June 22, 2009
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Iran seriously going down the tubes. Ack.
I guess its not much different than China or North Korea. Except that if you challenge the government, instead of being randomly shot by them, you get disappeared into a Siberian gulag like in the Cold War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neda_(Iranian_protester)
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Dude, I have a UCSD professor and mentor stuck there right now. I wonder what stories he’s gonna have if and when he comes back. Actually, the protests now are very similar to the Islamic Revolution. Many people forget that it was academics as well as religious extremists that overthrew the Shah. Wonder what the government might look like if there is another revolution.