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As most of you know far better than I, the Shah fled Iran on January 16, 1979. Although the Islamic Republic was not declared til Ipril 1, and Bakhtiar aside, I think (or I thought?) most people consider this the date which at least symbolically marks the advent of the IRI.
In looking over the blogs from around that date I only saw a couple about it and they were quite undercommented while the Gaza threads grew longer and more prevalent by leaps and bounds.
What does this mean?
Does it mean that many of the bloggers were so overwhelmed with the Gaza situation for humanitarian reasons that they just forgot or didn’t care?
Does it mean that some of the specifically political lines drawn on the Palestine/Israel conflict so closely reflect those already existing pre-January 16, 1979 in Iran that for some it is really the same political conversation in a different form, so much so that the Gaza situation eclipsed the recognition and discussion of the anniversary?
Does it mean that the Israeli/Palestinian situation is so important now for other specific geopolitical reasons to some people that it distracted them from noticing or caring about the date?
Or that some bloggers were too busy reacting to vicious slanderous personal attacks (which seemed to to be related to historical Iranian politics anyway, vali man chi midoonam)?
Or that some do not pay attention to this date anway ever?
Or that some are ready to move on? Or a combination of all of the above or some of the above?
Or none of the above?
Does it mean anything at all?
Well, I forgot the date so let me say a little belatedly, Happy Thirtieth Anniversary, IRI!
Does hardly paying attention to this date here mean that some of the bloggers are now ready to cut the cake honestly and equitably and accept collective responsibility for the Revolution while forgiving themselves and others for whatever individual roles they might have played during that insane and troubled time, decades ago and yet just yesterday?
Or does it mean the cake is still being cut as lopsidedly as ever only with a new icing on it called Palestine? Or both? Or nada, zilch, niente. Notthing at all.
Man chi midoonam? Seriously. I mean it.
