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Iran's New President Glorifies Martyrdom
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ^ | Thursday, July 28, 2005 | MEMRI

Posted on 07/29/2005 8:14:02 AM PDT by eakole

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1 posted on 07/29/2005 8:14:03 AM PDT by eakole
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To: eakole

I'm shocked.................


2 posted on 07/29/2005 8:15:16 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA

THE VIDEO http://www.memritv.org


3 posted on 07/29/2005 8:15:49 AM PDT by ElisabethInCincy
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To: Mo1; Howlin; Peach; BeforeISleep; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; RandallFlagg; ...

Ping......


4 posted on 07/29/2005 8:15:51 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: DoctorZIn

Ping.


5 posted on 07/29/2005 8:16:20 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: OXENinFLA

Hey OX... Can you add me to your ping list?


6 posted on 07/29/2005 8:17:02 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
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To: steveegg

MUSLIMS REDEFINE MARTYRDOM AND IM SICK OF IT..... A MARTYR IS ONE WHO GIVES HIS LIFE UP FOR HIS FAITH RATHER THAT RENOUNCE IT.. MARTYR DOES NOT MEAN.. BLOW URSELF UP AND KILL 200 INNOCENTS FOR YOUR BLOODTHIRSTY FAKE GOD !@!!!


7 posted on 07/29/2005 8:17:51 AM PDT by ElisabethInCincy
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To: ElisabethInCincy

Sorry for the caps.... I was thinking of christian martyrs and was so angry ... ;)


8 posted on 07/29/2005 8:18:17 AM PDT by ElisabethInCincy
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To: OXENinFLA
I'm shocked.................

...SHOCKED that one of the "students" that stormed our embassy back in 1979 would call for suicide squads to be organized for use against us.

Looks like it's high time to clean up Peanut Farmer's mess.

9 posted on 07/29/2005 8:20:13 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: eakole
Yet another fanatic pipes up!

What causes fanaticism and why is it dangerous?

The fanatic has an elitist view of himself. He holds a firm belief that he is "special" and has something that others, not like him, do not and that this unique "something" imparts an unquestionable and unassailable power to himself. Because of this basic self-view any disagreement with the elitist or any resistance to his actions causes anger. This "supreme" view of himself is an excuse for justifying his anger and thus justifying any act from deception to murder against those who disagree or refuse to comply with him. He is comfortable with hatred, revenge, lying or any gross deception in defense of his "superior" position and will act out against those who do resist or refuse to validate his view.

It is impossible to reason or negotiate with someone who holds the POV that they are morally and/or ethically superior by virtue of the belief that they are inherently so. Everything you do to accomodate his "concerns" (demands), short of complete capitulation, will be discounted due to your "inherent" inferiority. Any resistance to him, anything other than complete submission, becomes self-evident proof of his superiority. The elitist's POV presupposes the rationale of rightness and righteousness as inherent to himself by virtue of his personal belief not as a measure of the quality of his actions or the resulting consequences. His belief that he is superior may hang on an ideology or philosophy but regardless of whether the doctrine supports his view or not he is simply never wrong about himself. Of course the opposite is true for non-elites in the fanatic's mindset. You can never be right if you're not one of the "righteous" simply because you are not. More precisely; you are not "him."

It should be obvious why a fanatic is dangerous. Any and all negative and evil acts can be justified on the basis of any disassociation with his self-view and the "inherent authority" he carries with that. The intent and motivations of an outsider are irrelevant no matter how positive. The results of an outsider's actions are irrelevant no matter how accomodating or constructive. The non-elites are always wrong because they don't hold or submit to the fanatic's view.

The world is full of fanatics of every kind and they can base their elitist self-view on any pretext. Some belong to large groups of "like-minded" fanatics and some are individuals who cling to the delusion that they alone are "special."

