June 21, 2005
Iran Vote
I did not vote in the last Friday's "Presidential Election" for Iran. Not being the type to hype up a "boycott" of any sort or try to inject my opinion on anyone at all, I also stayed quiet on the topic, both in my private life as well as publicly.
It wasn't anything new to me of course, as I am yet to vote in any of the Iranian governments various "elections" of the past 26 years or so.
Perhaps it is because of the sacredness I feel towards the practice that I object to anything that would diminish its greatness. Elections in Iran have very little to do with democracy or even choice and are rather tools used by the privileged few to further entrench their hold on power. For that, I refuse to lower my own standards.
Posted by Pedram at June 21, 2005 09:59 AM