as easy categorising people as it may seem, it is not an easy job. but it is easy to have a number of categories based on let say political views and say some people belong to this and that, then say there people who belong to neither. probably a very safe approach, or not.
anyways, the reason for nonsense above is my encounters with different opinions in the wake of recent unrest in Egypt and Tunisia and the rest of the Arab World. i wondered how to categorise people from a political perspective and i came to the conclusion that the following categories exist:
1- the first category are those who don't really give a rat ass about whatever happens around them - they are the people who always somehow bully others no matter if they are pro or against a political system. in their view others are wasting their time.
2- those who believe in theory of conspiracy - they are the ones who believe there is a wicked hand behind whatever happens in world. for instance, west needs new dictators in power in middle east.
3- agnostics - they believe whatever happens is for worse and there's no hope for future. so if someone asks, whether the wave of protests started in middle east would hit Iran or not? they would answer, it has hit Iran 30 years ago!
4- optimists who try to be realistic - they believe there are always hope but realistically there's no time for it. i may fit in here. they try not to predict and we always say, i don't know we have to wait and see. a "But" may come after that!
5- overly optimists - they think they can change the world. i can most of the time fit in here. they are defiant and never accept the status quo. they say: let's hope the wave of change comes to Iran!
6- they are the ones who does not belong to any of above!
thinking about the above, if i am not 4 or 5, i would definitely want to fit in number 2, but be of the ones who actually decide about what happens and where it happens!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
what a surprise!
i have to admit that i am somewhat shocked by the level of racism i am discovering amongst my friends!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Manifest
without prejudice, work to enhance and improve the life of people regardless of Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Geographical locations with National interest a priority. create opportunities where individuals can equally exploit within boundaries of Law.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
آذر ماه ۱۳۸۹
دو زن
آ رمیده در امتداد نیستی
سرکنده به بستر تزویر مرد هوسران
به رخصت دین
تاریک تر از همیشه
بامداد روز پاییزی
بامداد روز پاییزی
و آلوده
بانگ رسیدن سرنوشت
ناگزیر
سرداد
مژده پایان صبر جانکاه
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
what a society!!!
عجب جماعتی! حتی نمیشه با دل راحت از کسی عذر خواهی کرد. حتما پشت سرش کلی داستان از اینکه چه جوری ادم با بغض و اشک تو چشم عذر خواه یمیکنه از یه جا میزنه بیرون!!!! :س
Sunday, November 14, 2010
where the war against Al-Qaeda failed
"Decision Points" is the name of the Bush's memoirs that had recently been published. i can only imagine how happy John Stewart and Mr. Colbert are!but this article is not about the book. the book and Bush's recent interviews had triggered this article.
so recently I had the chance to have a glance at the past. the time that i was in shock watching the twin towers collapse. the day that i happily watched the fall of Saddam and his empire, when people brought down his statue in Baghdad, thinking what a great day for people and democracy! few years on, i am not sure about the extent of my naivety.
it all got me to think about War on Terror, the militant and actually a review of my own first hand experience of Iran-Iraq war and the extremism.
i believe that US and Allies, leading by Bush Administration, failed right at the start! maybe even before that. have in mind that i am talking about failure in winning the war rather than losing it!
it is said the first step to rehab is admitting. it's a known fact that USA had helped Afghan Militants through Pakistani Government of Zia Ul-Hagh to fight back then USSR invasion (see Operation Cyclone). it's also argued that USA (CIA) had helped Osama Bin-Laden during Russian invasion of Afghnistan (CIA-Osama bin Laden controversy), which seems to hold no waters as two parties plus Osama's right hand man Aymen Zawahiri deny the allegations. yet the fact remains that most of the tactics currently used by militants in Afghanistan and Iraq, like car bombs and road side bombs had been taught to Afghan Militants back then by CIA operatives.
