Ahmedinejad and his politics

This posting is once again something which i read over an email posting on the Iranian president and his simple ways. The URL to the original posting is given at the end. Do read that before reading the blog itself.

While I'm sure that the author of this report must have done his homework as far as this news story is concerned (inspite of the fact that the source is Fox News), the tenor of the article itself is quite disturbing. It portrays Ahmedinejad as a very simple man etc etc, we know for a fact that this probably is 1/100th of his personality trait. Lets not forget for a moment that this very same man makes the denial of the Holocaust state policy, his ultra orthodox views on the role of women in society is nothing short of appalling, he openly calls for the annihilation of a country and makes awful foreign policy which takes his country to the brink of war (and for an instant let it not be assumed that I agree with Bush's views on Iran). I think both of these world leaders are equally crazy and that their ultra hawkish views are bad news for the entire globe. I will also add Hugo Chavez to this list.

I actually wonder if someone wrote a similar article on Narendra Modi, would we have given a similar response. Yes, he has brought about development, he has brought in some sense of transparency to the bureaucracy, but the one issue which defines his rule is the divisive nature of governance which he has encouraged and to which he has been an active promoter of. So while we might applaud at the finer points, its important to be acutely aware of the larger picture, because these are not merely individuals who have a skewed point of view, rather they are leaders who then enforce their skewed writ through the might of the entire state apparatus at their disposal.

So with Gujarat going to the polls today, one can only hope that better sense prevails in the minds of the voters and they do the right thing by voting out Modi. BTW the Congress in Gujarat is nothing short of a 'B' grade version of the BJP. So God help the people of that state.

A final point on Ahmedinejad( I cant even pronounce his name)... apparently his hawkish attitude is really not endearing him to the masses back home as well.... masses including the mulah's as well... so I won't be very surprised if one sees the return of Rafsanjani or Khatemi even...

URL: http://www.apniisp.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41913