NuneWorld - Forum for Games, music and more : Iran - NuneWorld - Forum for Games, music and more

Jump to content

Forum Rules

Be respectful of other people when posting on the message board. Do not impersonate another member of the message board.
Individuals who violate these rules will be banned from the forum. If you believe a posting individual is not acting responsibly, please let us know. Repeat offenders will be banned from the forum
  • (2 Pages)
  • +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Iran Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 19 June 2009 - 02:47 AM

Anyone following the situation in Iran?
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#2 User is offline   etile Icon

  • Wise Mr. Moogie
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: NW Administrators
  • Posts: 5929
  • Joined: 17-July 06

Posted 19 June 2009 - 04:52 AM

Nope. What's the situation?


http://www.spynets.c...showtopic=19666


0

#3 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 19 June 2009 - 10:05 AM

Uh... the strong possibility of the Presidential election being rigged and the small matter of protests on the scale that have not been seen in the country since the last revolution.

It’s only like one of the major news stories lately..

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#4 User is offline   etile Icon

  • Wise Mr. Moogie
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: NW Administrators
  • Posts: 5929
  • Joined: 17-July 06

Posted 19 June 2009 - 10:25 AM

I don't really watch the news. They just talk about all the $%^&* that's going horribly wrong with the world.

Besides, didn't people accuse that one Bush election of being rigged? What do you expect out of Iran?


http://www.spynets.c...showtopic=19666


0

#5 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 19 June 2009 - 10:32 AM

Well, this world is pretty f**ked and if they didn’t report negative news, well, they wouldn’t be a news channel then. Plus, you don’t need a television for news.

http://www.huffingto...e_n_215189. html

Yes, Al Gore statistically got more votes but this topic isn’t about that. What I hope of Iran? I hope that the people get the outcome they desire without any more bloodshed. But that’s extremely doubtful. sad.gif

This is a video bloggers take on Iran: http://www.youtube.c...yer_profilepage
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#6 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 20 June 2009 - 05:44 PM

Excuse the double post, but I’m intrigued on the stance of avoiding the news because of its negativity. What do you do when things in life do not go according to plan?
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#7 User is offline   etile Icon

  • Wise Mr. Moogie
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: NW Administrators
  • Posts: 5929
  • Joined: 17-July 06

Posted 20 June 2009 - 10:45 PM

I DO something about them. But I don't really think I can do much to make sure that the elections in Iran go as democratically as possible.

That's why I really stay away from most of the news. It's not that I don't care, it's just that I don't need to have my mind assaulted by how everything everywhere is horrible. Right now, my concerns are being happy with my girlfriend, trying to find a decent job for when my current one ends, and trying to get a loan to buy a house. If there's a serial killer loose somewhere, or people waging war somewhere, or a friggin radioactive penguin apocalypse about to descend upon half the world, it won't help me to know about it. >.<


http://www.spynets.c...showtopic=19666


0

#8 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 21 June 2009 - 10:37 AM

Fair enough. In my opinion, people should just be aware that things of this scale are currently happening in this world. Apathy breeds ignorance and we’re just giving these people who are committing atrocities a free pass, because nobody will care.

By the way, if that penguin apocalypse was in your half of the world, you’d care. tongue.gif
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#9 User is offline   etile Icon

  • Wise Mr. Moogie
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: NW Administrators
  • Posts: 5929
  • Joined: 17-July 06

Posted 21 June 2009 - 08:30 PM

If it was in my half, I'd be out there kicking arse!

Anyways, I see what you're saying. I'm very much against ignorance, which makes my stance hypocritical, in a way. But I still keep my platter full, so it's not like I'm in a closet in the dark with my hands over my ears.


http://www.spynets.c...showtopic=19666


0

#10 User is offline   Batman Icon

  • Everything I say is right.
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 2581
  • Joined: 03-December 05

Posted 24 June 2009 - 04:11 AM

QUOTE (etile @ Jun 21 2009, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If it was in my half, I'd be out there kicking arse!

Anyways, I see what you're saying. I'm very much against ignorance, which makes my stance hypocritical, in a way. But I still keep my platter full, so it's not like I'm in a closet in the dark with my hands over my ears.


You are so in a closet. The protests in Iran can wait, there's bigger news etile needs to announce.
0

#11 User is offline   chrishorton Icon

  • Newbie
  • Pip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 15
  • Joined: 21-January 09

Posted 24 June 2009 - 09:55 PM

yeah I have been following it on CNN, it is pretty insane
0

#12 User is offline   etile Icon

  • Wise Mr. Moogie
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: NW Administrators
  • Posts: 5929
  • Joined: 17-July 06

Posted 25 June 2009 - 02:26 AM

QUOTE (Batman @ Jun 23 2009, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You are so in a closet. The protests in Iran can wait, there's bigger news etile needs to announce.

I am not gay!


http://www.spynets.c...showtopic=19666


0

#13 User is offline   Eraserhead Icon

  • Senior Member
  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 1227
  • Joined: 25-March 07

Posted 25 June 2009 - 02:56 AM

QUOTE (etile @ Jun 24 2009, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am not gay!

Yeah right, that's precisely what a closeted homosexual would say.

Etile, I believe I learned something about you today, I believe we've all have.
QUOTE (etile @ Feb 6 2009, 03:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Everything Chazz says is both a lie and the complete truth. You can spend your entire life trying to understand how this could be so, but your head would explode exactly 97 seconds before you achieve your goal.


QUOTE (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
"This must Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
0

#14 User is offline   _TJ_ Icon

  • Bottlecap Forever
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Moderators
  • Posts: 3619
  • Joined: 19-March 04

Posted 26 June 2009 - 04:49 PM

Save it for pointless.

I think what is happening in Iran shows the weakness of Theocracy. It seems that it was a bad idea since conception. Are there even any positives of Theocracy?
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
0

#15 User is offline   Eraserhead Icon

  • Senior Member
  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 1227
  • Joined: 25-March 07

Posted 26 June 2009 - 09:48 PM

QUOTE (_TJ_ @ Jun 26 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Save it for pointless.

I think what is happening in Iran shows the weakness of Theocracy. It seems that it was a bad idea since conception. Are there even any positives of Theocracy?

I don't think there has ever been any good systems of Theocracy, then again nothing else seems to work for long either. Then again (again) at least with secular states you don't have people waging war over holy books and which one is right.
QUOTE (etile @ Feb 6 2009, 03:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Everything Chazz says is both a lie and the complete truth. You can spend your entire life trying to understand how this could be so, but your head would explode exactly 97 seconds before you achieve your goal.


QUOTE (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
"This must Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
0
  • (2 Pages)
  • +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users