tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194313722894510392.post3127498094235691263..comments2023-10-12T04:35:21.978-07:00Comments on From Berkeley: Freedom of Expression at the Grand LakeNazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077066782490668686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194313722894510392.post-49107170426780467612007-08-16T12:08:00.000-07:002007-08-16T12:08:00.000-07:00Jeerjeerak Jan: Don't you just love those cab dri...Jeerjeerak Jan: Don't you just love those cab drivers in Tehran? They do say whatever they want to say, that's true! I hold that behind every cab in Tehran sits an astute political analyst, worldly and wise! Have you ever wondered why? I think because most of them are individuals displaced by virtue of their economic circumstances, so they are not really professional drivers. For many of them driving a cab is a second job to support their families. Wherever I lived in Tehran, the regular cabdrivers who would take me from home to work or vice versa, became my very good friends. I knew them all by name, and knew what of their personal lives they had shared with me, asking after a wife's health or a son's military service, etc. I think someday "cab drivers in Tehran" would make an outstanding sociology research project. Be good Jeer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194313722894510392.post-69880178212107956862007-08-16T00:28:00.000-07:002007-08-16T00:28:00.000-07:00Oh we do have freedom of expression in iran too......Oh we do have freedom of expression in iran too... in the cabs!jeerjeerakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991967079566685157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194313722894510392.post-32355099645652736142007-08-15T23:14:00.000-07:002007-08-15T23:14:00.000-07:00Salam Serendip! I am continually amazed by situat...Salam Serendip! I am continually amazed by situations like this. I love seeing people say what's on their minds without fear of consequence. While I know many use their rights to their liking, I wonder how many Americans know what a good, sacred, and valuable thing it is. Fear of prosecution for one's opinions and beliefs has paralyzed so many millions of people all over the world. Apathy where those rights are warranted and safeguarded seems like such a waste. My hope is that someday everyone will be free to say what's on their minds everywhere in the world.Nazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077066782490668686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194313722894510392.post-74632722738101872007-08-15T18:11:00.000-07:002007-08-15T18:11:00.000-07:00Nazy Jan: Thank you for going to trouble of taking...Nazy Jan: Thank you for going to trouble of taking this picture. It's a small but clear instance of how democracy provides and utilizes its intrinsinc (structural) self-correction tools.SERENDIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723694891858094208noreply@blogger.com