Okay, first let's go over the basics. Alot of people through out the world (including some of my own) mistake westernization (Which pretty much refers to American "Culture") with Modernization. This confusion leads to them becoming "Americanized", because some people supposedly think that Americanization/westernization equals Modernization... When in reality, they couldn't be more mistaken.
Americanization/Westernization equals culture, values (No matter how pathetic the values may be) and how a certian society (Mainly in America and some part of the west) runs as a whole... While Modernization is only refered to in Technological terms or advancement in technology, so you cannot call Westernization or Americanization as Modernization when these two meaning are nothing alike.... If Modernization equaled someone's specific culture and way of modern daily, then wouldn't that mean Modernization would equal Persification (Iranian/Persian culture), Since we are one of the people that have contributed emmensly to the world and the progress of humanity as a whole?
Also, keep in mind that why I say Westernization equals Americanization, is because western countries (especially in Europe) have their own culture, it is just that the stronger countries, which is the U.s, has more influence throughout the world (especially in Europe, South America, and Canada, which these continents are pretty much refered to as the west)... Even in western countries they are fighting against Americanization and bastardization of their people, identity and culture.
Further more, All westernization/Americanization brings into countries is porn, drugs, more corruption, which leads to more povery, and It's more useless than Arabization. It encourages the kids to addapt things from what ever they see in magazines and the media and pretty much creates no goals in life for kids or even adults.
It destroys the countries and peoples class, culture, traditions, values and destroys a society as whole.
Btw, when I mention that Iranians should spread this message, I DON'T mean that most Iranians are Americanized or westernized, because most are simply not, but I'm talking about the one's that are... it is the duty of every Iranian to help the one's that are culturaly lost no matter how small of a percentage they are in the Iranian/Persian communtiy abroad or back home in Iran... If we don't stop the spread of Americanization/Westernization then it will just become bigger and bigger... We must educate the simple-minded and stop these things at the source however we can in our own communities and in our own coutnry also.
So remember, Westernizing/Americanizing Iranians is as bad as Arabizing them, so keep your true persian culture and behaviour, because Modernization is different than westernization.
Just spread this simple message to any Iranian in need, again, no matter how small that number may be... IT'S YOUR DUTY!
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Not really
by Iraniandudeee on Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:05 PM PDTI think you misunderstood me and my article.
ok fine then
by anonymous fish on Mon Jul 06, 2009 02:27 PM PDTYou're not a racist. You're a bigot. And just because YOU don't like american culture doesn't mean it's doesn't exist. :-)
America's not RACE!
by Iraniandudeee on Mon Jul 06, 2009 01:50 PM PDTSo I can't be racist on this issue... Actualy, America barely has a culture.
What?
by d.a. (not verified) on Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:14 PM PDTIt's been a long time since I've read such BS. You think Iranians are soooo pure that they don't have murderers, prostitutes (male and female), thieves, or just mean people, etc? That America gave it all to Iranians? What a croc of poopoo! On top of that you sound pretty racist. For your own sake, get some education.
The simpleton is none other than you!
well, jeez
by anonymous fish on Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:41 AM PDTJust come right out and say it... another anti-western tirade. Or rather, anti-American. I started reading this with the idea that I might agree with you. I believe there is a huge difference between westernization and modernization. I believe that Iran needs the latter, not the former. But for entirely different reasons. NOT because I think that westernization is such a baaaaaaad thing. It's just not right for Iran. Iran IS more culturally vast than the US for example. Do remember... American culture is 300 years old... not 2500 years old. American culture is somewhat borrowed from other countries... again, because we're infants in this vast ocean of humanity.
Listen, I have great respect for Iran's contribution to humanity. But dude... that particular contribution was a looooong time ago. Cyrus the Great might have left a legacy of human rights but where is it now? Don't glorify the past if the present has shit all over it! America might have a checkered past but we ARE moving forward. Too slowly for sure... but definitely moving forward. Give us a little credit for that, will ya?
And WE invented drugs? Come on. WE invented prostitution? Please. I rather think that those particular vices existed WAY before the US came into the picture.
And IF you are talking about those Iranians living abroad, let me ask you to reconsider your words. You expect Iranians to come TO the US... continue your traditions and ignore the traditions of your host country... and avoid being contaminated (so to speak) in "your community". Are you serious? You want to keep "your community" separate from the rest of the country? IN the US?
Let me be clear about this. I don't blame you for wanting to keep Iran free from other influences. But to suggest that YOU want to come HERE with YOUR influences and try to keep them separate? So. If Americans move to Iran, we can keep "our community" and "our traditions" alive and well?
I wonder what you would call that?