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Originally Posted by biznatch
I watched this earlier today, after hearing about it. Footage of the horrors currently happening in Iran is rare, and this just absolutely shocked me. Not because of blood, but because I was witnessing a person's painful, unfair death...And the suffering of everyone around her.
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This is precisely why I feel this is so important.
This video hit me so hard because it illustrates how dire the plight of the Iranian reformists is in a way that no article, blog posting or interview can. This is real and immediate. It's undeniable, and it refuses to be marginalized or dismissed. Therein lies it's power.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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