Posted by M on April 25, 19102 at 07:03:04:
I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPURTUNITY TO MEET DR SHARIATI WHEN HE VISITED ESFHAHAN IN 1960. I REMEBER ASKING HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IN AN ISLAM SOCIETY. HE SIMPLY REPLIED 'DEMOCRACY.' THIS IS 1000% AGREE WITH IN THE 21 CENTURY THE MAIN DEFINITION OF A MODERN DEVELOPED NATION IS THE ELEMENT OF DEMOCRACY. WITHOUT DEMOCRACY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE MODERN. THATS JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS. ALL DEVELOPED NATIONS HAVE DEMOCRACIES AND ALMOST ALL DEMOCRACIES ARE DEVELOPED NATIONS. OUR NATION DID ALMOST BECOME A DEMOCRATIC REPULIC IN THE FIRST TIME IN HER HISTORY IN THE EARLY 1950'S WHEN HIS EXCELLENCY MR MOSSADEGH SET IRANS FEET ONTO THE PATH OF FREEDOM, INDEPENCE AND DEMOCRACY. UNFORTUNTELY THE CIA THOUGHT THE IRANIAN PEOPLE HAD NOT SUFFERED ENOUGH FROM THE EVIL OF PAHLEVI AND WHERE DETERMINED TO KEEP THEY'RE SELFISH INTEREST TO DRAIN IRAN'S WEALTH (PRIMARILY OIL) THEY REINSTALLED HIM AS THEY'RE SLAVE. UNFORTUNATELY PAHLEVI WAS AN IGNORANT SADEH LOH FOOL AND BETRAYED IRAN.
DEATH TO THE TRAITOR, DEATH TO PAHLEVI, DEATH TO DICTATORSHIP. LONG LIFE TO DEMOCRACY.
UNFORTUANELY TODAY IRAN IS NOT A DEMOCRACY, IT MAY HAVE ELECTIONS BUT THE CHOICES ARE VOTE FOR THIS PARTY OR DO NOT AT ALL. THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY. WE NEED TO A SYSTEM LIKE WESTERN NATIONS WE'RE WE HAVE A EXECUTIVE BODY, LEGISLATIVE BODY AND A JUDICIARY BODY. ONLY A REPUCLIC CAN BE DEMOCRATIC. AN ELECTION WHERE ANY PERSON CAN RUN, WHERE A PRESIDENT IS ELECTED FOR 4 YEARS AND CAN ONLY BE ELECTED ONCE. MOHAMMAD MOSSADEGH DREAMED THIS DREAM BUR WAS UNDERMINED. NOW AS IRAN SEE HOW THE WORLD IS BECOMING A DEMOCRACY IT WILL ONE DAY BECOME RELENTLESS IN IT'S AMBITIONS FOR A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. NOT MONACRCHY, NO DICTATORSHIP. JUST THE OPPURTUNITY FOR PEOLE TO EXECRCISE THEIR FUNDEMENTAL RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHO VOTES THEM. AFTERALL WHEN A NATION IS DEMOCRATIC AND NOT A MEDIEVIL DICTATOR THAT IS WHEN THE WORLD RESPECTS IT AND IT THEREFORE BECOMES A GREAT NATION. I MEAN PEOPLE OF ALL RACES HAVE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY THOUGHT FOR THIS GREAT RIGHT.