Looking at the comments from the officials from various countries that are participating in the Warsaw meeting as well as reactions from Iranians, either from the regime (yes they ARE Iranian and not Martians), or various factions that constitute one or other forms of “opposition” to the regime, as well as the general public, I can reach one conclusion and one conclusion only; this is a new low for each and every individual that call themselves Iranian.
There’s on one hand a conference with 25+ nations gathered in Europe to strategizing for security in Middle East without official representation from Iran. Not because the current government of Iran didn’t want to participate, but because nobody wanted them there. They are an international outcast. A group of fist wielding, trash talking, discredited, trouble making, and diplomatically incapacitated folks who do not know how to play dirty while still being counted in international affairs like the majority of other governments with official representation in that conference.
This is a new low for the regime in Iran and you have to attribute this to their pariah and Mafioso nature. Javad Zarif, the only person that formerly had a sliver of decency and at least could talk to the world in a civilized manner, somehow turned into another one of them, just with a better command of the English Language. Something odd with this regime is that it shreds common decency and humanity in everyone that chooses to serve it. Those who won’t compromise either get locked up or exiled. And make no mistake, folks who run this regime are Iranians. They are a collection of our worst attributes as a nation. They are the bottom of our social barrel and they are in charge.
This is also a new low for every other Iranian not connected to the regime.
On the other hand, there are exiled Iranians, be it monarchist, Marxist, whatever, gathering in Warsaw, or on social media and elsewhere, celebrating the fact that there are foreign governments discussing and deciding their fate. This level of historical blindness is astonishing. This behavior is nothing short of a major inferiority complex. Always going through the easy route. Always having someone else do your duty for you so that you can blame them when things go sour.
No foreign government gives a damn about Iran and her people unless it’s out of self-interest! Period!
And finally, there are the Iranians in Iran. Their indifference suggests that they just don’t seem to want another social turmoil and willing to accept any low as long as things are not shaken up.
The only hope that remains is that eventually and gradually the young generation in Iran take back their country and their fate. The social shifts within the Iranian society during last 20 years supports this thought. One can only be hopeful in this increasingly disappointing world.
“U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz are the official hosts of the two-day conference, where senior officials from 60 nations are expected to attend.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence are in attendance, and U.S. sources told RFE/RL that more than 20 other countries from around the world were due to participate at a ministerial level, including Britain, Bulgaria, Italy, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine, South Korea, Brazil, and a number of Arab states such as Morocco and Saudi Arabia.”
Call me whatever you wish, when I say Zarif was right when he declared this Warsaw circus DOA...
All in all a good summary of what is going on in Warsaw this week as well as what has been described here about Iranians collectively.
Perhaps what is missing a brief description of the organizer, the US, who has been the prime supporter of the regime of Saudi Arabia and Israel in Middle East which arguably are far more genocidal than the murderer regime in Iran.
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“The time is always right to do what is right” – Martin Luther King
Well the generation that brought us fiasco of 1979, is dead or dying and new generations that are coming up are at some levels are far savvier and smarter than their fathers and grandfathers were. They are the change pioneers and with them its two steps forward one step back.
To get rid of this system the old fashion way (AKA overthrowing) requires a solid, kick ass charismatic leader that can inspire and move people and unfortunately we are short of Lech Walesa type in our politics now.
aria jan
Good blog. This historical conference is the worst think happened to Ayatooleh Ali khayeh-Many and his jomgoozi choslami since Donald Trump was elected! Dont believe me? Read the comments from the javad zarif supporter and plistinian terrorist supporter. They are both very upset, angry and worried!!(actually they are different user ID's for same person, but we dont say that here in case JJ joon get upset! :) )
Zolfali, no doubt that conference is bad news for the regime. That’s what my blog refers to. It’s just that it’s bad news for Iran and Iranians as a whole. Regardless of where your loyalty resides.
Bad news for the regime is good news for Iranians
Simple!
I’m sure there were people 40 years ago thinking as simply as you do and saying bad news for the imperial regime is good news for Iranians...
"No foreign government gives a damn about Iran and her people unless it’s out of self-interest! Period!"
Of course they wont! You seriously expect America to care about the interests of Iran? Of course theyll care about their own interests. Are they in love with our cheshm o abroo?
The question is, why wont Iranians care about their own interests? That's the point. Iran's clusterf*ck of a regime could not have survived for 4 decades if it were not for the implicit and tacit support of its own people!
That's why my advice to the people of Iran is this: If you ever want to be taken seriously by thye rest of the world, then grow the f*ck up! No one will save your sorry pashmaloo asses. Stop supporting the nezam you voted for in 1358 and start acting like a responsible mature player on the world arena.
Respect yourself, and then you will see how the world respects you!
AR,
I wish I could write like you.
Repression my ass.
I was physically, actually, literally there when ppl in our koocheh were looking up at the sky to see "chehreye emam" in the Moon. They were not repressed, nor agha zadehs.
When I was a minor, I received lashes (shallagh), in prison, by the verdict of the revolutionary guards court. Then 2 weeks later my mom finds out the ghazi who sentenced me turns out to live in our mahalleh. (apparently the judge's wife went around in a mehmooni telling how corrupt our kids have become that we now see them in prisons, astaghforellah zaman-e zohooreh blah blah blah...)
So did the jackass on a motorbike who swung a zanjeer at my mom, injuring her, in the early days of the revolution, for being bi-hejab. The fucker lived nearby too.
So were the anjoman eslami guys I went to class with at Tehran U. They threw chairs at Abdolkareem Soroush during a lecture (not that I cared anyway)
So are millions of ppl who work for IRIB, govt agencies, ministries, companies, etc etc. I actually never ever ran into an actual aghazadeh at work. It takes more than a few thousand aghazadehs to run an entire country of 80million people into the ground.
So please, spare me the self deluding BS. Cuz Ive seen it all. Been there. Done that.
Here's some food for thought: Lets say the sanctions were lifted (for whatever reason) and Iran's economy quickly improved and ppl got back on track with normalizing ties with the rest of the world and such. And they allowed women into stadiums and went easy on the hijab offenders in the streets. Little freedoms here and there. I guarantee you very few ppl would then actually care about overthrowing or questioning or even reforming the nezam itself anymore.
So no, I will not have my US tax dollars spent on saving Iran. Iran doesnt have the liyaaqat to be saved. Especially not a nation who have tried for 40 years to eat both from the tobreh and akhor.
Keep on dreaming AR. In 40 years, youll get it.
AR:
I’m not messing with you. I seriously like your comments above. And thanks for the compliment.
AR joon, bache-i hanooz.
enjoy the delusions.
Fesee joon
Haghet bood har chi saret oomad.
Stay close to your tax dollars. Oh...but wait...Uncle donnie is about to grab them right outta your hands and in front of your eyes. So much for "Eye dont vant to vaste my tax dollerzz on eeran" there fesee boy.
Hey, By the way. How is running three medical schools across three different states treating ya?
You don't have the gumption to accept the truth.
Deal with it Az joon.
GR Much appreciated man. You are one of the best commenters in here. I wish i could say the same about others.
AR,
Thanks again. Keep up the good work.