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by user9756 13y ago
Actually I remember a documentary were it stated that the Persians paid men and women for their skills working on projects. I can't remember the name of the documentary (probably from the discovery channel). A quick google search - ht
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by user9756 13y ago
I know this is a little off-topic, but I posted it given the recent discussions on HN (NSA, etc.)
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1946 Education Film Predicts How Our Democracy Turns Despotic(youtube.com)
2 points by user9756 13y ago|1 comments
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by user9756 14y ago
Thanks. I suppose I kind of went too far in some places. And you're quite right, the "2nd" part is somewhat difficult... "Keep in mind that most Westerners have no way of distinguishing propaganda from fact in the many things they hear abou
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by user9756 14y ago
Yeah, I thought about that use of the word ("natural") after I posted, but decided not to edit it out. I agree with you that it could be cultural. But the behaviour of men wanting to control women seems to be prevalent in many societies reg
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by user9756 14y ago
Yeah downvote me, when confronted with a different set of facts, in the spirit of the free liberal society you advocate.
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by user9756 14y ago
Not true. Stop lying. Are you eg familiar with the actions taken by the Iranian government which made it possible for people in rural areas to send their daughters to school? Being extremely traditional they were afraid of sending their gir
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Iran in space(therealamirtaheri.blogspot.co.uk)
57 points by user9756 14y ago|54 comments
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by user9756 14y ago
"Any claim that HRW is part of a propaganda machine working against Iran" - never made that claim "the onus is on you to back it up with evidence." - funny how that burden never seem to apply to those making the actual accusations. Often so
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by user9756 14y ago
"Human rights" -reports on Iran are highly politicised; criticism against Iran is often based on political reasons and not for a real concern about any “human rights” issue. Btw, if the report you're linking to is the same one I read about
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by user9756 14y ago
I'm not saying the government is without its problems. No society is without these problems. The things you mention, and worse, however occur in the West too, but it doesn't seem to be an issue. Then there is the question of “bad” compared
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by user9756 14y ago
I didn't question the history of media in India. I only pointed out that there is "blind spot" in discussing "free media".
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by user9756 14y ago
And what happened to him? Thanks for the link, I'll look into it later. I have read about how the US negotiated with the "Mullahs" so that they could replace the Shah with them (in hope to have another Saudi Arabia?), but the US was "betray
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by user9756 14y ago
Funny, the same can be said of people living in the US and US allies. The west has a very "strongly controlled media" too, and the message being sent is quite clear.
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by user9756 14y ago
The reason the "Ayatollahs" are a "bad government" has more to do with the fact that they do not yield to US power. The Shah on the other hand was considered, or would have been considered, a "moderate"--you know like the moderate Saudi Ara
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3D street view for Mashhad (Iran)...No Google, no problem(therealamirtaheri.blogspot.co.uk)
2 points by user9756 14y ago|0 comments
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Beyond SOPA: The Past, Present and Future of Internet Censorship (youtube.com)
2 points by user9756 15y ago|0 comments
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by user9756 15y ago
I agree with your argument, but why is he being down voted? All he did was to point out that this article has been published before. Maybe there are some interesting comments in the "dupe" thread? (in this case no, but you get the point) I'
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by user9756 15y ago
thanks
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by user9756 15y ago
Have anyone here tried the application/service?
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Comic Sans Project(comicsansproject.tumblr.com)
5 points by user9756 15y ago|0 comments
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Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s Magazine And A Rapist?(jezebel.com)
4 points by user9756 15y ago|1 comments
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by user9756 15y ago
So if I find a video of someone being executed in the US, that gives the world enough basis for justifying the "liberation" of the USA? Why don't you btw demand the liberation of the US? Or perhaps you think the US is "spreading and expandi
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by user9756 15y ago
The problem with Iran is not its government, people, religion or culture. It's the fact that Iran is independent from the US and the West in general (but also from the East; "neither West or East"). For those who are curios about Iran, even
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Read the Out-of-Print 'Blade Runner Sketchbook' by Syd Mead and Ridley Scott(comicsalliance.com)
7 points by user9756 15y ago|0 comments
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by user9756 15y ago
... Shouldn't the terrorist then have a "terrorize" button, so that when they see a site they don't like they could "terrorize" it?
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by user9756 15y ago
Your question is a bit perplexing. - Smart people implies that there are stupid people. - Your difficulty of finding smart people implies that they are few and rare (in your vicinity). Conclusion: You'd should perhaps ask yourself which cat
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Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs(kevinkarsch.com)
2 points by user9756 15y ago|0 comments
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by user9756 15y ago
Eh, guys. I may be off here but isn't the problem that the US use of drones is killing civilians ("collateral damage"). And that is what is currently making people living there very sad and angry.
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by user9756 15y ago
I wonder if there is a country on this planet independent from US policy? I wonder how such a state would be portrayed by the "free" media...

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