tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post319937436991067332..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: Stand by your home-grown tyrant...?C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-51842597997472730462007-09-13T13:55:00.000-07:002007-09-13T13:55:00.000-07:00Oy. Dubya is such an embarrassment. Great post, ...Oy. Dubya is such an embarrassment. Great post, Chanson.Sister Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642154849765529070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1310080580712686442007-09-13T01:49:00.000-07:002007-09-13T01:49:00.000-07:00Thanks FFG!!!Hey Paul -- exactly!!!Thanks FFG!!!<BR/><BR/>Hey Paul -- exactly!!!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-20885824289352986662007-09-11T05:09:00.000-07:002007-09-11T05:09:00.000-07:00That you for the hat tip, Chanson!I agree with you...That you for the hat tip, Chanson!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you there are profound similarities between the behavior of people who have been abused by a spouse and the behavior of a population abused by a tyrant. One seems to be the micro side of abuse, and the other the macro side. I've thought for sometime of writing a post on the similarities but I haven't yet found the information I'm looking for yet. There are some studies I read of years ago that showed a relationship between one's politics and abuse within families, but I can't find them now. :(<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I also strongly agree with you that attacking Iran would almost certainly unite the country around its rulers. Only an administration as divorced from reality as the current one would even consider it.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-86235517158656532112007-09-11T04:18:00.000-07:002007-09-11T04:18:00.000-07:00Great points. I agree & enjoyed reading this.Great points. I agree & enjoyed reading this.Freckle Face Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324960438835000817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-55290538585436330872007-09-10T05:36:00.000-07:002007-09-10T05:36:00.000-07:00Hey Stephen!!!That's a good point: I'm writing as...Hey Stephen!!!<BR/><BR/>That's a good point: I'm writing as if I think every thinking person agrees that a woman should divorce an abusive husband, but actually it's a pretty recent (and still controversial) position.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-67276396748509032332007-09-09T20:06:00.000-07:002007-09-09T20:06:00.000-07:00I remember David O McKay's long and compelling tal...I remember David O McKay's long and compelling talk about while many considered it bad to be divorced, it was evil to stay in an abusive relationship and that it might sound strange to those who heard him, but that was God's will.<BR/><BR/>Kind of like his predecessor's talk to the men about how their wives were not their property.<BR/><BR/>Some things are just hard to get people to hear.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-90619151642148771342007-09-09T00:17:00.000-07:002007-09-09T00:17:00.000-07:00Thanks John!!!I've been reading some books on Iran...Thanks John!!!<BR/><BR/>I've been reading some books on Iran lately (just fiction), and I agree completely with your point about their strong nationalism grounded in their historical roots tracing back to ancient times and the glory of the Persian Empire. I also agree with your point about encouraging reform from within. The Islamic government has only been in power there for something like thirty years, so there are plenty of people there who remember what it was like before.<BR/><BR/>An additional point in Iran is that there's some tension between nationalism and religion: Iran is not an Arab country, and there is some sentiment that Islam was imposed from the outside (more than a thousand years ago). Thus, nationalistic sentiments might encourage people there to fight the theocratic justification for human rights abuses and loss of freedom.<BR/><BR/>However, foreign threats -- particularly from countries who demonstrate that they cannot be reasoned with diplomatically -- act like a pressure cooker to destroy the voices of dissent and reform. Thus I can't see how a bombing raid will encourage "regime change": it will most likely have exactly the opposite effect.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-9991382196004863882007-09-08T20:00:00.000-07:002007-09-08T20:00:00.000-07:00Fantastic post, C.L. I especially like your comme...Fantastic post, C.L. I especially like your comments about regaining the high ground.<BR/><BR/>Another thing to remember about Iran is that they are very nationalist, more so than Iraq ever was. <BR/><BR/>Iranians still identify with their historical roots as founders of an early civilization. The current regime corrupts that pride in their favor, so it would be wise to remember all three of your points when considering attack.<BR/><BR/>I think that something like Radio Free Europe (utilizing more up-to-date technology) would be far more effective than all-out attack in a country like Iran. There are indications that people there don't approve of all of the policies of the regime. I think it would be wise to encourage reform from within.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624261037800893086noreply@blogger.com