We heard it every day fro IRI cheerleaders: the IRI is the greatest thing that has happened to Iran since the word Iran was uttered by some someone with love for that piece of real estate three thousand years ago. So, here's your chance. Please list ALL of what you think the IRI has done to improve the lives of the Iranian people and to improve their standing in the world.
Please do not safsateh about Islam, Iraq, the U.S., Palestine, etc. We want to focus on Iran and Iranians. What has the IRI done in the past 30 years that any other regime could not have done (probably ten time better)? Please also note that IRI's "accomplishments" cannot be fixing their own screw ups. For example, you cannot claim that it defended the country against Iraq because if it wasn't for IRI, Iraq would not have dared to attack Iran.
Please also refrain from giving speeches. Kindly focus on facts and numbers. This way, we can better understand IRI's glorious achievements.
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Facts
by hass on Tue May 04, 2010 02:59 PM PDTUnder-5 mortality in Iran
Lets face some facts
by hass on Tue May 04, 2010 02:52 PM PDTYou don't have to like the IRI to admit that they did in fact take care of the poor in Iran. The average Iranian now lives longer, is far more likely to be literate (especially women) has far better access to clean water, electricity, roads, medical care than ever before. Under-5 mortality for children in Iran in 1980 was 130. By 2005 it was 38 and was falling further. Currently, Iran's Human Development Index stands at 88th in the world, placing it high on the "medium developed" nations list. From 1975 through 1980 Iran's Human Development Index remained stagnant at 0.569. By 1990 it was up to 0.693, and in 2002 it was 0.732. According to the World Development Indicators 2001, women make up 26 percent of the workforce. In 1975, it was 19 percent.
The girls are prettier?
by capt_ayhab on Tue May 04, 2010 02:50 PM PDTOpps no, that is their parents fault.
Never mind ;-)
-YT
eroonman
by Anonymous Observer on Tue May 04, 2010 02:48 PM PDTfirst of all, they didn't. They 1979 devolution was started by leftist groups, and the mullahs jumped on the bandwagon at the last minute to take advantage of the division and disarray among those groups.
But more importantly, let's say that they did. Was it the right thing to do/ To replace the Shah with the murderous clusterf**k that is the IRI. Saying that it was good to replace the Shah with the IRI is like saying it's good to commit suicide to get rid of a cold.
QUESTION SHOULLD BE WHO
by vildemose on Tue May 04, 2010 02:45 PM PDTQUESTION SHOULLD BE WHO WOULD DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO OURSELF?
Absolutely accurate. Painful truth.
They Got rid of the Shah
by eroonman on Tue May 04, 2010 02:42 PM PDTOr did the Shah merely abandon Iran once again?
YOU'RE ALL LYING
by Iraniandudeee on Tue May 04, 2010 02:11 PM PDTNO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! THIS CANNOT BE!
YOU'RE ALL ZIONIST AGENTS. OOOOOOH, MY ALLAH O AKBAR... ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD. YOU'RE ALL JUST JEALOSE OF OUR HNADSOME ISLAMIST BRAD PIT AHMEDINEJAD WHO CAN SEE LIGHTS AND SIGNS IN MR. KHAMENIE"S BUTT CRACk.
"You should not be afraid of the ideology but of the determination and will of the men behind it"
"A drowning man is not troubled by rain" Persian Proverb
BAH BOBA
by free vs islam on Tue May 04, 2010 02:09 PM PDTThey have educated the Iranian and the world what is the Islamic regime could do with your freedom,sons,daughters,with your pride,with your hopes and dreams and history, they have proven to Iranian and the world they are here to destroy the civlization and humanity.they have clrefied the true identity of themself that what are their mission in Iran,rape,kill,tourcher,
If Iranian had a half a brain they wouldn't of trade the modern life and freedom to 7th century backward life to : insult them,tourcher them,rape them from last 31 years!?what a bright and educated nation were we.
QUESTION SHOULLD BE WHO WOULD DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO OURSELF?
Name one nation that did what we Iranian have done to ourself?
Name any country that will choose religion to dictate them how to live?
any many more.
