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What Would Happen If The US Attacks Iran?

Pariah

Let go
A question to all:
Do you think the common man, if rallied and channeled properly, could bring about a voice in whether or not we invade Iran? If so, how would we channel the populace in order to "buy in" and have a hand in the game the brass are playing?
 

fullyveiled muslimah

Evil incarnate!
A question to all:
Do you think the common man, if rallied and channeled properly, could bring about a voice in whether or not we invade Iran? If so, how would we channel the populace in order to "buy in" and have a hand in the game the brass are playing?



Of course. The common people have a great strength of influence when done correctly and when the purpose is unified. if the american people were to consistantly make know the severe displeasure of such an event it could stop the administration in its tracks. OTOH if it didn't stop them then the american people would have to come to a very sobering realization that it is not a democracy anymore. And that I thnk is what people don't want to find out. They don't wanna rise up and find that it means ultimately nothing because teh gov't does what it wants.
 

Pariah

Let go
Great post.
I was thinking about that right after I posed my question and it seems that could be a viable explanation for the actions of some.

The other response is simple apathy. Those people are over there; I am here, living peacefully. Why should I bother again?

Without free will, America is nothing. Americans are reknown for their alarming amount of optimism, considered by some to be a Freudian, cultural facade in reaction to blatant insecurities. That dangerously high amount of optimism inexorably treads two paths - apathy or action - hope for a crooked path to straighten on its own, or a crooked path whose curve is rocked into line.
 

Reverend Rick

Frubal Whore
Premium Member
At least we don't stone women to death or execute homosexuals in our country. Is America all that and a bag of chips? Why no, we make our fair share of mistakes and a few more. What I am saying is, we have not attacked Iran have we? Why should we be ashamed to be American? Would we be more proud if we were Iranian?
 

greatcalgarian

Well-Known Member
At least we don't stone women to death or execute homosexuals in our country. Is America all that and a bag of chips? Why no, we make our fair share of mistakes and a few more. What I am saying is, we have not attacked Iran have we? Why should we be ashamed to be American? Would we be more proud if we were Iranian?

I suppose only when US starts attacking Iran, then only Americans should start feeling ashamed to be American?

I thought American should start feeling ashamed for attacking Iraq, Afghanistan etc already.:p
 

Reverend Rick

Frubal Whore
Premium Member
I suppose only when US starts attacking Iran, then only Americans should start feeling ashamed to be American?

I thought American should start feeling ashamed for attacking Iraq, Afghanistan etc already.:p

We have been down this road before Calgarian. Would you be proud to be an Iranian? Why don't you criticize Iran as well as America or do you think Iran is without fault?
 

greatcalgarian

Well-Known Member
We have been down this road before Calgarian. Would you be proud to be an Iranian? Why don't you criticize Iran as well as America or do you think Iran is without fault?

The only fault of Iran, in my humble opinion, is that they are too fundamental. I would prefer a secular government, for example, the elected Ahmadinejad to have more power, and not to have to compromise with the political power control by the fundamental religious people.

For example, in Malaysia, also a Muslim country, also condemn homosexuals, (for example, the former deputy Prime Minister was set up by the Prime Minister to be charged in court for commiting the offence of sodomy:D), the British has left behind some sort of a secular type of 'democratical' political structure, and fundamentalism is not that powerful there, and there are less drastic imposition of Islamic law in Malaysia.

Iran, before the US installed the Shah government, was on the right path. Unfortunately, US has to put the puppet Shah government there, and because of that, fundamental Islamism flourished, and we now have a more religious type of government there.

Mind you, Sadam, dictatorial and cruel to his political enemy, may be a better choice than what is going to become the next government, the Islamic fundamentalist. Perhaps this may not happen easily, as Iraq is torn between three groups.
 

vandervalley

Active Member
Iran, before the US installed the Shah government, was on the right path. Unfortunately, US has to put the puppet Shah government there, and because of that, fundamental Islamism flourished, and we now have a more religious type of government there.

ya it's the same whith Afghanistan; had the Soviets occupied Afghanistan then there wouldn't be islamic fundamentalists in the country now. The CIA just had to help the islamic fundamentalists during the 80s; what a bad choice.
 

vandervalley

Active Member
What Would Happen If The US Attacks Iran?

I just had an interesting thought;
If US does attack Iran then Americans will end up loving French again;

Why? because the French will be supporting Americans this time; thanks to Sarkozy :D
 
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