Illuminattile said:
Just because the majority in Iran might agree with this, doesn't mean the rest of the world can't object.
The majority of German people supported Adolf Hitler, doesn't mean the rest of the world had to sit back and say "Oh well, it's what they wanted..."
I would expect better from a person with your knowledge. To compare the two events is extremely ignorant to the facts. Banning movies isn't in anyway comparable to what Nazi Germany was doing back then.
However, banning western movies, music, etc. is perfectly fine as long as Iran provides an alternative to these things. Iran is a sovereign nation, and has the right to forbid what it deems as unnecessary and bad to its people.
Does Iran and the west have a contract that requires Iran to allow western movies and such things on its premises? If not, then Iran is legally doing something normally fine.
But, to say the west such intervene with this matter is ridiculously childish. Its as though another nation should force the US to legalise drugs?
Here arises the question, does banning these movies, in anyway, adversely affects other nations interests? Does Hollywood rely on the Iranians to gain profit from their stupid movies?
Anyway, it has been decided and until the Iranians democratically change it, it will remain the same, I believe.