24th
Why We Fight
I’ve decided to respond to the numerous emails and tweets about what the purpose of this blog is and why I’m running it. I’m trying to keep myself out of the spotlight and focus on the story here, so this is all I will say.
I am not an dissident. I am not a mujahideen. I am not a journalist. I am not a hipster-revolutionary. I am not one of Mousavi’s long-time supporters. I wrote a report about the deposed Shah of Iran in seventh grade. I went to a hookah bar once with a guy named Faison. I am not prepared for the role that I have fallen into accidentally.
But I am not alone. You are with me, and together, we can support and effect change in Iran.
Yesterday, there were 14 sites with pictures identifying protesters.
Today, at posting time, as of five minutes before I started typing these words.. there are none (that are drawing any significant numbers of traffic.)
Three days ago, this blog didn’t exist.
Today, it is one of the top blogs on this service.
Saturday, a girl named Neda was shot in the chest, to die a lonely death in the streets of Tehran.
Today, she is a symbol of the revolution.
The road ahead is dark and filled with unknown obstacles. But we will overcome them. Resistance to the Shah of Iran started in 1946. He was deposed nearly 30 years later. All they had was a lone BBC radio station to carry the message of the revolution.
The people of Iran have us. (And yeah, the BBC is still around too)
Don’t give up… Hope is still alive in Iran.
feel free to reblog and tweet, and keep the information flowing— @kappuru
The revolution will be televised… after we’ve posted it on Youtube.
I am a bit proud of the internet…
