In Iran
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Gladwell talks about the fall of Ceausescu in "The Tipping Point."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Now the oil workers are joining in, threatening to destroy what they built.
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Gladwell talks about the fall of Ceausescu in "The Tipping Point."
Gladwell talks about the fall of Ceausescu in "The Tipping Point."
That looks like an interesting book
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Gladwell talks about the fall of Ceausescu in "The Tipping Point."
That looks like an interesting book
@taiwan_girl it is. It's been years since I read it, so only a couple of anecdotes stick out in my memory, this being one of them.
It's very much "pop psychology" stuff, like much of his other stuff. Entertaining, nevertheless.
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Watched a news report on the Iran revolt this am that discussed at some length a state militia called Basij. They are they ones cracking protesters’ heads and other despicable criminal acts against dissenters.
Especially nasty bunch of fanatics:
https://www.voanews.com/amp/iran-s-basij-force-specialists-in-cracking-down-on-dissent-/6759796.html
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Iran has a citizenry that is very angry with their government and very tired of their repression. I think the mullahs never really stamped out the westernization of the country. I really hope this rids the country of these medieval bastards in power.
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Iran has a citizenry that is very angry with their government and very tired of their repression. I think the mullahs never really stamped out the westernization of the country. I really hope this rids the country of these medieval bastards in power.
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Hopefully we are participating.
China is Iran's largest oil customer.
https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/6/tillis-introduces-legislation-calling-out-iran-china-ties
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It's really encouraging that over 40 years of brainwashing doesn't appear to have worked.
Maybe there's hope for humanity after all...
