one that should care for them in all situations...
This while I'm absolutely astonished by the pictures showing the amount of people on the streets.



I have one very important call for the people of Iran who are demonstrating on the streets:

Please make clear where you stand for!! (cause in the western world, most people don't know for sure)...)

I'm not saying my own opinion here, but feedback about what I have gathered of information from average western people and media services.


In the western world we all know that you want the voices to be recounted. But I hear that some people think that the votings results might be right. Some media claim researches showed most people of the more rural Iranian areas will have voted for Ahmadinejad. (Extra source). Claiming that only a minority of the people, especially those living in the cities and higher-educated, are actually wanting the leadership of Mousavi. So, the victory of Ahmadinejad may be democratic, according to them.

But for western norms, nor the victory of Ahmadinejad nor Mousavi or any other candidate is fully democratic. This is because the Iranian system is totally different from the western view on what democracy has to be like, cause in Iran religion and politics are interwoven largely. Here, democracies are all seculate. People do not believe that presidential candidates that have to be approved first by the religion counsil in order to actualy become a candidate, can ever be democratic...


There are people here that fear a choice for Mousavi is the lesser of two evils. They think the possible policy of Mousavi won't make live better for an average Iranian citizen. This is corelated with the above argument, namely that real leadership actually is by the religious leaders.

Western people also remember he started the nuclear program of Iran while being Prime Minister for the country. Indicating the foreign policy certainly will not change. So egoistic as we are ...


And this might be exactly the reason(s) why the western society does not react heavily on the protests in Iran, taking a point against the government. I'm quiet sure the western world will react a lot more and heavier while hearing that you, Iranian civians, are want the whole Iranian theocracy to be reformed... I'm sorry to say to and I regret that this means that we have some values that are more important than others. Or otherwise said: our governments won't hesitate if they see a chance to force their own opinion about how a state should be organised ... (and especially to install a free market or a 'foot on ground in the oil-richt Iran'. This is how harsh the world is...

But let this shocking and maybe pessimistic news not rise any doubts about the fact that:
1) we all incredibly admire the courage of the people that are even unarmed and trying to make a better world for themselves, even if this means risking their lives!!
2) Under no circumstances, the western world will ever accept governments who are cheating their own population, let stand alone encouraging or understanding governments who make protests illegal or shoot their own population!!




In the meantime I heart the horrifying news that:
- internet and mobile phone connection are being shut down by the government
- Mousavi's new agency is being shut down ... (source: All Jazeera)
- protesters are giving up in fear because of the heavily violent actions of the armed army and police... (source: All Jazeera)

Can someone please (dis)confirm this rumours?


For the Iranian civilians now, being out there on the streets and making theirself an easy target for the government... I read about a way you could protect yourself and be more powerfull:
all the people joining the protests have to interlock themselves with their arms and no-one might let go, unter no circumstance!!!! When a group stays together, they are a lot stronger. When they separate the people, they may feel victory is on their side...

I cross my fingers for all you people. And please, remember one thing: never give up where your ideals stand for, than your voices will be heart in your own country and even at the other side of the globe!