More and more discussions on this site are centered on Iranians ‘Inside’ vs. those of us ‘outside’ the country. The debate kind of goes like this: The insiders say: Those who live outside really don’t know or do not understand the reality of life inside Iran therefore; their opinion does not carry much weight. They argue for example, perhaps rightfully, that where were you when the country was going through 8 years of bloody war with Iraq? How can you prescribe what is good for Iran and people inside when you do not even live there? And so on and so forth.
The other side of the debate argues that people outside the country see things from a different perspective, having access to a variety of news sources gives them the ability to be more objective. Plus as Iranians living abroad, they have experienced life in a different country and perhaps have seen different or better ways of doing things, etc. While there is no right or wrong answer, I wanted to see what others think about this topic?
I personally think that as a person who has been outside the country for a long time, I should NOT tell people inside Iran what to do, yet as an Iranian who cares about the country, I should be able to give my ‘opinion’ on issues related to Iran.
Putting aside all the personal attacks that happen in some threads, I think we all deeply care about our country and people (that’s why we are on Iranian.com posting and debating.) What might help is to be a little bit more tolerant of other people’s ideas and the reasons for their perspective. What do you think?
