[lbo-talk] Tell them we are democrats (was: freedom to swim)

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Fri Jun 26 15:25:15 PDT 2009


At 02:40 PM 6/26/2009, Michael Smith wrote:


>Apparently 85% or so of the Iranian electorate turned out -- when
>was the last time we saw anything like that in the US?

I'm more taken by what's going on in the streets. When's the last time you saw anything like that in the US?


>If we want to arrive at some sense of what the various elements
>of the Iranian public want, don't we have to pay attention
>to these data points?

Somehow you've managed to make it seem as if people here who are trying to expand the conversation based on added info we *do* have are being unreasonable because they're discounting info we don't have.

If you're so concerned about what you think is missing then give us something to respond to besides aw shucks questions.

And I'm going to repeat myself, but I'm still struck by the contrast between the aw shucks I'm just sayin' tone of your posts here and your more immediate reaction of gloating about Tehran hipsters being given what for.



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