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I'm sorry. That was entirely lost on me. I lost no freedom. I went down to the station with the nice policeman, signed a paper, walked right back out, and trounced him on my day in court.
Arrest: A seizure or forcible restraint; an exercise of the power to deprive a person of his or her liberty...
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." -Goethe
Now, in any society there is going to be a certain segment that just doesn't care who they harm. It happens in ALL societies. This is why laws come about - to provide measures to prevent those people from interfering with the rest of us. It shouldn't be our problem if THEY can't control themselves, so some times they must be controlled. If laws could be held to that, there would be no problem, but rule-makers thing the sole purpose of their existence is to make rules, without which they have no purpose to be, so that is exactly what they do. When they run out of sensible rules, they start making non-sensical ones, because they can.
No. I'm against the export of western style law to countries that are unsuited to it, and I'm definitely against "nation building" and spreading "democracy" at the point of a sword. In my mind, that exercise is no different than spreading communism by force, spreading Islam by force, or any other political system by force. Spreading ideology is not the proper purpose of war. If you must use force to convince someone that your way is the right way for them to go, you are not very effective at getting your ideas across, and it just may be that your way is NOT the right way for them to go.
I personally believe they should have gone in, erased the Taliban
but NEVER tell them how to live within their own nation
Originally posted by harvib
reply to post by nenothtu
I'm sorry. That was entirely lost on me. I lost no freedom. I went down to the station with the nice policeman, signed a paper, walked right back out, and trounced him on my day in court.
You lost no freedom??
Wrong. You inherently lost freedom when you were arrested:
Arrest: A seizure or forcible restraint; an exercise of the power to deprive a person of his or her liberty...
I hope I don't come across as rude but I truly believe that you have no concept of freedom. You mistake "privilege" for "freedom". You are unqualified to judge whether or not Americans have any freedoms because you have no concept of it.
I believe you exhibit a phenomena that is similar to Stockholm syndrome or battered wife syndrome where you identify and apologize for you captors and/ or abusers.
I have provided you with examples of people being arrested for using what you call a "freedom" yet you have justified that arrest as the individuals not exhibiting "common sense" or being offensive. However you then go on to admit that no one should be arrested for failure to use "common sense" or for offending another. It makes me wonder how you reconcile those arrest in your mind. Yet, somehow, you seem to.
Your proclamations are reminiscent of those of an ancient Roman Citizen. Their legal system had the concept of a "free citizen" and therefore the layman quite arrogantly professed how free they were, seemingly never to realize that the term was an oxymoron. One would be hard pressed to find a culture that was more regulated and controlled or one were the citizenship was more convinced of falsely believing they were free. It's a brilliant system and some things never change.
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." -Goethe
edit on 19-2-2012 by harvib because: correct typo
Originally posted by hmdphantom
reply to post by nenothtu
These are your views and your views of boundary of freedom. You drew boundaries for the freedom as you liked , I draw them as I like. So , there will be different view , different boundaries , then there will be different constitution.
So , just because we have chosen different boundaries , you can not blame us for choosing them.
I personally believe they should have gone in, erased the Taliban
NEWS : Taliban opened office in Qatar. It is not good for US govt to erase it , but it is better to expand it for divide and conquer or for war against terrorism.
Originally posted by nenothtu
Originally posted by theBigToe
100% Agreement. Free speech is a universal right and should be held to that in all corners of the world.
Tread carefully - you are in great danger of causing me to wax philosophical!
I believe all true rights are "universal" in nature - they exist everywhere, everywhen, for everyone.
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Because human beings want to live in cities and they form societies , so how can we get our rules for that society ?
I think that people are the ones who should decide where to get their rules from. So , are you saying that we have to get our rules from where you get your rules ?
Originally posted by Indigo5
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Because human beings want to live in cities and they form societies , so how can we get our rules for that society ?
I think that people are the ones who should decide where to get their rules from. So , are you saying that we have to get our rules from where you get your rules ?
We get our rules (Laws) from the people....not a "Religious Counsel", Not and Imam, Not a Dictator.
Our (USA) rules should not apply to Iran. The Iranian people should determine thier own laws for society and as long as Iranians are arrested, beaten, killed, tortured, raped etc. for voicing thier opinions that is not possible.
You continue to confuse the idea that the "West" is interested in exporting our version of "Freedom".