so, by not admitting the truth, they failed to face the truth and the enemy. they got involved in a war in the wrong place. it's like fighting the plant of the Jack and the Beanstalk from the very top! it only grows and grows. where, if one wants to take the stake down, logic says to cut the root!
then US & Allies continued to fail when they branded the hostilities the "Islamic Militancy" or "Islamic Extremism"! branding it Islamic, they were no longer fighting with a group of militant. they expanded the war to a global scale where not only the armed forces had been involved in, but also normal people got involved. muslim communities, whether as migrants in other countries or within muslim countries start feeling the intensity of the social tensions and increased discrimination.
what US & Allies failed to understand (or if they did understand they failed to influence their plan with the understanding accordingly) was that they were not fighting a group of individuals but an ideology. an ideology that is not specific to Islam, but is a bahvioural attribute of human characteristics. the attribute, which is applied to a group or a person rather than a self-assigned label.
Such groups as Al Qaeda that have the perception of the Ultimate Truth. a concept that some will die for. those "Some" that are now being killed in the lines of fire. they die not to ever realise the ones who convinced them about the "Ultimate Truth" and the necessity of sacrifice for the "Ultimate Truth" are now sitting somewhere and having a dinner, whether a fancy fine dine or as simple as bread and dates.
Oscar Wilde once said: “A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
no argue that fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda or removing Saddam from thrown was necessary. but losing time and declaring victory immediately was neither wise nor it is now justifiable. the war had to be continued at the schools and the economic institutions to provide people with a better life. the basic rights, like potable water and electricity, a minimum wage. in today's world, whether we like it or not, freedom without money isn't worth much. as a result, what happens is the youth who are hopeless with no prospect of a better future would easily be absorbed to a world of promises of Gardens of Eden. with a bit of cash, who cares if there would be an Eden? well, what do they have to lose? they have nothing anyways! a fantasy might serve them better!
this is where US and in general the super powers who had an interest in the whole affair, failed. in their lackluster efforts and plans, people like Osama Bin Ladan and many others saw an opportunity and they cleverly seized the opportunity to promote their agenda.
the extremism is not and Islam specific phenomenon. anyone from any belief or back ground can be an extremist. what if instead of "War against Islamic Militancy" it was labeled "War against extremism" of any kind? Buddhism extremism, Islamic extremism, Christian extremism, Jewish extremism, Racial extremism, Atheist extremism, etc.
obviously, those who imagined they had plotted a master plan, lacked vision and simply failed to manage the situation. it is likely that they also had an "Ultimate Truth", which they see far superior to the ones of Osama Bin Laden! the "Ultimate Truth" for which they will torture, kidnap and kill. above all, ignore the Law and bend the rules.
let's hope this would be a lesson learned for those, who are in a position that make decision and hope that those who get to those position are more sane than their predecessors.
George Orwell once wrote: "at the time of the universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
(this article might be editted in future)
so recently I had the chance to have a glance at the past. the time that i was in shock watching the twin towers collapse. the day that i happily watched the fall of Saddam and his empire, when people brought down his statue in Baghdad, thinking what a great day for people and democracy! few years on, i am not sure about the extent of my naivety.
it all got me to think about War on Terror, the militant and actually a review of my own first hand experience of Iran-Iraq war and the extremism.
i believe that US and Allies, leading by Bush Administration, failed right at the start! maybe even before that. have in mind that i am talking about failure in winning the war rather than losing it!
it is said the first step to rehab is admitting. it's a known fact that USA had helped Afghan Militants through Pakistani Government of Zia Ul-Hagh to fight back then USSR invasion (see Operation Cyclone). it's also argued that USA (CIA) had helped Osama Bin-Laden during Russian invasion of Afghnistan (CIA-Osama bin Laden controversy), which seems to hold no waters as two parties plus Osama's right hand man Aymen Zawahiri deny the allegations. yet the fact remains that most of the tactics currently used by militants in Afghanistan and Iraq, like car bombs and road side bombs had been taught to Afghan Militants back then by CIA operatives.
