Liberty in Iran?

I needed at least one more week to prepare for a new series of posts for Freedom Friday, so I was searching for something that would be interesting yet stay faithful to the topic of the day. Ironically, it was Iran, a theocratic dictatorship, that supplied the necessary item for today’s post.

It’s easy with our Western perspective to jump to conclusions about what is going on in that part of the world. We want so desperately to see those in that area experience a taste of freedom from both religious and political tyranny. It’s easy to confuse the current protests in Iran with the struggle our Founding Fathers faced in their battle for freedom. Though the two may have some surface similarities, they might not be as identical as we would wish.

To help gain perspective on what the fuss is all about, I’ve linked to the following articles. These, I believe, will help us approach the Iranian protests with a bit more realistic understanding and still see how very far they have to go to see peace in the Middle East.

Senior U.S. Official: Yes, the Iranian Election was Rigged

No Angels in Iranian Election Fight

Iranian Presidential Election, 2009

Stealing the Iranian Election

I applaud the Iranian people for protesting what so plainly was a rigged election. That’s a start. A very good one. The sacrifices and deaths of innocent civilians at the hand of tyrants is thoroughly abhorrent and the people there need our encouragement and support.

I applaud Twitter for not shutting down Monday night for maintenance so real-time news out of Iran could reach the rest of the world. This was a wonderful way to give the Iranian people the support they needed.

On the other hand, for true freedom to exist in that area, the Iranian government needs to move far, far away from it’s current state. Lets hope that one day, as a result of these current events, the Iranian people might soon taste the sweet fruit of true and complete liberty.

Picture by flicker user uwdigitalcollections under Creative Commons License. Use of this picture does not constitute an endorsement by uwdigitalcollections of the ideas in this post.

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