Montazeri Speaks Again
Dec 1st, 2009 by pedestrian
He answers four questions:
Grand Ayatollah Montazeri
As you are aware, the Iranian nation raised justified demands before the election in order to achieve higher political, economical and social status. To realize these aspirations, the nation participated in the election with unquestionable passion and vigor. But the authorities who hold power altered the election results and changed the condition of society to what we are witnessing today.
Continued at Khordaad88
Dear Pedestrian,
To me as a non-Iranian, Montazeri appears to be an astonishingly experienced, seasoned and far-sighted Iranian politician (?) / Iranian observer of the current political affairs whose views – it seems to me – are to be taken highly serious (anytime, anywhere, by anyone, in any country).
His analytic assessments seem to be in accord with the statements by different organizations to be numbered among the supporters/participants of the green movement for more democracy recently posted by you (http://www.sidewalklyrics.com/?p=2537 ).
That makes me – in spite of the politically often horrendous Iranian reality reported – very optimistic. With this incredible insight, maturity and far-sightedness – as often reported by you – the Iranian movement for more democracy is bound to be successful one day. [I am full of utter admiration ! ]
Of course, being a dabbling Iranian-illiterate amateur, because being a non-Iranian, I might possibly be frightfully wrong with my judgement ! Thus I am really not allowed to express any guesses on matters Iranian !
Iran remembers me of that struggling frog who was bound to be finally successful, in that rhymed fable:
TWO FROGS
Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,
One was an optimistic soul;
But the other took the gloomy view,
“I shall drown,” he cried, “and so will you.”
So with a last despairing cry,
He closed his eyes and said, “Good-bye.”
But the other frog, with a merry grin
Said, “I can’t get out, but I won’t give in!
I’ll swim around till my strength is spent.
For having tried, I’ll die content.”
Bravely he swam until it would seem
His struggles began to churn the cream.
On the top of the butter at last he stopped
And out of the bowl he happily hopped.
What is the moral? It’s easily found.
If you can’t get out — keep swimming around!
Wishing you all the best
remains
Yours, German
to be corrected:
“reminds me” [instead of "remembers me"]
looooooooooool German. I’d totally forgotten the story of the frog.
We’ve been swimming on and off around the bowl for a while now
German, Montazeri is also one of the only seniors within the ranks of the IRI to have the moral high ground. His loud disagreement with the executions of 88 have won him a lot of followers and a lot of conviction.