..Those rights are not ours to export....the people (anywhere in the world) are "endowed by thier creator"...God, Allah, Nature, The holy Spagetti Monster...whatever.
The Arab Spring is not some infection of "Western" values. It is evolution. Freedom is a natural state, something every child the world over is born with and any government that denies it's premise will eventually crumble. Call it nature, call it the will of Allah...call it what you like. It sprouts from "the people", not the West and whether it be days, months or years...the dictators of the middle east will fall. The "Arab Spring" has started.
edit on 20-2-2012 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Originally posted by Indigo5
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Because human beings want to live in cities and they form societies , so how can we get our rules for that society ?
I think that people are the ones who should decide where to get their rules from. So , are you saying that we have to get our rules from where you get your rules ?
We get our rules (Laws) from the people....not a "Religious Counsel", Not and Imam, Not a Dictator.
Our (USA) rules should not apply to Iran. The Iranian people should determine thier own laws for society and as long as Iranians are arrested, beaten, killed, tortured, raped etc. for voicing thier opinions that is not possible.
You continue to confuse the idea that the "West" is interested in exporting our version of "Freedom".
..Those rights are not ours to export....the people (anywhere in the world) are "endowed by thier creator"...God, Allah, Nature, The holy Spagetti Monster...whatever.
The Arab Spring is not some infection of "Western" values. It is evolution. Freedom is a natural state, something every child the world over is born with and any government that denies it's premise will eventually crumble. Call it nature, call it the will of Allah...call it what you like. It sprouts from "the people", not the West and whether it be days, months or years...the dictators of the middle east will fall. The "Arab Spring" has started.
edit on 20-2-2012 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
Those people didn't have any idea before Iranian Islamic revolution.
get informed
Originally posted by theBigToe
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Originally posted by Indigo5
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Because human beings want to live in cities and they form societies , so how can we get our rules for that society ?
I think that people are the ones who should decide where to get their rules from. So , are you saying that we have to get our rules from where you get your rules ?
We get our rules (Laws) from the people....not a "Religious Counsel", Not and Imam, Not a Dictator.
Our (USA) rules should not apply to Iran. The Iranian people should determine thier own laws for society and as long as Iranians are arrested, beaten, killed, tortured, raped etc. for voicing thier opinions that is not possible.
You continue to confuse the idea that the "West" is interested in exporting our version of "Freedom".
..Those rights are not ours to export....the people (anywhere in the world) are "endowed by thier creator"...God, Allah, Nature, The holy Spagetti Monster...whatever.
The Arab Spring is not some infection of "Western" values. It is evolution. Freedom is a natural state, something every child the world over is born with and any government that denies it's premise will eventually crumble. Call it nature, call it the will of Allah...call it what you like. It sprouts from "the people", not the West and whether it be days, months or years...the dictators of the middle east will fall. The "Arab Spring" has started.
edit on 20-2-2012 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
Those people didn't have any idea before Iranian Islamic revolution.
get informed
You should reedit the title to, "Why is the U.S. so angry at the Iran?"
"Mad" means insane. Please dont pick up the bad habits of those that speak English and dont know how to speak it properly.
BTW the U.S. will ALWAYS be superior to Iran.
We dont publicly execute people over fairy tales here and then hit the play button on the "ALLAH PRAISE ALLAH" soundtrack that you all party to while people are dangling there hanging from a rope over a crowd.
Rofl
Originally posted by hmdphantom
After pages of constructive debate about freedom , It is what a short sighted person does to take this off-topic and lead the debate wherever heshe wants
You were off-topic from the beginning.edit on 20/2/12 by hmdphantom because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Indigo5
Originally posted by hmdphantom
After pages of constructive debate about freedom , It is what a short sighted person does to take this off-topic and lead the debate wherever heshe wants
You were off-topic from the beginning.edit on 20/2/12 by hmdphantom because: (no reason given)
Those images above ...of your fellow Iranians, the people you described earlier as "emotional" and manipulated by western media and as getting "what they deserved" when your government brutalized them...they are calling for freedom.
And if you think that is "off topic" then you still don't understand the topic of your own OP.edit on 20-2-2012 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)edit on 20-2-2012 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
America is still the place where you can post this OP without getting arrested and even be protected in the constitution for doing so
You guys crack me up. You do realize that Iran has a fully operational Online Propaganda machine aimed at the west? Teams of posters tasked who post all day long on ATS and a hundred other forums?
