I am an iranian journalist and I have started writing an english weblog. I wonder if you come and visit me.

It was a real treat to read your article. I personally agree with your point of view. Your unpleasant impression about the line of attack of the Iranian student can also be analyzed in the framework of your paradigm: One of the traits of the contemporary Iranian society has been herophilia. The elite are generally not exempt. They look for a person (like Khatami), a nation (like US), a system (like liberal democracy) to bring prosperity to their nation, while they do not always pay enough tribute to the importance of the national-traits. As a second point I would like to mention that I am not underestimating the effect of the government on changing national-traits, as the degradation in moral standards in the Iranian society in recent decades can be attributed to a great extent to the policies of the Islamic Republic. As an example, the widely accepted belief... [more at the permalink of the entry above]