--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/20/06 9:52:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >>And how many of these group flying excursions back in the late 1970's > >>resulted in the wrong effect? Iran, for instance, wound up with a > >>theocracy after MMY sent fliers there. > >> > >> > >> > > > >Is that a bad thing? > > > Yes. > > > > And many young Iranians think that also. A theocracy based on the submission > to God, especially the way that is interpreted by the masses, can be a very > dangerous government for those that don't share it's opinions. >
Many young Iranians don't remember the Shah. There's a reason why the Ayatolla Khomeini, a nobody from London, could take over the country: the then-current ruler had gotten EVERYONE pissed off, all with US support. That the new government wasn't any better (worse?) than the old one isn't the point: "At least he's OUR asshole" as the saying goes. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
