Comments on: Iran: Knowing Nothing

By: Upturned Earth » Letting Democracy Stand On Its Own

Upturned Earth » Letting Democracy Stand On Its Own — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:06:18 +0000

[...] UPDATE 2: So does Ryan Sager. [...]

By: Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - Dave, Please Stop Apologizing - True/Slant

Ryan Sager - Neuroworld - Dave, Please Stop Apologizing - True/Slant — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:53:54 +0000

[...] about a young girl, he should stop repeating the accusation. We’ve covered this before (and recently), so I’ll just link and reiterate: Repeating the lie reinforces the [...]

By: Ethan Porter - Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood - Obama engages by not engaging - True/Slant

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:55:58 +0000

[...] Phil Zabriskie: ‘Winds of Tehran Part II’ Jonathan Curiel: In droves, Iran’s women have come out of their political closet Mark Drapeau: How the Iranian Elections Turned “CNN Fail” Into a Media Success Joshua Kucera: What if Twitter is leading us all astray in Iran? Marc Herman: How Iran ‘Jams’ Election News Kate Klonick: This is no green revolution Ryan Sager: Iran: Knowing Nothing [...]

By: Iran Elections « Beyond Rivalry

Iran Elections « Beyond Rivalry — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:25:47 +0000

[...] think Ryan Sager at NeuroWorld has things mostly right in his post, “Iran: Knowing Nothing.” No doubt some of you know much more than I do about Iran, but I doubt most people know much about [...]

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:32:35 +0000

Not to mention how quickly they called the election, major tactical error on their part.

By: rockyinlaw

rockyinlaw — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:55:34 +0000

This all really spooks me. If all those who voted Republican had decided to protest our president’s election last fall, it would have been total chaos and violence and … well, ‘nough said. Seems to me that if a country calls itself “democratic,” meaning it is led by individuals selected and voted for by the people, we ought to do everything we can to be supportive of that process. Whether we like their choices or not. And deciding if an election is “legal” or not is up to the people of that country, no one else! I’d hate to have to deal with with Europe or Asia or Africa has to say about who I vote for … No, I hope President Obama keeps silent about all this.

By: Bill Barol

Bill Barol — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:27:04 +0000

Ryan — Thanks for this. It’s true that there’s been a real lack of nuance in the coverage. (For that matter, there’s been a real lack of coverage, or at least there was over the weekend.) For my money, the suspicious piece of this puzzle isn’t the Ahmadinejad victory; it’s the blinding speed at which two million paper votes were supposedly tabulated

By: CthuluRisin

CthuluRisin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:24:04 +0000

Ryan, I think you make some really good points in your article. As Americans, it is easy to assume that we know what is best for these poor misguided Iranians. Ahmadinejad may look like a fool to us, but his rhetoric obviously resonates with a large portion of the country. But let me pose a question: Im no expert, but with ali khamenei in charge anyway, does any of this actually matter?