Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to hear from YOU!
Not enough Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in your life? The Iranian president has been blogging on and off for about two years—and now he’s looking for feedback. In his latest post, Ahmadinejad asks for more readers write to him about Iran’s relationship with the rest of the world: As you know, the purpose of running this blog ...
Not enough Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in your life? The Iranian president has been blogging on and off for about two years—and now he's looking for feedback. In his latest post, Ahmadinejad asks for more readers write to him about Iran's relationship with the rest of the world:
Not enough Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in your life? The Iranian president has been blogging on and off for about two years—and now he’s looking for feedback. In his latest post, Ahmadinejad asks for more readers write to him about Iran’s relationship with the rest of the world:
As you know, the purpose of running this blog is to have a direct and mutual contact and communication with the viewers and even though I have received many messages from the viewers to update the blog and write new notes, I preferred to write less and spend more time on reading the viewers’ messages – and not let this communication tool become just a one-way medium.
And apparently, people are responding. Here are some of the more colorful comments, both in agreement with and opposition to Mahmoud. All errors of grammar and spelling original:
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I in fact think you are a great leader and I am actually contemplating moving to Iran because of the ignorance of people and the harsh things they say about all middle eastern countries… – Adara in Canada Mr. President Allow me to express my admiration for your policy. You are a great example of how one should stand up to the bullies of the world. Keep up the good fight. You are a spoksmen to all the free people, not just Muslims. – Filip in Macedonia After watching video of your experience at Columbia University I felt tryly ashamed to be an American. The ignorance and intolerance exhibited by Mr. Bollinger in his introduction speech was totally unacceptable and certainly not a befitting welcome for a world leader and scholar such as yourself. – Allison in the United States |
Hey! Do all you non-Iranians realize that if you were in Iran, you wouldnt have any rights?! You couldnt serve in the military or police force…youd be discriminated against!!!! Why the hell do you support someone like this?! – Xochitl in the United States You are a terrible, despicable human being. You WILL be attacked by the US or Israel and will be destroyed! – “Your gone” in the United Kingdom How does it feel to be the most hated person on the planet? – Martha in the United States |
If you read other languages, you can also check out the comments made on the non-English versions of the site. Translations of “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Personal Memos” and their respective comments are also available in Arabic, Farsi, and French.
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