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Being true to these words,
“The state would follow the citizens from birth to death, ensuring their health, education, well-being and leisure. It will guide them as to what to read and write and what “cultural products” to consume so as not to be contaminated by Western ideas.”
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pushes through the Qur'anic vision of a utopian society. From Pakistan's Daily Times:
The Islamic regime has slapped a ban on foreign films deemed to be ‘feminist’, ‘secular’ or pro-American, with hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also pushing his vision of a Quranic society.A ruling by the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council, a watchdog headed by Ahmadinejad, bans ‘the distribution and screening of foreign films which promote secular, feminist, liberal or nihilist ideas and degrade oriental culture.’
Also forbidden are movies that feature ‘violence, narcotics consumption and propaganda for the world oppression’, a term reserved for arch-enemy the United States, the Shargh newspaper said on Thursday.
The report said the directive has been widely circulated, especially within the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and state television and radio.
“The Iranian people have a mission to create, on this sacred Iranian ground, an ideal society founded on the Quran,” Ahmadinejad was also quoted as telling a local gathering titled ‘Servants of the Quran’.
He promised his government, less than three months into its four-year mandate, would ‘advance with strength to favour the spread of a Quranic culture’.
Posted by at October 20, 2005 7:26 PM
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Lolita will be the only film allowed.
Posted by: Lisa![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/nav-commenters.gif)
at October 20, 2005 7:45 PM
“The Iranian people have a mission to create, on this sacred Iranian ground, an ideal society founded on the Quran,”Which reminds me, I need to get back to work on my cream cheese tower to the moon. Posted by: Beagle
at October 20, 2005 8:09 PM
Iranians must be so miserable with their oppressive government. This type of thing is actually good. The more unreasonable the clerical government, the more the people will become cynical about religion. Someday the mullahs will fall, and when they do, Iranians will never look back.
Quijybo
Posted by: Quijybo at October 20, 2005 8:10 PM
That's good, Lisa. BTW, did you read my reply to your analysis of the commerce clause and federal jurisdiction that you directed to King Tolerance?
Well, it looks like Iran has just created a great black market opportunity in bootlegged DVDs. China will be the beneficiary, of course. They have no qualms about violating copyrights. Bill Clinton had the FBI falling all over itself on enforcement of these laws to appease his Hollywood friends (instead of going after terrorists). The effort was (intentionally?) ineffective, however, except that some importers were busted.
Now, Hollywood will have to put out pro-islamic films in order to have a chance at exports to Iran.
Posted by: texan at October 20, 2005 8:12 PM
Tex, yes I did, thank you for not only taking the time to read my somewhat lenghty post but to ponder it and respond coherently. I really had to laugh at KT in his response. First he puts the direct importation by the consumer into issue, then claims my response regarding the issue is irrelevant by morphing his original postulate to a different issue to maintain self-support for his own intolernant bias. Then the ad-hominem attack that I do not know anything about PA law and possibly can not know what I am talking about, without even knowing where I am from, what my familiarity with the commerce clause is, or even my involvement in litigation with the direct imporation law. BTW, a very good friend of mine lives in a border county of PA and is also very involved in this issue. He tells me that PA state police and revenuers monitor the parking lots of discount liquor stores of bordering states and bust PA residents returning with the "illegal" purchases. Strictly a tax issue you know, but it really must be a Mennonite conspiracy.
BTW, Tex, Saturday night I am serving Chicago deep dish pizza to be washed down with an Old Style. Come on over.
Posted by: Lisa at October 20, 2005 8:40 PM
Besides a new black market to deal with, how can Iran fight the internet phenomenon known as BitTorrent?
Anyways.......
A very bizarre story involving airport security personnel with gambling debts and a large amount of undeclared cash going to Pakistan has appeared.
Posted by: Itachi at October 20, 2005 10:40 PM
http://www.wnbc.com/news/5136606/detail.html
Posted by: Itachi at October 20, 2005 10:42 PM
This looks even worse than Red China during the Cultural Revolution. In China the demented leaders were at least human. Here the demented leaders are human but also have "Allah's blessing."
