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**GtmFeqJJ** · 12-04-2007, 08:50 PM

Kenzan - just curious, is this from personal experience with talking to and meeting Iranian people/friends or just what you've picked up?

Just asking cos I don't know any Iranians (though I usually don't make it a first question when I meet someone so maybe I do but don't realise it..)

It is from talking/meeting from them, and from years of reading up on and following the events there.

My impression is that Iran is a progressive country, and aside from certain cultural differences based on religious and historical philosophy, like any true sovereign nation, dislike being bullied by other nations.

Iran's people aren't the enemy, and don't get me wrong, I love my own country and it's people, however if one really wants to know why the entire region is enraged at American foreign policy, just examine an unbiased history of the area from about 1850 until now. The real enemies to peace and prosperity become quite clear. As usual, it is never the people themselves who initiate these things. Lastly, by and large I have it on good authority that the Iranian people don't dislike Americans at all, in fact they are admired. It is the again largely America foreign policy that they dislike.

12-04-2007, 08:50 PM	#13
GtmFeqJJ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Kenzan - just curious, is this from personal experience with talking to and meeting Iranian people/friends or just what you've picked up? Just asking cos I don't know any Iranians (though I usually don't make it a first question when I meet someone so maybe I do but don't realise it..) It is from talking/meeting from them, and from years of reading up on and following the events there. My impression is that Iran is a progressive country, and aside from certain cultural differences based on religious and historical philosophy, like any true sovereign nation, dislike being bullied by other nations. Iran's people aren't the enemy, and don't get me wrong, I love my own country and it's people, however if one really wants to know why the entire region is enraged at American foreign policy, just examine an unbiased history of the area from about 1850 until now. The real enemies to peace and prosperity become quite clear. As usual, it is never the people themselves who initiate these things. Lastly, by and large I have it on good authority that the Iranian people don't dislike Americans at all, in fact they are admired. It is the again largely America foreign policy that they dislike.
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