From: cheragh@lborz.mti.sgi.com (Mash Cheragh-Ali)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: I don't know anymore
Date: 12 Jan 93 19:05:52 GMT
Reply-To: cheragh@alborz.mti.sgi.com (Mash Cheragh-Ali)
Organization: The Light House
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In article <93012.001318RMODARR@auvm.american.edu>, RMODARR@auvm.american.edu (Reza Modarres) writes:
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|>      I used to think we are a great nation. I used to believe in Iranian way
|>      of life and Iranian value system. I used to believe that educated Iranians
|>      have added so much to our culture and are having an impact on the negative
|>      aspects of our culture. I used to think people should be judged based on
|>      who they are and what they are about regardless of race, color ... you
|>      you know the rest... I used to hold dearly the idea that we "the great
|>      nation of Iran with 2 zillion years of civilization" are void of basic
|>      faults. I used to think that Iranians who've spent a life time abroad,
|>      who have the IQ to distinguish between shit and shazma, have selected the
|>      best of both worlds.  But, I am sorry to report on my latest findings...
|> 
|>      I am coming to the realization that civilization and culture are invesrly
|>      proportional. I am sorry to say that a great number of us, having spent a
|>      great deal of time in a so called civilized culture, having had to
|>      misfortune of being discriminated against, having had the opportunity of
|>      hoding the so called "basic freedom", having had the chance to reach our
|>      ultimate personal, social, ....goal, are still suffereing from what may
|>      have led us to come to this land. I am sorry to say I still see prejudice,
|>      envy, dark-heartdness, ... in a large number of us. I am sorry to say that
|>      I am simply disappointed in what many of us have accomplished and yet not
|>      accomplished. I am just too sorry to continue putting ourselves down.
|> 
|> RezA

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