tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post8136196104022861682..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Who Is Mir Hossein Mousavi?Jack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-26051222293444758662009-06-19T12:39:05.291-07:002009-06-19T12:39:05.291-07:00Here is Yaccov Lozowick's response to my quest...Here is Yaccov Lozowick's response to my question,<br /> <i>Well, there's the fact that Moussavi has vastly more blood on his hands, from his period as prime minister back in the 1980s. Ahmedinejad has despicable opinions, but hasn't killed masses of people.</i>Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-21750710317730292222009-06-19T11:44:18.592-07:002009-06-19T11:44:18.592-07:00He is "better" than Ahmedinajad in a few...He is "better" than Ahmedinajad in a few ways - as a pragmatist, he is unlikely to wage a psychotic holy war that drains his people's resources.<br /><br />If he comes to power following the protests, he will actually owe his *election* to the Iranian public, and not to Khameini's power elite. Since his voters are more likely to be well-educated and liberal (liberal for Iran, that is), he must remember the interests of this powerbase when making governing decisions.<br /><br />More than whether he wins, though, is the issue of actual Iranians banding together to stand up against their repressive government. Their perspective CANNOT now be "us" (Iran) vs. "them" (the west, israel, etc.), but "us" (the people) vs. "them" (the repressive gov't and clerics"). THAT is monumental change.Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.com