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Past couple of months Iran and Iranians experienced a new era of social feeling (Adlerian terminology), a new sense of solidarity, and a new notion of fellowman ship due to many horrible events that occurred.  Thirty years ago after 1979 social shift in Iran, many of us feared that Iran’s next generation would be brainwashed and raised with ideas that are not in any ways close to our Persian heritage. However we all were wrong.

Our younger generation born after 1979 shows to be most democratic groups of us, who will build a new Iran away from ideology, racism, hatred, and sexism.  Most of us, however could not comprehend what this younger generation is capable of until the preparation for June 12, 2009 presidential election.  Here we could witness a new Iran and a new group of us coming to the play arena of Iran’s politic.  Although they experienced most horrible crack down after the election coup, still today these most intelligent group of us are fighting back for their rights.  This was how the green movement came to be about a new life for Iran.

Green has become the color for change in Iran. Green has turned out to be the color of dreams for a nation that has a long time been suffering in the hands of extremists and Islamic fundamentalists.  Green is now the color of peace for Iranians who ask for human rights and democracy.  Finally, freedom, justice, and respect for human life for Iranians are now highlighted in green.

Inside Iran: These days the green movement of Iranians asking for change is taking a new route.  With the opening of universities students are re-structuring their resiliency, their strengths, and their fight with a repressive government that is cruel and unpredictable.

Listening to the students demonstrations in Tehran’s universities, you can hear they chant: Torture-rape has no effect anymore.  Watching all the video clips and images covering the news about the green movement from all over Iran, you cannot distract the tears running your cheeks.

Outside Iran:  Everywhere Iranians are, those who can let go of own agendas and self-righteous type of behaviors, join all others who will in solidarity with our brave younger generation fight the darkest and most dangerous regime of our history.

Praying for peace is all the green movement does particularly these days when repressive regime of Iran is working hard to get the world into a war because this regime survives only in war and hatred.

Therefore:  Green is about appreciation of new life for Iran and Iranians in peace.

September 29, 2009
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The world has to stand up today to support Iranian people who ask for their rights.  Every single individual in the modern and peaceful world should stand up for the rights of a people who are imprisoned by a very despicable situation. If any time our human agencies in the world has a responsibility for the well being of their fellow world’s citizen, it is now.

Iranian people voted for change, yet their votes have been miscued.   God knows how much this current president of Iran, who is a new Hitler of our time, has betrayed our great nation. This man has a twisted mind who has one main goal.  If the Holocaust was led by Hitler, this man can do more.  If any time in our modern time the larger community of humanism can help one another, is now.  People in Iran are pushed to the edges of helplessness and powerlessness. They are being beaten to death in the streets of Tehran while the so called president of Iran is celebrating his so called victory.

The cheated votes for this man called Iran’s president is a threat for our world.

This is a disaster more damaging than any natural catastrophe. People who have voted want their votes back or have their votes fairly counted.

The world has to come together to support a great nation like Iran.  Right now, our Iranian people are imprisoned throughout a coup that not only is a threat for our home country but also for peace in the world.

Democracy and mental health are hand in hand while the absence of democracy are real reason for madness.

We Iranian people who voted for reform and those who hoped for reform knows this factor for sure. Depression is killing every one of us who wish nothing but freedom. What is for sure is that our Iranian people need all the support they can have, from every one of us around the world.

August 18, 2009
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Original article was published in June 14,2009;  EzineArticles in http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Whole-World-to-Support-Iranians&id=2474169

We Iranian people  have been threatened mentally, physically, emotionally, psychologically, socially, and individually to NOT GET INVOLVED WITH POLITIC.   Now with the Barack Obama presidency we can see that asking for change is not about politics.  Asking for social justice is not about politics.  Asking for any rights is about our rights to be human.  It is about being worthy of living a dignified life.
For thirty years we Iranian people paid huge price for the loss of dignity. We have sensed and experienced this loss of self with our flesh and blood.  We have been told repeatedly to not get involved in politics. We have been consistency silenced and discriminated because we have asked for our rights. Extremism runs our home country; however no one can silence a nation.  No one can tell us accept the culture of death imposed on us.
For thirty years we Iranians have been ashamed and embarrassed to be called someone in “politic.”  Those who back in 1980,s misled us to believe politic was about partisanship and ideology were wrong.  The few groups of us who still believe in their old fashioned right or left sided “politic party” are wasting their time.  Some groups are truly stopped growing and they prefer staying in coma, a delusional view about right, left, and centre, the old fashioned way.
Let’s say friends;
Time has changed, those days of being in the right or left party is gone.  Today we have to stand up for our individual and human rights.  Now that we Iranian do not trust anyone leading us we should trust our own views on how we can be the messenger of change.
What Barack Obama did in his campaign was never about politics, it was about empowering a nation and establishing sense of resiliency.
For us Iranians the beautiful and peaceful power change in the USA should be a good example. A grass root development of trust and hope.  Now it is time for us Iranians to let go of our selfish ideas about ideology and rise above ourselves.  We can ask for change, a peaceful change.  It is about our mental health and sense of feeling alive again. We have to value health instead of distress. We have to value improvement instead of stagnation.
For those of us who are scared of getting involved in social reform movements:
It has never been about politics, it has been about denial of our individual rights to live a life worth name human.  It is about feeling our feelings and acting based on logic.  It is about letting go of our indifference. It is about peaceful transformation to a better life. We are definitely worth it.

Poran Poregbal
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