Inaugurations - Obama vs. Ahmadinejad

So it has come to pass that the alleged falsely appointed president of Iran, Ahmaninejad was officially sworn in . 

Many have written on the matter, the protests went on as planned even though heavy military presence was everywhere, and more people were beaten and arrested. I have found Alireza’s writing bellow refreshing.
Alireza write from inside Iran. His writing, humorous and often directly to the point, is the embodiment of the term bitter comedy.

He is fond of writing lists. Bellow is a list of 15 comparisons between Obama’s rise and Inauguration and that of Ahmadinejad's on Aug 5th, 2009.

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I had said all this one more time when Obama was sworn in. But today it felt appropriate that I should rewrite part of these passages.

Inaguration of a president in 400-year-old America and that of a president, from 4000-year-old Iran:

1. The world watched Obama’s inauguration with mouths hanging open. How is it possible for a country to reach that level of democracy where a slave born can be the president. In Ahmadinejad’s Inauguration, the jaws dropped to the floor! How is it possible for one of the first counties of the world to get to a place where their president is a slave.

2. in Obama’s inauguration, thousands of police were in charge of taking care of a people who were watching the results of their hard work. Here, thousands of policemen are charged with watching over a people who see anything BUT the fruits of their labor.

3. In American elections, role of the media in conveying the truth was seen and felt very well. Here we have no real media but YouTube ‘s role in showing the truth is clearly noticeable.

4. In American elections, a woman using her strengths can reach for presidency almost to the very last step. Here Fatemeh Rajabi, (*) a few steps removed form presidency is still dealing with issues such as polygamy and the number of wives allowed, so god forbid that women may have the chance to actually work.

5.  In American elections, all the officials confessed that this much democracy can never be found anywhere else but in America. In here to, yesterday they took half our officials away so they could confess the same thing. The rest once they have had enough beating will also offer the same confessions.

6. A little bit after [Obama’s] election, the leader of the Catholics sent his congratulations.  Here, the person who calls himself the leader of all Moslems did the same thing, except that he did it a little bit before the actual election.

7. When Obama was elected, the role of the people in determining the path of their country and their own future became clear. Here Russia’s role in laying down the path for our people has become quite evident.

8. Obama rose to power by leaning and relying on philosophies of historical American figures. Here this one gets to power by stepping over the thoughts of all the historical intellectuals of our country.

9. When an American general speaks about American election he feels pride for being a soldier for that country. Here when Firouzabadi speaks about the elections, even the 12th Emam  feels nauseous that his country has a soldier like him.

10. Obama’s spouse representing a woman, who has slave’s blood in her genes, became the first lady once Obama was elected.  Here the blood of an Iranian girl needs to be spilled onto the street so when Ahmadinejad is elected, black girls in African countries can have bride money. That girl (Neda Aghasoltan ) is the first lady of Iran.

11.  During Obama’s election the relaying of information was so transparent that no one was surprised to learn about details of his life. Here everyone was in shock when someone (Moussavi vs. Ahmadinejad debates) finally was brave enough to allude in a very general way to Ahmadinejad as a liar.

12. After Obama was elected people used every chance to celebrate along side their loved ones. Here people try to seize every opportunity to conduct memorial services for their killed loved ones.

13. For the occasion, all the people of the world celebrated along side the Americans to show them their support.  After Ahmadinejad, all over the world people supported Iranians by wearing green bracelets and marching.

14. After Obama was elected, he closed up the Guantanamo Bay prison facilities as soon as someone had a nose bleed, to show how much he respect public opinion.  Here after the murder of Mohsen Roholamini, they closed up Kahrizak prison , and then afterwards they order the public opinion to: hurry up and respect us.

15. After the election in Iran, the supreme leader ripped his throat out by screaming that people have voted for the establishment. In America, Obama yelled up and down to tell people, hey I am one of the establishment, you have voted for me too!

* One of the most notable is Fatemeh Rajabi, the journalist wife of Gholam Hossein Elham, a government spokesman and one of Ahmadinejad’s most trusted confidants. Rajabi sometimes appears in the press more often than her husband. Furthermore, she has openly attacked Rafsanjani’s allies for being corrupt and Ayatollah Khatami for being too liberal and friendly toward the West. She even called for the defrocking of  Khatami. Although many male members of Iran’s political elite have done the same, Rajabi is the first female critic in Iran’s post-revolution history to go so far in her criticism of senior politicians. This has earned her several nicknames. One is “Fatti Arreh,” meaning “Fatemeh the hacksaw.” The other is “Shamsi Pahlevoon,” a nickname given to physically rough women in Iran. (source )

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