Tuesday, June 23, 2009
(Dated 17th June)
The world is watching as the Iranian election fallout unfolds. Violent, crude and sometimes gruesome images of attacks on protesters are emerging by the minute in cyberspace. If you watched the attack on Neda by Basij militiamen and other students, it would have struck a chord in your heart. Is the world watching another Tiananmen tragedy unravelling as time ticks by?
As a bystander watching these events happen in another country where civil disobedience is almost non-existent, I cannot help but wonder what would I do if I am an Iranian right here right now. An educated Iranian I would say, one that has been privileged enough to see how things function in other parts of the world.
Fight or flight? Which will I choose?
I think I'll choose to leave, if an opportunity comes by. Else, I'd stay but not fight. Call me a quitter, a coward whatever, but I think this is much more sensible than pouring into the streets and risking yourself to attacks when there isn't any real incentive, because, do you really think that there will be different outcome?
disturbed you at 12:10 PM