so, by not admitting the truth, they failed to face the truth and the enemy. they got involved in a war in the wrong place. it's like fighting the plant of the Jack and the Beanstalk from the very top! it only grows and grows. where, if one wants to take the stake down, logic says to cut the root!
then US & Allies continued to fail when they branded the hostilities the "Islamic Militancy" or "Islamic Extremism"! branding it Islamic, they were no longer fighting with a group of militant. they expanded the war to a global scale where not only the armed forces had been involved in, but also normal people got involved. muslim communities, whether as migrants in other countries or within muslim countries start feeling the intensity of the social tensions and increased discrimination.
what US & Allies failed to understand (or if they did understand they failed to influence their plan with the understanding accordingly) was that they were not fighting a group of individuals but an ideology. an ideology that is not specific to Islam, but is a bahvioural attribute of human characteristics. the attribute, which is applied to a group or a person rather than a self-assigned label.
Such groups as Al Qaeda that have the perception of the Ultimate Truth. a concept that some will die for. those "Some" that are now being killed in the lines of fire. they die not to ever realise the ones who convinced them about the "Ultimate Truth" and the necessity of sacrifice for the "Ultimate Truth" are now sitting somewhere and having a dinner, whether a fancy fine dine or as simple as bread and dates.
Oscar Wilde once said: “A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
no argue that fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda or removing Saddam from thrown was necessary. but losing time and declaring victory immediately was neither wise nor it is now justifiable. the war had to be continued at the schools and the economic institutions to provide people with a better life. the basic rights, like potable water and electricity, a minimum wage. in today's world, whether we like it or not, freedom without money isn't worth much. as a result, what happens is the youth who are hopeless with no prospect of a better future would easily be absorbed to a world of promises of Gardens of Eden. with a bit of cash, who cares if there would be an Eden? well, what do they have to lose? they have nothing anyways! a fantasy might serve them better!
this is where US and in general the super powers who had an interest in the whole affair, failed. in their lackluster efforts and plans, people like Osama Bin Ladan and many others saw an opportunity and they cleverly seized the opportunity to promote their agenda.
the extremism is not and Islam specific phenomenon. anyone from any belief or back ground can be an extremist. what if instead of "War against Islamic Militancy" it was labeled "War against extremism" of any kind? Buddhism extremism, Islamic extremism, Christian extremism, Jewish extremism, Racial extremism, Atheist extremism, etc.
obviously, those who imagined they had plotted a master plan, lacked vision and simply failed to manage the situation. it is likely that they also had an "Ultimate Truth", which they see far superior to the ones of Osama Bin Laden! the "Ultimate Truth" for which they will torture, kidnap and kill. above all, ignore the Law and bend the rules.
let's hope this would be a lesson learned for those, who are in a position that make decision and hope that those who get to those position are more sane than their predecessors.
George Orwell once wrote: "at the time of the universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
(this article might be editted in future)
F1 season finale!
today's season finale of F1 could be the most exciting in years. it can go three ways and each of contenders are at top oif the game, but for me no one deserves it moretan mark webber. the aussie showed a solid performance during the season and if it was not for his technical team's mistakes in few races, he would have already been crowned world champion.
sebastian vettel, webber's teammate, was also very good and a bright prospect for the industry, but he was too inconsistent to be world champion. this is where vettel is clearly favoured when it comes down to two drivers.
and from them all, alonso has the best chacne. reliable ferrari, the team which was written off early in te season, steady but surely gained its place. despite that team order in hockenhim, at which massa was order to let alonso pass, would have made any difference now. alonso would still have the edge, considering the results after that race. the only difference would have been that today would be a tighter race.
anyways, just can't wait to go and watch the race. i a just looking for a great one. specially that webber shall start 5th in the grid with vettel and alonso on the first row!
sebastian vettel, webber's teammate, was also very good and a bright prospect for the industry, but he was too inconsistent to be world champion. this is where vettel is clearly favoured when it comes down to two drivers.
