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Blogging in Iran Takes Courage
netbuzz writes "This morning's Boston Globe has a thought-provoking profile of Iranian bloggers who are risking everything, quite literally, to bring a modicum of openness and truth to a society where the former is not tolerated and the latter strictly defined by government/religious authorities."
Funny, I must've missed the "put to death" reference in TFA. In Iran people are permitted to express opposing POVs to those held by their government, so long as they don't cross certain lines that the government associates with radicalism. Kinda like in America, you don't want to get too radical in your opposition to the treatment of animals and the environment (PETA, Green Peace, ELFs, etc), nor do you want to call your friend Jack on an airplane, nor do you want to debate the validity of security arrangements in U.S. airports while standing near some security officers in a security check line (unless you enjoy being strip searched by the same sex and having your cavities searched, which some fetishists may). And the list goes on. Just because they have different restrictions doesn't mean the U.S. is any better than Iran. Same bullshit, in the name of national security (for both nations). What one calls a freedom fighter, the other calls a terrorist/radical (and vice versa).