[lbo-talk] Marjane Satrapi: Revolutionary Spirit

[Stephen Philion]

Ravi wrote:
that we not assume that those who live on bark
and berries live worse than us and are necessarily in need of
emancipation.

--fair enough, but where does that leave us in our assessment of
Iranian exiles like, say, Behzad Yaghmaian, who are deeply critical of
US foreign policy, capitalism,...and is an Iranian who has involved
himself in social movements in Iran that challenge the wisdom of
Supreme leaders and the neo-liberal orientations of liberal
politicians in Iran?  How do we categorize such a person once we've
gotten past whether he thinks the natives are poor imbeciles in need
of western liberation?

He's written a book called *Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness
Account of Dissent, Defiance, and New Movements for Rights*.  I highly
recommend it, fwiw.

http://tinyurl.com/3c8dyc

-- 
Stephen Philion
http://stephenphilion.efoliomn2.com/