Iran bans American films

[bigmack]

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..."

why should the rest of the world have a word? it's not their business. its iran's choice. just like people sticking their nose in iraq's business.we all know very well it wasnt to liberate the people,unlike that propaganda bullshit you see on t.v. the americans would never pay large sums of money to some iraqi's to say positive things about the war on the news, nonesense!! the fuck outta here man.if someone was to do the same shit to the states,everyone would be quick to call them terrorists.

 

[Khaled]

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..."

sure, but banning american movies in Iran doesn't concern the US.

usually in such countries the majority DOESNT rule.

in this case, it does. This year's election in Iran were completely democratic. There were several other more liberal candidates against Ahmadinajad but the people voted for his economic program.

and for the person who said that the US shoud invade Iran to liberate its people. ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING?

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Helena]

The US should invade Iran and liberate its people.

i think he was being sarcastic!

 

[Illuminattile]

sure, but banning american movies in Iran doesn't concern the US.

It affects the US if young Iranians are being brainwashed and turned against the West. If countries like Iran control what their people learn about the US then that just creates animosity and distrust. Just providing a new generation of extremists. Why do you think young American kids think of Arabs or Muslims as terrorists? Because that's what they see in the media. Controlling the media means a lot more than denying some Iranians from seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster.

and for the person who said that the US shoud invade Iran to liberate its people. ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING?

Yes, he was.

 

[Khaled]

i really can't understand this american fear that non us people are being brainwashed against them.

the US are being brainwashed the same way because they have this impression.

 

[Jokerman]

Wait! If Iran bans American movies, Iranians won't be able to see how morally bankrupt and sexually depraved we are. Thus, they might come to like us better. So this is a good thing for the US after all. :thumb:

 

[S O F I]

Illuminatile, do you feel that banning foreign films is such a wrongdoing to the people of Iran that it should require the world to intervene? It's not as if a hollywood movie stands on top of Maslow's pyramid.

 

[ill-matic]

^But, in this case, it's to filter negative images in movies.

is it? or is that just the guise for the justification?


i dont get it. if people dont want to watch those movies, then dont watch it. it should be the people's choice

 

[Jurhum]

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.

 

[Illuminattile]

Illuminatile, do you feel that banning foreign films is such a wrongdoing to the people of Iran that it should require the world to intervene? It's not as if a hollywood movie stands on top of Maslow's pyramid.

I don't recall advocating intervention.

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.

I'm not putting the two on the same level, I'm just saying that your "majority rule" comment isn't an argument.

Americans complain ceaselessly about G.W. imposing his right-wing fundamentalist Christian views on the country, on issues such as gay rights, abortion, stem cell research etc, despite the fact that he was voted in democratically. Does the minority not have the right to protest? If G.W. rounded up all copies of the Qu'ran in the United States and burned them, saying they promoted an evil Eastern way of thinking, I'm sure people would be (literally) up in arms. If he replaced science textbooks with the Bible, people would equally complain. And not just those directly affected. I would complain about those hypothetical actions just as much as I am complaining now about Iran's actions. I'm not American or Iranian, but as a human being I have a right to speak out against actions which I see as wrong, whether or not said actions will be harmful for me personally or not.

 

[S O F I]

I don't recall advocating intervention.

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..."

You insinuated, no?

 

[Illuminattile]

You insinuated, no?

No.

I'm saying that the rest of the world has the right to criticise a policy introduced by a democratically elected leader. If the policy is deemed a threat, then perhaps intervention would be necessary. I don't see banning Western movies, however oppressive a move, as warranting an invasion.

As someone else pointed out, massacring Jews and refusing to screen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are hardly on the same level.

 

[TecK NeeX]

It affects the US if young Iranians are being brainwashed and turned against the West.

It also effects Iran if young Americans are being brainwashed and turned against the Middle East by telling them Iran is part of The "Axis of Evil" and should be taken care of

If countries like Iran control what their people learn about the US then that just creates animosity and distrust. Just providing a new generation of extremists.

If countries like the U.S and its government lie, decieve and brainwash it's people into believing Iran is Evil, country full of thugs and murderers, harbours terrorists then that just creates animosity and distrust. Just providing a new generation of warmongers hell bent on control and destruction of countries they deem as evil.

Why do you think young American kids think of Arabs or Muslims as terrorists? Because that's what they see in the media.

Why do you think young Iranians think of Americans as war loving power hungry killers? because by electing presidents who does just that.

You want Iranians to love the west then you might want to start by puting a stop to the western empire building in the Middle East. They're not gonna welcome you with open arms and love you for bombing and establishing dozens of western military bases in countries surrounding them. You talk about this as if Iran or Iranians woke up one day and decide to dislike the U.S with absolutely no reason. You must have fegotten about Americas support to Saddam during the Iran-Iraq war.

I believe Iran has every right to ban western films. its their country and their law. you supported the removel of headscarfs in France because its that "country's law" well this is Iranian law and you should deal with it. You might want to start looking at the root cause of this animosity between Iran and the U.S.

 

[Illuminattile]

I believe Iran has every right to ban western films. its their country and their law. you supported the removel of headscarfs in France because its that "country's law" well this is Iranian law and you should deal with it.

Of course Iran has the right to ban Western films, that's not the issue here. I'm saying that banning Western films is a form of propaganda, which naturally I disagree with. You've criticised the U.S. media on many an occasion, what was different about that?