The seeds of democracy are planted in the battlefields and in the streets of places where the oppressed are overwhelmed by the intrusiveness, abuses and violation of an absolute power.
Indeed, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and in Iran it has not only corrupted the highest levels, but - thanks to the Twitter and Facebook revolution - the power of the masses has touched every corner of the world.
The coldblooded murder of 26-year-old Neda Soltan was not just heartbreaking and powerful, but it has solidified a movement that not even the M-16 rifle nor the tank can corral. Watching the young Iranian girl bleed on the streets and watching her life leave her body was truly heartbreaking.
The horrific scenes of carnage by the Iranian republican guard have touched the most primitive of human emotions, it has made us, in the West, connect with the struggling Iranians by more than just sympathy. Those magical chords of affection, support and love of your fellow brother have grown and strengthened themselves like never before. We are all Iranians now. Free Iran!
The state however is using its iron first to squash this movement. The time has come for Iran to ask itself whether or not they want to continue to live as an oppressed people or is further bloodshed something they can stomach. Breaking the bonds of oppression is not free, it is paid in blood.
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