It’s on. And I’m not talking about those trendy Southwest Airlines ads.
This is where the rubber meets the road. The moment of truth. As Iran spins wildly out of control on the brink of civil war we must all confront in ourselves where we stand. No matter our creed, our color, our beliefs or moral inclinations, there is one thing that we must all agree on once more.
There are bad men in this world. And one of them sits at the helm of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But more so is the grand controller of all things Iran. The Supreme Whatever His Face who is the real game changer. The man who for some reason is going along with Mahmoud in accepting and okaying the blatant theft of an election.
Over the last four days it has become clear that no one has control of the people. Between twitter, twitpic and various other means of social media the message has come clear from within Iran from her people.
Help us. Please.
It is without question horrifying to watch the you tube footage, to view the pictures streaming in from various sources and to hear the screams, the cracks of weapons and the powerful voices screaming against a madman. They are united in one voice. They are mad as hell and they are not going to take it.
It is the revolution that has been long in coming. For the last few years all the president of Iran has done is insult, spit and generally throw fits at western nations. Intended to show the rest of the middle east that he is indeed a bad mother trucker it has had the reverse effect. It has put his country into a corner, isolated them from those that might help them and generally offended the ones that could lend a hand. North Korea is practicing the doppelganger game to near precision.
The students and thinkers of Iran are in a rage. They have watched this election move so fast and blow past each and every rule designed to certify the results. Reports of the madcap election madness came quick and fast. Ballot boxes burned. Election shenanigans that would have made Hugo Chavez proud pushed the final button. The straw that broke the camels back. The switch had been flipped.
The revolution we had hoped for is here. The power of the people is evident beyond anything we could of imagined. This renewed intense focus is powered by the ideological belief that change can happen and that if enough begins to boil a explosion can be had.
It is now up to those that can speak. It is now up to the media powerhouses that have fed us for so long to step up to the plate and begin to use that unique ability of broadcast to bring this moment before everyone’s eyes to finally see that indeed there are people inside of Iran.
They are willing. They are ready. They are moving.
Will we help? Will the President move on this? Will the rest of the western world do something, anything? Or will we watch as hundreds upon hundreds (and more unreported) die at the hands of hate filled power hungry dictators unable to see the good that can be had in this day and age?
It is in our hands now.
Will we answer the call for help?
