Iranian students: “Live free or die” Update: Video added
posted at 10:15 am on December 10, 2007 by Bryan
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Students at America’s elite Columbia University protest because the curriculum isn’t politically correct enough. Students at Iran’s elite Tehran University protest because they want to live in country that respects basic human rights.
Students defied a clampdown on protests in Iran yesterday by tearing down the gates of Tehran university.
They chanted slogans against President Ahmadinejad and carried placards saying “Live free or die”, “No war, no fascism” and “Women must decide their fate, not the state.”
They wrecked the iron-barred gates and threw stones at police, according to Iranian state radio, which said the protest ended peacefully.
Update: The Washington Times has more, including a link to this exclusive video of students chanting against Iran turning into a Pinochet-like dictatorship.
One witness, Mehdi Arabshahi, said the protest lasted more than two hours as students rallied against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hardline administration.
“Students chanted against policies by Ahmadinejad’s administration, which is imposing pressures on the universities and detaining activists,” Mr. Arabshahi said.
Another witness, Abbas Kazemi, said the protesters also called out anti-war slogans aimed at the United States and Israel.
The latter were probably government stooges. That’s who you tend to see protesting on behalf of Iran’s mullahcracy here in the US.
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If signs reading “No war, no fascism” and “Women must decide their fate” aren’t enough to sway the mush-brained, cocaine-addled minds of San Francisco into hating Ahmadinejad, nothing will.
Ryan Gandy on December 10, 2007 at 10:24 AM
That says it all…scrawled in diarrhea on a truck-stop wall
I’m so proud
Ochlan on December 10, 2007 at 10:24 AM
*barfs*
Ryan Gandy on December 10, 2007 at 10:25 AM
“our state violence is non-violent, and thus the protesters were peacefully put down.”
Canadian Imperialist Running Dog on December 10, 2007 at 10:25 AM
Truth to Power.
BohicaTwentyTwo on December 10, 2007 at 10:26 AM
This is a good sign for Iran’s counter-culture. This will infuriate many people holding the reins of power, since their slogan is in direct opposition to Ahmadinejad’s “Live Free and Die”.
fogw on December 10, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Interesting, it appears that New Hampshire has infiltrated Iran, as reported here.
Bigfoot on December 10, 2007 at 10:33 AM
Ended peacefully huh? Peacefully for who?
4shoes on December 10, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Students protest in Venezuela and Iran and American students yawn.
They have their own priorities: Themselves.
JammieWearingFool on December 10, 2007 at 10:40 AM
R I Peacefully?
Islam does not allow questioning.
It’s the first line of the Koran:
“This book is not to be doubted.”
From there, it’s all downhill.
These students are fighting against Islam’s mindlock.
Best of luck.
profitsbeard on December 10, 2007 at 10:41 AM
As a proud Granite Stater, the slogan has been infiltrated by everyone this past year. But we don’t mind passing around the love. :)
ScoopPC11 on December 10, 2007 at 10:47 AM
That’s awesome.
CP on December 10, 2007 at 10:57 AM
The price of freedom….
and are they ready to pay it?
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on December 10, 2007 at 11:23 AM
They’re also standing up to the guys with all the guns.
Oldnuke on December 10, 2007 at 11:27 AM
It’s the motto of my home state.
MrC_5150 on December 10, 2007 at 11:40 AM
“Live free or die”… unfortunately they’ll probably get the latter option only.
Hollowpoint on December 10, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Lord, may this be the beginning of the end for the terrorist regime in Iran. Amen.
Tony737 on December 10, 2007 at 12:05 PM
It certainly does look like the American liberty virus has been planted deep inside the Iranian Borg.
Tantor on December 10, 2007 at 12:23 PM
Don’t tread on them!
mram on December 10, 2007 at 12:51 PM
My prayers and best wishes to those students. May their dreams come true.
Mommynator on December 10, 2007 at 12:59 PM
I doubt it. In countries like Iran, protesters are likely to get further by going along with the dogma of the dictatorship and protesting individual leaders than by protesting against the entire state apparatus. Think about it: Do you remember seeing any anti-Mao protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989? These folks may or may not believe in “Death to America,” but, even though most Iranians hate the government, they aren’t willing to slaughter the sacred cow of Khomeini (and thereby risk getting slaughtered themselves).
Nevertheless, like the Chinese students, they’re on the right path. Let’s hope their fate is better.
calbear on December 10, 2007 at 2:05 PM
Actually, looking this up, there were a handful. The other protesters turned them over to the police.
calbear on December 10, 2007 at 2:07 PM
eh, i’d rather doubt it. in fact, i’d suppose that the protests were left/center-left. hence, the choice to smear him as a “pinochet”. a number of the more prominent dissident groups in iran are explicitly marxist-lenninist and are disenfranchised on that basis.
it would be a comforting fantacy to imagine that these protestors are like the venzuelan protestors (who themselves are better described as a group as small “l” liberals than conservatives) but the fact is that there’s barely such a creature as the center-right street protster here, let alone elsewhere.
jummy on December 10, 2007 at 7:28 PM
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