and from them all, alonso has the best chacne. reliable ferrari, the team which was written off early in te season, steady but surely gained its place. despite that team order in hockenhim, at which massa was order to let alonso pass, would have made any difference now. alonso would still have the edge, considering the results after that race. the only difference would have been that today would be a tighter race.
anyways, just can't wait to go and watch the race. i a just looking for a great one. specially that webber shall start 5th in the grid with vettel and alonso on the first row!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
hard times
when times are hard and you are feeling down and depressed. feeling like life constantly fucks you up, take a deep breath, chill out and enjoy the orgasm!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
change - Blind Melon
lyrics by Shanon Hoon:
i don't feel the suns comin' out today
its staying in, its gonna find another way.
as i sit here in this misery, i don't
think i'll ever see the sun from here.
and oh as i fade away,
they'll all look at me and say, and they'll say,
hey look at him! i'll never live that way.
but that's okay
they're just afraid to change.
when you feel your life ain't worth living
you've got to stand up and
take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
and when your deepest thoughts are broken,
keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
and as we all play parts of tomorrow,
some ways will work and other ways we'll play.
but i know we all can't stay here forever,
so i want to write my words on the face of today.
and then they'll paint it
and oh as i fade away,
they'll all look at me and they'll say,
hey look at him and where he is these days.
when life is hard, you have to change.
i don't feel the suns comin' out today
its staying in, its gonna find another way.
as i sit here in this misery, i don't
think i'll ever see the sun from here.
and oh as i fade away,
they'll all look at me and say, and they'll say,
hey look at him! i'll never live that way.
but that's okay
they're just afraid to change.
when you feel your life ain't worth living
you've got to stand up and
take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
and when your deepest thoughts are broken,
keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
and as we all play parts of tomorrow,
some ways will work and other ways we'll play.
but i know we all can't stay here forever,
so i want to write my words on the face of today.
and then they'll paint it
and oh as i fade away,
they'll all look at me and they'll say,
hey look at him and where he is these days.
when life is hard, you have to change.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
rescue of Chilean Miners
the rescue mission of Chilean miners, which is currently underway and now 6th miner had reached the surface is a show case of human spirit, toughness, the will to live and resolve at its best and ultimate.
it's surely one of the most emotional days we will experience in long time for a better cause. but a tragedy in essence.
it would be an anxious time until the 33rd miner and the rescue crew comes out. having spend a lot of time in construction sites, offshore platforms and mines, i know how little it takes for a mission to fail. i can only hope that the rescue team keep their head down and feet on the ground, continue the fantastic work they have been doing so far. otherwise, it would be twice as tragic. i can only hope for the best and a perfect mission accomplishment.
things to take away from this ordeal for me:
1- a great friend said on twitter: "if this does not give you a will t live, i'm afraid nothing will" and it is simply true. i cannot imagine spending 5 minutes under my bed, let alone weeks and weeks 700 meters under ground, in peril. "whether i will live to see another sun light?" would have been the question i would have asked myself.
2- when there's will there's a way... it has always been. maybe we should look at this and ask ourselves, do we have the will to live enough to make a change? to make the big bad wolf go?
3- it's a sad story in the mean time to see that a group of less fortunate men (and women in other instances; kids) have to work their ass off, put their lives on the line so that some one cashes in. it's painful!
all in all, i am over the moon to see them coming out. a happy day in deed.
it's surely one of the most emotional days we will experience in long time for a better cause. but a tragedy in essence.
it would be an anxious time until the 33rd miner and the rescue crew comes out. having spend a lot of time in construction sites, offshore platforms and mines, i know how little it takes for a mission to fail. i can only hope that the rescue team keep their head down and feet on the ground, continue the fantastic work they have been doing so far. otherwise, it would be twice as tragic. i can only hope for the best and a perfect mission accomplishment.
things to take away from this ordeal for me:
1- a great friend said on twitter: "if this does not give you a will t live, i'm afraid nothing will" and it is simply true. i cannot imagine spending 5 minutes under my bed, let alone weeks and weeks 700 meters under ground, in peril. "whether i will live to see another sun light?" would have been the question i would have asked myself.