Blessings of IRI won't fit on one page
by AlexInFlorida on Tue May 04, 2010 02:06 PM PDTAccomplishment #1
Back in 1979 Islam was a respected idea in Iran. After 31 years of Islam plus democracy, today both ISLAM and DOG SHIT are thought of in the exact same way by the majority of Iranians.
Accomplishment #2
Back in 1979, the old, out dated, unproven, highly ridiculed idea of democracy was highly respected in Iran among intellectuals. Today Iranians ask questions like, why is the word democracy not even mentioned one time in the constitution of the united states? Why are 95% of the democratic republics the most miserable inhumane places on earth to live? From the democratic republic of haiti to india. Therefore Most people don't want to buy democratic ideal for their future government. IRI was enough for them.
Accomplishment #3
Back in 1979, Iranians had Freedom. Today they live in a democratic style tyranny... not unlike 95% of all other western imposed democratic republics. Iranians want Freedom back, the way the Shah had delivered it. This would not be possible without experiencing Democracy first hand.
Accomplishment #4
Respect for Homosexuality.. okay Islamic republic didn't exactly get most Iranians to respect homosexuality as a good choice. But it is true that homosexuality was disapproved of in the attitudes of Iranians before the revolution. On a factual level most Iranians realize that at least homosexuality has done less harm to Iran and humanity than either Islam or democratic republics, so Today many Iranians can say homosexuality as a choice is deserving of a more respect than Islam or Democratic Republics... although they may not choose it for themselves.
Accomplishment #5
No one but Muslims praise Khomeini and therefore they are becoming fewer by the day. Khomeini was a National Gift. In 1979 most people were Liars and very dishonest in Iran, which resulted in not defending their way of life or the shah who was a hero based on how he helped all people. Khomeini was like hitting bottom. Without him people would not have stopped to think... okay now we absolutely have to be truthful at least with ourselves and even honest with respect to others. Otherwise we will stay with this asshole forever.
Accomplishment #6
Appreciating the Shah, any ungrateful asswipe would worship the shahs generosity and highly principalled approach in serving Iranians... ironically except the ungrateful Iranians themselves. Today we truly appreciate him.
Accomplishment #7
Realizing we are good enough as we are as people and don't have to be any better than we already are. We just need to use our gifts and not let them languish unused, like courage, passion, love, comapassion. We are fine. All we need to do is be ourselves and not follow lies like democracy, islam, judaism, christianity, evolution, socialism, or anythng that makes unkeepable promises to us, Live In Peace and Free, its all that matters.
This is one of their accomplishments
by Onlyiran on Tue May 04, 2010 01:58 PM PDTin an underpopulated country that floats on oil. A country that sends billions of dollars each year to Hamas and Hezbollah. This is how some Iranians live:
//www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1072545
But they can build so many mosques that people use them as places to nap:
//www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1073721
I don't recall
by benross on Tue May 04, 2010 01:58 PM PDTI don't recall breast-feeding was ever discouraged in Pahlavi era. But to accommodate women in workforce, the substitute, which with the science of the time was not considered vastly inferior, was proposed. But the women in the workforce that I remember, were bottling their breast-milk for the period of their absence.
I don't think IRI is capable of well intention. The underpinning argument about breast-feeding is not medical advantages, but their view about women place in society. The rest is justification, any way it comes by... look at Niloofar!
Encouraging Breast Feeding.
by DM on Tue May 04, 2010 01:11 PM PDT//iranian.com/main/blog/dm/encouraging-br...
Hey, it ain't much. But it's one thing the IRI does reasonably well.
جناب ناشناس
Samad_AghaTue May 04, 2010 01:11 PM PDT
نمیدانم بهتر است یا بدتر ولی میدانم بیشتر است:
سیب زمینی رایگان، واجبین و وازلین فراوان، عکس خامنهای و عنتری ارزان، مساجد اینور و آنور و در بیابان، مردمان بی خانمان، مشت و لگد پاسداران، زنجیر و قمه بسیجیان، گفت و گوی هذیان، دزدی روحانیان، کهریزکان، بزرگی کان مفت خوران.
