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‘So glad to live in the United States’
That’s the simple, unadorned reaction posted by a commenter on the Steve Clemons article to which Joe linked earlier.
It’s also the recurring reaction I had this afternoon, as I caught up on the events transpiring in Iran.
For all the angst that many of us felt about the Bush administration — and despite the horrendous, isolated actions of James W. von Brunn and Scott Roeder — our nation can still, on balance, manage the transfer of power in a responsible, peaceful manner.
And for that — no matter how pedestrian or trite it may sound — we should be incredibly thankful.
(For an updated take, check here.)
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4 Responses to “‘So glad to live in the United States’”
Oddly enough, that's exactly the thought I woke up with this morning after following the Iranian chaos all afternoon.
I was happy when I saw the Iranian chaos. To me it demonstrates the growing liberalism and the increasing level of freedom of expression that is arising in Iran. It's actually quite inspiring.
Iran is apparently far more serious about their democracy the we are about ours. If Iranians suspect a subverted election, they're in the streets raising hell. When the Supreme Court subverted the American election in 2000 we just took it, like the meek little lambs that we are. The Iranian challenger, Moussavi, called for demonstrations, fatwas and marches of resistance. In 2000, Al Gore threw in the towel without a whimper. For the next eight years, we payed dearly for our apathy, and we're still paying today.
It seems we have a lot to learn about the value of democracy from our brothers and sisters in Iran.
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The Iranians are angry at election rigging like we were when the Dems tried to steal what they lost in 2000. Those whom the Dems could fool then continue to be fooled and resentful to this day, like some of Ahmedinejad's supporters or those roving packs of “morality police” we hear of in Iran. Bitter, angry…