Hey hmdphantom...prove me wrong...how about in the spirit of objectivity you provide a bullet point list outlining everything that is wrong with the current Iranian government and thier leaders? Or are they perfect?
Differing opinions voiced publicly, even dishonest ones, have an inherent value and virtue because they spur discourse and debate in a free democracy.
If the corporate driven media lies to the public, a competitor will confront them on the lie.
If no large media confronts them on the lie, then one of the thousands of smaller, interent news outlets will.
And if a free American chooses to look and find the truth, that truth is always available.
In places like Iran, bloggers, protestors, artists are imprisoned for speaking against what the government guided media reports.
The very fact that you pretend to be unaware of the distinction speaks volumes as to your motives.
Originally posted by hmdphantom
You just got me wrong and couldn't get a clue about the real destination of this thread.
Originally posted by hmdphantom
You just want to believe the lies flowing in your MSM ? then why bother coming to ATS ?
Just turn on the TV and let the propaganda into your mind.
conclusion
you are just a scared arrogant person who is terrified to know about the facts other than the MSM provides.
And you have not been educated because you just search google to get what you want.
And at the same time that you are not educated , you just want to proof the opposite by insisting what your TV tells you.
Originally posted by hmdphantom
Before the whole velvet revolution planned by the PTB , we had much freedom in internet in Iran.
But after they showed their intentions and their dirty games , Iranian government changed it's stance about Internet and media.
There is no democracy world wide. People are always affected by TV and in TV they trust. ( and some in the internet ).
Democracy is a lie when people are told who to choose.( by the media)
Here are your talking points thus far...let me know if you'd like me to cite posts to support the same..
TV/MSM....tools of The West/NWO/PTB....Justifiably oppressed by the Iranian Government.
Twitter, Facebook, Internet....tools of the The West/PTB/NWO justifiably oppressed by the Iranian government.
* I imagine a list of words and acronyms like PTB and NWO sitting beside your keyboard, meant to appeal to folks on boards like ATS...how unsophisticated you must imagine people to be. Thus your repeated use of the word "arrogant", folks often look to bait others with labels that they feel personally vulnerable too. They mistakenly assume that others are just like them and have the same weaknesses and sensitivities.
Protestors in Iran...emotional, manipulated by the West, a purported minority deserving of oppression by a purported majority, influenced by the Internet and Western MSM, assisted by foriegn infidels/mercenaries etc. and deserving of the brutalities that the Iranian government inflicted on them.
Lastly and with great irony...Americans have no freedom, were responsible for 9-11 along with Israel (who has no right to exist) and we should feel shame and despair....We have no freedom.
These are consistent themes that I have seen repeatedly espoused by the failing Iranian government.
I do believe the internet is used for propaganda purposes, and your attempt here is a great example, but the nature of the internet, which allows millions of folks like myself who live in a free country to voice thier opinions and challenge that propaganda makes it a poor medium for government sponsored BS.
Again...the OP is your doing, the "destination" of this thread is not. That is freedom. You will one day understand the word. It is a messy, living thing, just like the human race, but stunning in it's fundemental beauty all the same.
Perhaps advise your government to stick to local broadcasting? For whatever little time they have left.
Again...the OP is your doing, the "destination" of this thread is not. That is freedom. You will one day understand the word. It is a messy, living thing, just like the human race, but stunning in it's fundemental beauty all the same.
I understand your intended "destination" of this thread, but in a free forum of opinions the destination is not yours to dictate.
In this video Jordan Maxwell speaks about the Soviet Union symbol, which is a communist symbol, and how Communism still exists in these days and dominates the world.
He is pointing out that "The dawn of a new day" is becoming increasingly clear in America and around the world. Also, he explains the meaning of the statue in front of the Rockefeller Center in America, which represents Prometheus.
New York will be the capital of this "New World" which they wish to create. This city represents the Empire State..... Source of synopsis: mysticalmusingsandpolitics.blogspot.com...
now the 50m questions is who are the wizards behind the curtain in this land of OZ?
But, how much time do you spend on your cell, ipod, Xbox, Twilight and Harry Potter Novels and movies that have no significance or importance in your life......................they call it "entertainment" but what "entertainment" really is - is distracting you from being led to the slaughter house.
Humanity has been so easily fooled, so easily manipulated and distracted.