Ours is the fury » election http://www.oursisthefury.com Notes from a rogue elitist. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rallying cry of the incidental slayer http://www.oursisthefury.com/2009/rallying-cry-of-the-incidental-slayer/ http://www.oursisthefury.com/2009/rallying-cry-of-the-incidental-slayer/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:09:54 +0000 Art http://www.oursisthefury.com/?p=314 Overnight many of my contacts on the Twitterlist have turned their icons into green in support of the democratic process in Iran. That may all be right and well, but I can’t help but wonder exactly how many of these highly incidental supporters have actually bothered to find out what it really is they are supporting. While not entering any judgment whether supporting the cause is right or wrong I simply doubt if any of the supporters have a broader view to complement the obvious fact that a grave injustice has been made. What are the options? What is the long-term implication of a “free” Iran. And how free will it be? Will a democratic society ever be fully integrated into a highly non-secular country like Iran?

We do need to support the process of democracy. Anywhere, really. But attached to that support should also be a deeper understanding of what we’re truly supporting – and be prepared to see the whole process through. And that is truly a tall order. Merely altering the color of your icon is a very shallow form of support and more convenient for our conscience than of any real consequence for the matter at hand. You cannot change the world one click at a time. It will always, always come down to someone actually following the effort through with their heart, mind – and physical action.

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