2008 Woodie Awards
M-100 All Stars
The Iran war is my Facebook buddy
Taylor Jones
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Opinion
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There are many signs every day that point us closer and closer to the Apocalypse: Scientology sweeping across the elites of society, O.J. Simpson NOT getting away with a crime, the Chicago Bears benching Rex Grossman. These are the little occurrences in life reminding us each and every day how close the "End Times" are upon us. Of course, some of the signs of the Apocalypse are not so mainstream and are more than likely something very personal.
My personal sign of the Apocalypse was when I finally decided Facebook was not really all that bad. I signed up for the account and began wasting precious hours adding friends, sending pokes and superpokes! and creating groups to honor great Americans such as Bob Saget and Zack Morris. That time was precious and well-spent.
During my idle hours of Facebook stalking, I came across an item that instilled some faith for humanity on Facebook. It is the "No War in Iran" Facebook group. Finally, a real, politically motivated group on Facebook that does not simply "give props to Obama for being down," or praise Hillary for "sticking it to the man." This is something deep, and upon further exploration, extremely informative.
The mission statement for this group states, "We believe in an Iran run by the Iranian people and not by a foreign imperialist power." The operators of this group do an excellent job of not only informing members of the group about updates and news regarding U.S. and European relations with Iran, but also creating a well-educated forum and discussion on the current events surrounding Iran.
I wondered, while reading the discussion board for this group, if the President of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, had ventured to check out this Facebook gem before spouting off on stage, referring to the leader of Iran as a "petty and cruel dictator" who was "either brazenly provocative or astonishingly uneducated." Maybe he would have left with a larger sense of understanding for the social and political strife that rattles Iraq's neighbor daily. Perhaps he should walk a mile in any Iranian's banana shoes. Perhaps a quick look at the situation in Iran may shed some light on a potentially shady war.
My personal sign of the Apocalypse was when I finally decided Facebook was not really all that bad. I signed up for the account and began wasting precious hours adding friends, sending pokes and superpokes! and creating groups to honor great Americans such as Bob Saget and Zack Morris. That time was precious and well-spent.
During my idle hours of Facebook stalking, I came across an item that instilled some faith for humanity on Facebook. It is the "No War in Iran" Facebook group. Finally, a real, politically motivated group on Facebook that does not simply "give props to Obama for being down," or praise Hillary for "sticking it to the man." This is something deep, and upon further exploration, extremely informative.
The mission statement for this group states, "We believe in an Iran run by the Iranian people and not by a foreign imperialist power." The operators of this group do an excellent job of not only informing members of the group about updates and news regarding U.S. and European relations with Iran, but also creating a well-educated forum and discussion on the current events surrounding Iran.
I wondered, while reading the discussion board for this group, if the President of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, had ventured to check out this Facebook gem before spouting off on stage, referring to the leader of Iran as a "petty and cruel dictator" who was "either brazenly provocative or astonishingly uneducated." Maybe he would have left with a larger sense of understanding for the social and political strife that rattles Iraq's neighbor daily. Perhaps he should walk a mile in any Iranian's banana shoes. Perhaps a quick look at the situation in Iran may shed some light on a potentially shady war.
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