2- when there's will there's a way... it has always been. maybe we should look at this and ask ourselves, do we have the will to live enough to make a change? to make the big bad wolf go?
3- it's a sad story in the mean time to see that a group of less fortunate men (and women in other instances; kids) have to work their ass off, put their lives on the line so that some one cashes in. it's painful!
all in all, i am over the moon to see them coming out. a happy day in deed.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
save you - pearljam
gonna save you fucker,....not gonna lose you
feeling cocky and strong,.. can't let you go,...
too important to me
too important to us,... we'd be lost without you
baby, let yourself fall,... i'm right below you now
and fuck me if i say something you don't wanna hear
and fuck if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me if i care,... but i'm not leaving here
you helped me when i was down,... i'll help when you're down
why are you hitting yourself?... c'mon hit me instead
let's pick up your will,... it's grown fat and lazy
i'm sympathetic as well,... don't go on me now
and i'm not living this life without you, i'm selfish and clear
and you're not leaving here without me, i don't wanna be without
my best... friend. wake up, to see you could have it all
cause there is but you,... and something within you
it's taken control,.. let's beat it, get up let's go!
oh you're in your own world, let's see the whole world
let's pick up your soul
and fuck me if i say something you don't wanna hear
and fuck me if you only hear the treble in your head
please help,... me,... to help you,... help yourself
help me help yourself,... please want me to,... please let me to
help you
feeling cocky and strong,.. can't let you go,...
too important to me
too important to us,... we'd be lost without you
baby, let yourself fall,... i'm right below you now
and fuck me if i say something you don't wanna hear
and fuck if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me if i care,... but i'm not leaving here
you helped me when i was down,... i'll help when you're down
why are you hitting yourself?... c'mon hit me instead
let's pick up your will,... it's grown fat and lazy
i'm sympathetic as well,... don't go on me now
and i'm not living this life without you, i'm selfish and clear
and you're not leaving here without me, i don't wanna be without
my best... friend. wake up, to see you could have it all
cause there is but you,... and something within you
it's taken control,.. let's beat it, get up let's go!
oh you're in your own world, let's see the whole world
let's pick up your soul
and fuck me if i say something you don't wanna hear
and fuck me if you only hear the treble in your head
please help,... me,... to help you,... help yourself
help me help yourself,... please want me to,... please let me to
help you
Saturday, October 9, 2010
a personal feeling
i find that irrelevance of a smart comment passed on a subject hurts more than grievance of a witless but relevant comment on the same subject. it just eliminates the joy of the conversation.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
"is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?" Tom Waits - an intro to Train Song from Big Time
"well... look, i think the question i get asked the most is... i mean, it happens a lot. enough that i would remark on it.
a lot of people come up to me and they say, 'tom, is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?'
and my answer is always the same. i say, 'well, listen. we're gonna have to go all the way back to the civil war.' apparently, a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a union soldier, and then lodged itself in the ovaries of an eighteen year old girl, who was actually a hundred feet from him at the time. well, the baby was fine. she was very happy, guilt free and... of course, the soldier was a little pissed off. when you think about it, it's actually a form of intercourse, but... not for everyone. those who love action maybe."
a lot of people come up to me and they say, 'tom, is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?'
and my answer is always the same. i say, 'well, listen. we're gonna have to go all the way back to the civil war.' apparently, a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a union soldier, and then lodged itself in the ovaries of an eighteen year old girl, who was actually a hundred feet from him at the time. well, the baby was fine. she was very happy, guilt free and... of course, the soldier was a little pissed off. when you think about it, it's actually a form of intercourse, but... not for everyone. those who love action maybe."
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