MRX1 : pointed to great fact!
by Maryam Hojjat on Tue May 04, 2010 01:09 PM PDTWhat this barbaric regime has brought to Iranians is to see the ugly face of Islam & wakes us up. Once this criminal,thief regime collapses we need to hang all of them on the Pahlavi Ave in line and celebrate their fall from Iran forever.
Oktaby
by Anonymous Observer on Tue May 04, 2010 01:05 PM PDTYou are absolutely correct on both points. I tried long and hard to think of one as well, but could not come up with one. And as far as the price in lives, you are right. Was this education in what a domestic dictatorship really is worth the price that our country and our people have paid, and keep on paying?
um...
by sag koochooloo on Tue May 04, 2010 12:58 PM PDTmade them famous as they are always in the top 10 lists of most oppressed in the world, ..... self-sufficient (as they are isolated) .... what else, let me think ....
I thought long and hard to come up with one but...
by oktaby on Tue May 04, 2010 12:54 PM PDTNot a single worthwhile contribution. Spiritual, material or social. Even the side benefit of their 31 year resounding success in proving religion, especially islam (sunni or shi't) is incompatible with progress and human spirit, was not worth the price in lives, property, honor, happiness, spirit, and opportunity.
This is the darkest hour of our history including the invasion of foreigners determined to destroy us. Alexander, Mongols, Arabs, and Turks were all understood and known as foreigners. This pernicious enemy is deep within, and keeps metastasizing.
OKtaby
Good point MRX1
by Anonymous Observer on Tue May 04, 2010 12:36 PM PDTThe mullahs did everything they could for almost two centuries to take power, and a lot of people were fooled by their propaganda. But as you point out, they quickly showed their real faces and their morbid plan for our homeland. That is, in fact, the best thing that they could have done for Iran.
I bet you that akhoonds will be hunted down like rabid dogs after this regime collapses.
IRI positive contribution
by MRX1 on Tue May 04, 2010 12:21 PM PDTThey showed us what islam was and is and the true nature of mullah's and affiliates. Two centuries of secular education wouldn't have waken people in Iran than two decades of rulling by these monsters!!!
The process shocked the us so much that as a result we may see a rise of true secualrism and hopefully a rise of an Iranian nationalism based on path of Kian. The nationalism that has been burried under yokes and ashes for centuries.
The sad part is the price that was paid and keep paying: Hundreds of thousends killed in useless war and excution chambers, econmoic, political destruction,social and moral bankrupcy, loss of much of capsian sea (A treason as big as torkamachai treaty),, and the list goes on and on.....
چیز خوب؟ اینها چیزهایی است که برامون آوردند.
KhersTue May 04, 2010 12:06 PM PDT
(از بلاگی که قبلا نوشته بودم)
خرابی برامون اورددند. فرهنگ مرگ برامون اورددند. جنگ درست کردند. صدها هزار جوون و بچه را فرستادند رو مین و بهشون قول بهشت دادند. دها هزار نفر رو اعدام کردند.
بزور کتک و دشنام و زندان لچک کردند سر زنهای پیشرفتهٔ ایران. آبرومون رو تو دنیا بردند و کردنمون میکروب رو کرهٔ زمین...تنها دوستامون شدند تروریستهای لبنانی و فلسطینی...
کشور رو چپاول کردند. بیلیونها دلار سرمایه مردم ایران را فرستادند و میفرستند برایه تروریستهای لبنان و فلسطین. آثار تاریخیمون رو حراج کردند تو کشورهای خارجی. میخوان تخت جمشید رو زیر آب کنند. شهرهای ساسانی رو زیر آب کردند. ولی خوب امامزاده میسازند...
ارتش بزرگمون رو تیکه پاره کردند بجاش یک مشت بسیجی و پاسدار چاقو کش سر کار گذشتند. اسلحهایه خوبمون را تاراج کردند بجاش یک مشت آهن قراضه از کره شمالی اوردند و باهاش سر مردم شیره میمالند میگن خودمون درست کردیم...
جوونهامون رو تو خیابون تو روز روشن میکشند و میگویند که بیبیسی کشتش! به باقی شون تو زندان تجاوز میکنند...