When Does Incredulity Set In?
We're nervous, yes we certainly are. Iran edges closer to nuclear weapons. They're exultant about it. The rest of us are extremely nervous at the thought that raving lunatics may be in control at some near date of the means to extinguish life on this planet on a truly grand scale.We're trying to get our heads around the fact that the procurement of oil is such a terrific lure that Russia and China are more than a trifle reluctant to chide Iran and its antic President for his hideous pronouncements and promises of a mushroom future for the country's perceived enemies.
Can intelligent beings actually take a regime that flouts international law and flaunts its threats to world stability seriously when it's done with such extravagent displays of idiocy? Mobilizing Iran's well-armed-and-ready troops in public displays of power. Mounting Iranian theatrical dances where the performers hold aloft for Allah's appreciation vials of enriched uranium. Painting a backdrop of the Statue of Liberty with a death's head in place of the Maiden of Liberty. Threatening to annihilate another Middle East state, and to do likewise with the United States.
Neither rational, responsible, nor statesmanlike, but certainly risibly theatrical. Which brings me to my point: Where are all the intelligent, schooled and worldly Iranians? Are they just sitting back in the comfort of their homes and laughing themselves silly at the spectacle their president and his ruling clique are presenting to the world at large?
I've had the pleasure of meeting some Iranians. They are worldly, kind, eager to please, intelligent and mindful of civility. Are they such a rarity? Have such Iranians all taken the opportunity to leave their country of birth to the balance of Iranians who are none of the above? What kind of cerebral world do these people live in? Are they so unbelievably suggestible that they find the truly incredible behaviour of their heads of state palatable, to their liking?
What gives?
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, April 20, 2006
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