By Commune115, July 10 at 12:48 am #

The youth movement in Iran right now is regulated to the upper classes, nothing will change until the working class takes over and establishes revolutionary leaders. Until then, this “Gucci Uprising” has little claws.

Right. Those huge rallies of over 100,000 Iranian citizens at a time were all ‘Gucci Persians’. Who knew Iran was such a decadent consumerist society to be able to mobilize that many upper class capitalist tools?

/MAO

The West continues drooling over unrest in Iran even while a fascist coup is taking place right next door in Honduras. But of course, as always, our neighbors in Latin America are not considered worthy of our attention, except when someone like Chavez or Castro defy our will.

The youth movement in Iran right now is regulated to the upper classes, nothing will change until the working class takes over and establishes revolutionary leaders. Until then, this “Gucci Uprising” has little claws.

Mousavi—by reports—would be new boss same as old boss. Either boss subject to real bosses, whoever turns out big guy in the end. Iran will remain a so-called, “Islamic republic.”

Contrast—especially as portrayed in media—what’s going on in Iran with what’s going on in Honduras. Contrast worth noting. First, Honduras is not home to theocracy. Home to worse, given that Honduras is also third poorest nation-state. Coup happened in Honduras, about which Obama/Clinton made minimal fuss. Obama proclaimed in media to have beaten Chavez to condemnatory punch. That’s just great.

The U.S. rattles sabers before Iran, but not before Honduras. All sort of lunatic threatening Iran, if Hirsch remains accurate as to U.S. intentions should Iran not toe same old line.

Object lesson, which is deadly absurd (REALpolitik, you know) U.S. policy. Now blatantly on display yet again. If Bush/Cheney was moronically decisive, Obama/Biden/Clinton is moronically indecisive. Both adherent to long-standing policy.

Fine. Talk/bluster of backing backers of Mousavi, but then get to some kind of serious business regarding Honduran coup. Obama managed to utter something of actual history when he referred to U.S. hand in Iranian politics (actually, economy) some 56 years back, while I’ve yet to hear a word concerning ongoing Monroe Doctrine.

I don’t mean to suggest U.S. troops should be sent anywhere, since never a good idea under any circumstances. Certainly not per agreement re sovereignty of nation-states. Which U.S. too enjoys. If that’s idea of “enjoyment.” Morally offensive when state is more valued than those who constitute state. 

Pressure is difficult to apply under conditions of arrangement, and when anyway always a bad idea to wage war on deemed “offender” per offensive ideology. (Chavez threatened troops. Stupidly. For a guy who claims to read Chomsky.)

Not that U.S. provides really shiny example, what with being also in possession of the most terrifying power. Over all life on planet earth. U.S., including vast majority of citizenry, continues in ACTUAL STATE of denial. As mega-media Media heels no less than it also leashes, and then unleashes. “Objectively.”

Mega-media, having finally gotten a little off Jackson, went on today of protest in Iran, as well as of protests in support—from Toronto to Los Angeles. No doubt Ahmendinejad’s thugs perpetrated election fraud—stupidly, since no need. Not many doubt Mahmoud won the damn election nevertheless. Same as not many doubt Mousavi would be same as old boss. But Iran is claimed to be on verge of nukes. No matter no more evidence for that claim than for claim Hussein possessed WMD.

Honduras is known not to be on verge of nukes. (Not even Cheney-bossed “intelligence community” could convince Congress of that possibility.) Nor has Honduras got much oil. While OAS is proclaimed useless. (Wonder why?)

American foreign policy continues as ongoing disaster—since…from at least time of Teddy, who never “spoke softly,” but who definitely wielded a smacker of a stick. Policy is as policy was. No matter changes in name to same ole, same ole “doctrine.” (Scheer writes of McNamara who was Sec of Defense under Democrat at the time. Same “evil” doctrine then as lately.) The thing about becoming most powerful nation-state while forever lying (not least by way of talk of realpolitik) of real interest is that at some point lies catch up. Or cascade. Back down on source. Blowback. At which point reality is even more hotly denied as media indulges populace in the sentimental drivel, in remembrance, in stories of heroes, etc., etc. In spectacular grand narrative, replete with buzzwords.

Meanwhile, I doubt Honduran protestors could get going very many fires inside dumpsters and tires before being gunned down by what is same old death squad, which entity really is of tradition in “our backyard.”