In today's world the United States in particular, and western civilization in general, is under a concerted assault from two separate groups of fanatic elitists. Fundamentalist Muslims and leftists. The Islamo-nazis and the Marxists. Both leftists and Islamo-fascists hold a firm belief that they have something that rednecks and infidels don't have that carries a special authority with it. For leftists it is "intellect" and "social sophistication" and for Islamo-nazis it's a "call from Allah," a "holy annointing."

Both groups are manifestations of a mass psychological disorder resulting in fanatic elitism. Both are extremely unstable and are unfounded upon and unaffected by reasoned logic. Convinced of their own "inherent" superiority they will both press their respective agendas as far as they can without regard for the consequences to themselves or to others. In both cases the blame for all of their actions will "logically" fall on the shoulders of others, the "outsiders." Negative consequences of their actions simply become another tool for self-vindication.

The fanatic elitist mindset is the same as the mindset of the rabid dog. Nothing else exists for them except for their personal perception of themselves. Nothing else can; their POV is, by design, unaffectable by outside influence. Change can only occur from within and this means a change in the "prime directive." Change requires the abdication of their most basic point of reference, their self-view, the view that they are unique in a superior, inherent and authoritarian way. This is a view that reasonable people must either completely reject or ultimately submit to. Those are the only choices the fanatic will leave to "the others."

TigersEye - 7/27/05

Get some coordinates on this one.

10 posted on 07/29/2005 8:20:21 AM PDT by TigersEye (Regime change in the courts. Impeach activist judges!)
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To: TigersEye

Don't forget to mention that the Leftist Commies see the Islamokazis as their muscle.


11 posted on 07/29/2005 8:22:55 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: nuffsenuff

Sure.


12 posted on 07/29/2005 8:26:04 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: eakole
"The announcement read: "Acts of martyrdom are the great pinnacle of the [Iranian] people and the height of its courage. The commander [Iranian Leader] Khamenei has announced registration for the forces of martyrdom in all of Iran's provinces, in order to defend Islam and to fight the enemies of Islam. Our sacred organization, [the organization of martyrs belonging] to the Islamic Republic, is intended for those interested in carrying out shahada [martyrdom]. The volunteer, male or female, will join specialized courses. Brother and sister believers who want to defend Islam are invited to contact [us] at POB 664-1653, Tehran, and to send two photos, a copy of their birth certificate, and a request to join the martyrs' corps."

It doesn't say if a secret decoder ring will be sent by return mail so volunteer martyrees can decode their martyrdom instructions sent by the secret talkoscope....Sheesh what better indication of just how whacked out the Religion of Piece is.
13 posted on 07/29/2005 8:26:08 AM PDT by robowombat
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To: steveegg

And vice-versa. Fanatics aren't by definition necessarily stupid just extremely unbalanced. Self made gods. They still have enough rational brain-power to recognize a useful idiot when they see one.


14 posted on 07/29/2005 8:27:50 AM PDT by TigersEye (Regime change in the courts. Impeach activist judges!)
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To: eakole

Yes, a real suprise. The sick, twisted b@stards. There is only one solution.


15 posted on 07/29/2005 8:29:51 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: eakole

Sounds like an act of war to me.


16 posted on 07/29/2005 8:29:56 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (When a Jihadist dies, an angel gets its wings)
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To: TigersEye

They still have enough rational brain-power to recognize a useful idiot when they see one.
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Yes, well stated. You will never see Bin Laden, packed with C4, charging into a marketplace...oh no. It will be one of the USEFUL IDIOTS (Thank you Marx for that definition - it fits so well)...


17 posted on 07/29/2005 8:31:29 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: eakole

Let's hope Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad gets to be first :o)
Knock yourself out Mahmoud. We'll send along a nice honey-baked ham for your funeral.


18 posted on 07/29/2005 8:35:52 AM PDT by Liberty Valance ( Howdy!)
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A honey baked ham?

LOL!


19 posted on 07/29/2005 8:36:45 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
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To: eakole

This little prick needs a bullet right between his eyes.


20 posted on 07/29/2005 8:38:39 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Islam is war)
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