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<div class="im">Billk wrote:</div>There have been protests around the world, but your specific query was<br>about the US left reaction.<br><br>The main problem is that the election was probably about as fair as<br>you can get in Iran. (Note that the US elections have problems as<br>
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<div>Oh, really? The claims were that massive election fraud had taken place in Iran...</div>
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<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote"><span></span>There is a split in the Iran population. The faithful rural<br>population voted about 60% in favor of the status quo. The city<br>
dwellers voted about 30% for the opposition. So all the protests don't<br>change the election. But there is a large minority that wants more<br>representation of their views.<br>That's fine and should be supported, but this is hardly a cause to die for.<br>
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<div>And so the election was not mired in fraud and the Iranian people should not risk their lives to try and get at least some respect and control? Bill, I had no idea you were in the pocket of the Iranian theocracy...</div>
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<div><br>>From the US POV of course, whoever wins, they are still Muslim, so who cares?<br></div>
<div>Who wrote this?? Did you?</div>
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<div>John</div>
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