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2012-01-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran is gearing up for elections and it isn't pretty

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Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-28 10:49|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The purpose of elections is to add legitimacy to a government. When you rig the elections, you forfeit all legitimacy.

Why bother?

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-28 11:03|| 2012-01-28 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 When you can fake sincerity, you've got it made. Iranian elections are designed to fake legitimacy, the mullah's fakery seems to be working so far.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-01-28 11:06|| 2012-01-28 11:06|| Front Page Top

#3 "When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movement becomes headlong faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thought of obstacles and forget that a precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until its too late." Bene Gesserit proverb

"Dune", "Part III: The Prophet", by Frank Herbert

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-28 11:34|| 2012-01-28 11:34|| Front Page Top

#4 More people have camera cell phones than in 2009 and the cameras are smaller so we might get some good footage of fraud in action, beatings of voters, etc.

back in 2009, the evidence of fraud was indirect (e.g., premature announcements of result, vote tallies inconsistent with population estimates, etc.)

Posted by Lord Garth 2012-01-28 19:34|| 2012-01-28 19:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Mike - there was another quote from Dune (II) Muab'dib. Something like "We will not allow our people to suffer the tynranny of a democracy".

When I first heard it I thought 'WTF?' - my public school education. But now, thanks in large part to Rantburg U - I know what it means.

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-01-28 21:16|| 2012-01-28 21:16|| Front Page Top

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