Note: My pen name is not unique
Posted by KamangirNov 25
I have been asked before if the gentleman who writes under the name Kamangir in Iranian.com is me. The answer is no. I have not read many of his pieces, but I found his last one rather disturbing,
…[After the regime collapses] It’s [Khomeini's Shrine's] destruction must be a very interesting and waited event by the vast majority of Iranians … In the future of Iran there will be no room for any arabo-muslim jackass like Khomeini and his bunch. [Emphasis by me]
Sir, democracy means there is no “must” unless people vote for it. I am pretty sure no referendum has been ever held to determine the fate of that building. Nevertheless, I don’t appreciate it when you use such racist terms as you have did.
Yeah, it’s sad that the anti-Khomeini crowd always comes off like a racist spoiled teenage brat living in Tehrangeles – you can be anti-Khomeini and anti-Wilayat-e Faqih and still be a proud Iranian Muslim.
Long Live Iran.
“Sir, democracy means there is no “must†unless people vote for it.”
This is not a very good definition of democracy, for a genuine democracy protects the rights and safety of minorities against the tyranny of the majority. The result of free elections, if it brings a totalitarian, genocidal administration into power, is not a democracy.
Kamangir: You are right. I was arguing against his demolish-the-shrine idea.