Pictured above is a university student who was recently beaten into a coma by government officials in Iran. Added to the recent Youtube videos of other students being shot and beaten one can definitely understand the concern of these groups. Sitting comfortably in a nation that prides itself on individual liberties where one rarely has to stand up for what one believes in, it is almost incomprehensible that a call for a free and fair election could result in such brutality--or that one would want to continue to subject themselves to such brutality for something as intangible as an election.
With that (and the understanding that being in the time and place of the brutality offers a perspective and the ability to make the decision whether or not to continue the fight) the following is the humble opinion of one activist minded person:
The youth in Iran cannot give up. Those who have taken to the streets demanding their rights must continue to fight. Yes--this student and every other protester who has been brutalized in this traumatic stiuation have suffered. But to sit down now and allow the government to continue its ways will only serve to further the agenda of the oppressive regime. These Freedom Walkers have fought too hard, suffered through too much, and endured for too long for their efforts to have been in vain.
To stop now, to give up, to sit down, will only reinforce the tyranny of the current regime.
As for the international community:
Financial and military support may not be feasible or practical right now. It is understood that they may have to fight this fight on their own. But, would it be too much to ask that the free people of the world stand up and give support morally and verbally to these protesters? They're not asking for the overthrow of a peaceful, democratic, government--they are demanding that their voices be heard in a FREE and FAIR election! We must support them.
Those on the inside have said that they can handle this fight--as long as they know that there are people on the outside who support them.
We MUST give them this support!
Tyranny will last only as long as we cower in the corner, begging for mercy.
