می بخور، منبر بسوزان - مردم آزاری نکن

Also......

In retrospect, there is logic in this historical sequence! When a nation (better explained as Olaghs in earlier comments) adopt such a negative view of positive events and policies (under Pahlavis), then their downward spiral into Islamic abyss would have been inevitable.

آن كجا و اين كجا

شاه زاده گرامى، بسيار درست فرموديد و من با گفته شما موافقم. ولى اگر وجدان ان به اين ماجرا نگاه كنيم فرق اش در آن است كه خرجى كه شاه كرد براى ايران و ايرانى به شكلى ابرو و غرور ايجاد كرد ولى خرجى كه مولا ها كردند براى بى عابرو كردن و زوال ايران و ايرانى بود

In relative terms.......

Well, of all the idiocy mentioned here, the "2500 years festival" does not belong in the same category, by any means. Why not try to estimate the return on this 8 billion dollar investment (ROI) by 1979, and its potential beyond.

When the new, post-IRI, regime begins to properly engage the world for the benefit of the Iranian nation, how much would they will need to invest to restore Iranian prestige and credibility ?

Of Kings & Philosophers!

Plato believed that unless "kings were philosophers or philosophers were kings" the world would never be a good place to live.

Shazde

Please don't get me wrong. Even one executed is too many, let alone thousands. But, the point is:

In my opinion, one important way of distinguishing true truth seekers from those who are not, and one important way of distinguishing those who truly care about Iran from those who have personal ambitions only is by being completely truthful, not exaggerating, not underestimating. One must just talk about what has happened the way it has to the best of his/her knowledge.

True, the true number of executed is still shrouded in secrecy, but the most comprehensive list that was just recently publicized contains about 18,000 names, including a little over 4,500 in 1988.

Besides, the VF regime has committed so many crimes that there is actually no need to exaggerate anything.

Good blog.

Mammad

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خوش گفتی و طبق معمول گل گفتی. فقط جسارت نشه با یک تصریح جزئی، در مورد
روشنفکران، و آن اتفاقا حضور دائم یک اقلیت  از روشنفکرانی که همواره 
"سوال" داشتند، ولی همراه با محدودیت های بسیار  در تماس گسترده و سراسری
با توده مردم.
این دوستان سایت "مجله هفته"، یک میزگرد پیرامون " روشنفکران و انقلاب"  با
شرکت: آدمیت، پرهام، قائد و شاملو را دوباره  چاپ کرده اند. فکر کردم شاید
بدت نیاد نگاهی کنی. دمت گرم و سرت خوش.

Dear Shazde, You're Welcome!

"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." Stalin

Thanks again ...

Dear Rahmanian, for your nice poem.

RostamZ: for your kind continued support.

Mammad agha: for your positive input - although many thousands who were killed never had their names included in those limited lists, which have since leaked to the outside world.

اين هم يك تك بيتي

شيخ و پاسدار و بسيجي سر كارند• تا تو ناني بكف آري و به ذلت بخوري

Your first sentence

Hit it right on the spot. Our incompetent people at every level did it to themselve.

Most of what you say is correct

and the difference between my opinion with yours in this particular case is relatively minor.

But, the correct number of executed in 1988 (1367), as far as I know, is a little over 4500. The total number of executed in the 1980s is about 18000. The list of names that I have seen is a little less than 18,000.

Mammad

با تشکر از رحمانیان عزیز

شاد باش ای  نفت خوش سودای ما

ای طبیب جمله علت‌های ما

ای دوای دولت و آخوند ما

ای تو پول بانک شیخ و شاه ما

Maziar dear ... thanks for the reminder

To balance all these dark and sad dates, we should also remember the happier ones ... like ... !?

Give me a minute, I am sure I'll find one.

رباعيي در وصف نفت بيزبان

بودجه نفت به كجا رفت نميدانم •گاز هم سوخت و هوا رفت چه ميدانم • قصد اينان همه دزديدن بيت المال است ميدانم• در نبود مرد ميدان شيخ سلطان است حيرانم•

jeddan ke !

sam khan you had all the dates and events listed exept next week 9/22 the anniversary of 8 yrs bloodshed.

BTW the oil back then was around $ 13 or so  and the Rial was 67 for a buck today is 12000 rial for the same dollar.

eghtesad male khar ast ima.. laana....

Maziar

balanesbat-e-olagh

ما به هر جمعیّتی نالان شدیم

هر کسی‌ خر گشت، ما پالان شدیم

Shazdeh Jaan, Please allow me to complete your 1st sentence

,of course balanesbat, va mardomash olagh!