Crying on the shoulder of executer ▪ Iranian.com

We see on this photo, above, of a recent execution in Iran, one of the young victims, unfairly condemned to death, laying his head on the shoulder of his masked executer while crying, right before the noose around his neck hangs him.

What mechanism drives this hopeless man to become a sympathiser of his executioner seems in the first view a puzzle. In a deeper analysis, it seems to be derived from a very old attitude embodied in our collective consciousness, when long ago our captured ancestors hopelessly became sympathisers of their Muslim captors during the two centuries Iran was occupied by them.

This odd attitude can remind us of a deep submissiveness in Iranian collective consciousness. Since the occupation of Iran in the 7th century, when the early Muslim invaders brutally imposed their cult of Islam, Iranians unconsciously became hostages of their captors’ cult and holy legends.

The pathological attitude is called Stockholm syndrome, an emotional bond between the hostages and their captors which is frequently observed when the hostages are held for long periods of time under emotional straining circumstances.

So, this man before his death can symbolise this pathological love for his captor or that of millions of Iranians whose ancestors were unfairly killed, enslaved, humiliated, raped, robbed, and suavely treated by the Muslim invaders, but are still, partially or unconsciously, submissive to the cult and legends of the same invaders.

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SofiaM

intense.

Jahanshah Rashidian

http://www.facebook.com/notes/jahanshah-rashidian/hung-while-dreaming/10152256942696664

maryamh – is a student at Sharif University

shamefull

yolanda

Mailonline said these 2 guys posted the mugging video on you-tube themselves! Unbelievable!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265763/Two-men-hanged-Iran-posted-YouTube-clip-committing-robbery.html

I watched the mugging video on you-tube,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ErSPO4B3Q

Here is the poignant mugging video description:
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Published on Jan 21, 2013

"They were tried through YouTube and hanged by remote control as hundreds captured their agonising last moments on mobile phones.

But though the deaths of Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sarvari had all the accoutrements of the 21st century, the essence of their executions was medieval.

The pair, executed for robbery, were paraded before a baying crowd of 300 in a public park at the centre of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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Bahram – I only wear my own watch

من نمیتوانم بفهم چرا مسئله به این سادگی که محکوم بر سر شانه مجری حکم اعدم گریه میکند اینقدر بزرگ شده؟؟
کی میتواند برای یک محکوم به اعدام بیشتر از یک مرد هم سن و سال خود محکوم که قرار است حکم اعدام را اجرا کند و او را بکشد احساس دلسوزی کند ؟؟
اتفاقأ به مجری حکم اعدام، که البته کاری است بهرجهت ناخشوایند، یک بارک الله بگویم!! حتمأ محکوم با مجری حکم احساس راحتی داشته که بر سر شانهاش گریه میکند!!

MRX2412

Your analysis is right on the money Mr. Rashidian. we are talking about a defeated nation whose occupants live and worship culture and icons of it's occupiers on a 7/24 basis. nothing new on that.........
Here is the part that I don't get, why do these executioners cover their faces? if they are proud of what they are doing why hide their faces? if not, why participate in a such a barberic ritual?

Truly sick nation governed by even sicker people. I guess one compliments the other one.

cvaughan59 – J. C. Vaughan

I am sorry, but the exact same thing could easily be said about the southern United States and the people thereof. Iran is not unique in this respect, except that the face-covering shows that they do have some idea they are doing something "wrong"; for the "why", please read about the "Millgram" psychology experiments regarding obedience to "evil" authority figures.

what does southern U,S states have to do with Iran? not even close. if you compared Iran with mideast and the region may be you can make some paralel arguments.

These 2 guys got hanged for robbing $20. How come the guys are still alive for pilfering Bank Melli 2.6 billion dollars?

http://www.payvand.com/news/11/sep/1280.html

faraway

The reformists and their ill-begotten wealth should be reminded of "Let them Eat Pie"!
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/antoinettemarie/a/histmyths4.htm

Siavash

Excellent analysis. Congragulation to Jahanshah Rashidian for his indepth obsevation and his interpretation of "Collective Unconscious".
K.G. Young was the father of psychoanalytic. Most of his theories are applicable to our society, especially in the area of "Persian myths" which we carry on over the generations. Unfortunately, rarely our people pay attention to Young's approach. Rarely our people pay attention to Young's understanding of human behavior.
Good luck Mr. Rashidian and we are looking forwrd to hear from you more and more...
Thanks for the excellent blog.
Siavash

Thank you dear Mr. Shirzadegan for your encouraging comment!
I will post more materials on both Carl Gustav Yung’s Collective Consciousness and Stockholm syndrome. Such social-psychoanalyses may shed more light on our political awareness.

laylajoon – Biologically produced. Life is a sexually transmitted disease and 100% fatal.

Dear JR: This is also called "Learned Helplessness" in behavioral-cognitive science that has been transmitted over generation through our collective narrative.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness

Thank you dear Laylajoon for the link!

laylajoon,
Thanks for the link. I read the link and your hypothesis relate to link.
I think "Learned Helplessness" is a situational, therefore, it can not be transmitted over generation. I call it: "adjustment disorder with some depressive feature" versus Jungian Archetypes are innte. It operates more pervasively, more indepth than Skinner "operate learnig" or "Pavlavian conditioning learning".
During college time I was very interested to find out about Iranian's "Archetypes". My only source of study was shahnameh and some folklors similar to shahnameh. Persian mythlogoy and persian history was a good way of studying Iranian Archetypes.
Through self analysis, somtiems in an annoying situation, I found myself to pretend that I couldn't hear the person who was ordering me. They were ordering me to do something I didn't like. In those situation, I just played deaf or none- responding (mute). I found similar reaction among other Iranians.
Isn't that the same "defense mechanism" our ancestors were using when they were under authorithy of conquarer Arabs? Arabs were ruling about 300 years in our country. Isn't that reason our Iranian ancestors were called "Ajam" 'means, someone who couldn't hear or rather he/she was mute. That is the Persian Archetype which was transmitted through our "collective unconscious" over generation.
I found this blog very useful because this the first time in my life to see one smart person analytically discuss the Persian Archetype and our collective unconscious.

The religious tyranny in Iran needs immersed contemplation. Although I do not refrain from other socioeconomic factors, what actually is more determinant elsewhere, in our case, Islam affects us more than anything else does.
This has derailed our collective consciousness. This is the reason even, IRI’s supporters aside; some secular intellectuals spontaneously face in their innermost conscience Islam as a wistful factor for any equation. Our intellectuals need a paradigm shift, a complete shuffle of their consciousness.

I am sure it will shed more light on our political awareness. Looking forward to read more from you. We need more Iranian people like you. Very smart.
Thanks,
Siavash