And Iran, Iran so far away, couldn't get away.

I'm going to make this short.

"Ahmadinejad called us dust; we showed him a sandstorm."

Twitter has brought out the most poetic things, poetic in its utter sadness. There is so much violence going on in Iran right now, so many people who are live-posting to the Western world their need for freedom, their acceptance of the fact that they are willing to die if it means a better life for another family member. This is INSANE.

But that's not what this post is about. This post is about who is reading those examples of courage. People in Iran are using illegal proxies (as the government has pretty much shut everything down) to twitter on their cell phones messages IN BETWEEN GUNSHOTS. IN. BETWEEN. GUNSHOTS. Can we in the United States truly grasp what that means? Students were hauled out of bed at 5 am and either detained, taken to prison, or killed. But they still keep fighting.

My whole problem is not what Iran and the people are sending, but how we, as young Americans, are receiving. The political apathy, the utter lack of awareness is startling. In example, I provide my Facebook page.



THE CMT AWARDS FUCKING MADE MY "FRIENDS'" NEWS FEED, BUT NOT THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION WHICH IS GOING ON, WHICH IS LEADING TO DEATHS AND WOUNDED AND PEOPLE BEING HAULED OFF BY SECRET POLICE IN PLAIN CLOTHING? THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS? HONESTLY?

My outrage, let me show you it. Thank god for Twitter and for informed Americans because the power we exert? It is kind of mighty. Sure, it's not without its faults nor is it infallible, but the fact that Twitter got ahold of the story before CNN, continues to report on things worth more journalistically than CNN (who juxtaposed the story of the happenings in Iran with the election and, um, a cheeseburger in a can), and continues to try and influence the way mainstream media (or, as us in the know like to call it, MSM) with our own small presence.

Iran is about more than an election. It is about a nation trying to equate its people's wants with what the government refuses to give up. It's going to be struggle. It's already turned violent. It's already turned bloody. What's the least we could do? Pay them some fucking attention, maybe?

I leave you with this - one powerful picture and one powerful twitter. Do something with your American status. Twitter. INFORM PEOPLE. Don't just stand by quietly.



"NextRevolution: i realize now i do not fear death... i fear my daughter will not be free when i die #gr88 #IranElection #tehran"

Make a difference in someone's life. In a COUNTRY'S life.