The problem with humanity has always been our failure to learn from our (human) history.
History is biased in favor of the victors. However, the fact that ALL PEOPLE feel pride for themselves, whilst harboring anger, and disgust over another group of people denotes that the BASIC problem humans have is MISUNDERSTANDING.
History's only significant lesson is that people will continue to kill each other if we continue to vilify one group or another time and again.
The United States is guilty of epitomizing corporate profligates, imperialism and ethnocentrism. While we may be one of the most promising nation to heal this fundamental human problem, we face this human ill within our OWN country. This problem affects us (the citizens) as much as we affect the world. Iran became what it is today, through our country's actions and those of the UK.
What can we do to solve this problem? How do we absolve misunderstanding? GIVE EXTREMISTS no ground to stand on.
Don't forget that Iranians/Persians are people too. They fall in love like we do. Iranians, aren't villains. The US has made mistakes, and the people there are willing to accept that and move on.
Now, there is a generation HERE in the US, and in Iran which seek a community with each other. We are [the] (let's talk to our "enemies" without pretense or concessions kind).
We are the United States, what we have to do is be less defensive (read: fearful), and more accepting of the people. The is power in speaking softly. Through our actions, and our powerful sphere of influence (media), we can show that we support the people of Iran, and do that by opening up to the (unfortunately) theocratic govt. of Iran. The people in Iran will change the government, trust that. The problem is the tyranny of the Ayatollahs and Ahmedinehjad comes from the fact that the US has embargoed and tried to exclude Iran. They're like fascist dictators, they will lose significant amounts of strength if we open up to Iran.
The United States' government has a lot of problems that parallels Iran's; we both had unpopular governments that came to power through the ignorance and confusion of the sheltered minority of our respective nations. (Read: OVERLY RELIGIOUS.) Most of the people in Iran are secular, many are only Muslim in name. Around 36% of Americans are atheist or agnostic, there is no more need for "holy wars" based on ignorant ideological quibbles.
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The problem with humanity has always been our failure to learn from our (human) history.
History is biased in favor of the victors. However, the fact that ALL PEOPLE feel pride for themselves, whilst harboring anger, and disgust over another group of people denotes that the BASIC problem humans have is MISUNDERSTANDING.
History's only significant lesson is that people will continue to kill each other if we continue to vilify one group or another time and again.
The United States is guilty of epitomizing corporate profligates, imperialism and ethnocentrism. While we may be one of the most promising nation to heal this fundamental human problem, we face this human ill within our OWN country. This problem affects us (the citizens) as much as we affect the world. Iran became what it is today, through our country's actions and those of the UK.
What can we do to solve this problem? How do we absolve misunderstanding? GIVE EXTREMISTS no ground to stand on.
Don't forget that Iranians/Persians are people too. They fall in love like we do. Iranians, aren't villains. The US has made mistakes, and the people there are willing to accept that and move on.
Now, there is a generation HERE in the US, and in Iran which seek a community with each other. We are [the] (let's talk to our "enemies" without pretense or concessions kind).
We are the United States, what we have to do is be less defensive (read: fearful), and more accepting of the people. The is power in speaking softly. Through our actions, and our powerful sphere of influence (media), we can show that we support the people of Iran, and do that by opening up to the (unfortunately) theocratic govt. of Iran. The people in Iran will change the government, trust that. The problem is the tyranny of the Ayatollahs and Ahmedinehjad comes from the fact that the US has embargoed and tried to exclude Iran. They're like fascist dictators, they will lose significant amounts of strength if we open up to Iran.
The United States' government has a lot of problems that parallels Iran's; we both had unpopular governments that came to power through the ignorance and confusion of the sheltered minority of our respective nations. (Read: OVERLY RELIGIOUS.) Most of the people in Iran are secular, many are only Muslim in name. Around 36% of Americans are atheist or agnostic, there is no more need for "holy wars" based on ignorant ideological quibbles.