Iran is a grotesque religious-totalitarian State. Are we going to sit on our asses and let THESE lunatics go nuclear? I wonder what provocation will occur that will finally force us to do something.
Posted by: Redhand at October 20, 2005 10:59 PM
These Iranians are a very strange lot. On the one hand they claim, when they can, that they are proud of their Aryan ancestors. On the other hand, they can't resist kissing Islamic Arab butt.
What is this crap with "The Iranian people have a mission to create, on this sacred Iranian ground, an ideal society founded on the Quran"....Sorry buddy, the Sacred ground of Iran was desecrated when the Arabs overtook the land and destroyed the culture, religion and civilization of the Iranian people. Now you're part of the Borg (ie Star Trek, always thought of the Borg as being Islam). You'll never make your ancestors proud because you have joined and become suservient to the very people who enslaved them. Why do they not have any common sense?
Posted by: Gorkhali at October 20, 2005 11:46 PM
Poor Iranians; yet another nightmare to live through.
Ahmadinejad ( just call me mad ?) may find himself way out of touch with the people, i hope, which could produce more terror, some distaste for islam, and the desire for secular rule.
at October 21, 2005 1:47 AM
From Article:“The Iranian people have a mission to create, on this sacred Iranian ground, an ideal society founded on the Quran,”
And what happens to Iranian people who dont want to go along with this?
And This:The state would follow the citizens from birth to death, ensuring their health, education, well-being and leisure. It will guide them as to what to read and write and what “cultural products” to consume so as not to be contaminated by Western ideas.”
Total control from cradel to grave. It's a little harder to get humans to accept the ants nest mentality. This is because most humans have free will and will move away from external controls whenever possible. Thats why prisoners escape from prison. The result of 'submission' is to give up that free will and become more like the ant who has none. No one can join the nest, ummah, unless they surrender free will.
All ants serve the queen. All 'submitters' serve Allah. Islam will 'give you' very little, but it will take away what it is that makes you what you are, your free will. This is the art and practice of 'theronistics', the creation and maintenance of monsters. Billions of people, with no free will, that can be directed to act monstrously. I would hope that most of the Iranian people are not willing to accept these restrictions and eventually send these mullahs packing...
at October 21, 2005 2:22 AM
“The state would follow the citizens from birth to death, ensuring their health, education, well-being and leisure."
This is not an original idea....Nazi Germany had this plan too....and like so many plans before it, this one also failed.
at October 21, 2005 3:16 AM
"so as not to be contaminated by Western ideas” - the notion of a nanny state is of course a Western idea. Morons.
Posted by: Little Wolf at October 21, 2005 6:23 AM
You will be Assimilated.
Posted by: JanuaryMan at October 21, 2005 7:37 AM
Resistance is futile
When the Religious Hatred Laws come into force here in the UK, I will take Gorkhali & Januarymans lead & refer to Muslims as the Borg to avoid the 10 year stretch.
Is anyone following the Iranians demands for greater internet control as well?
Does anyone know which Western companies are assisting them with the filtering software?
(I presume, of course, that they have no such expertise themselves, but could be wrong)
Posted by: albion at October 21, 2005 10:18 AM
Little Wolf:
Whatever you think of western "nannie states", the intention is to be benign if not benevolent, rather than Orwellian.
Posted by: waterdragon52 at October 21, 2005 12:48 PM
waterdragon52:
How do you know Iran’s intention isn’t benevolent, even benign?
at October 21, 2005 2:15 PM
I dont think Iran has had a benign or benevolent thought in its collective Islamic head since the mullahs took over. Self serving benevolence maybe, but not benevolence without a qualifier.
We know that Islamic benevolence does not extend to infidels unless the extender is going to get something out of it. Dhimmitude is a form of Islamic benevolence. No thanks...
at October 21, 2005 4:56 PM
Lisa, thanks for the invitation. I'll be there in spirit.
at October 22, 2005 1:36 AM
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