How the international community failed Iranians

Last many weeks the world is witnessing amazing acts of bravery from protesting people of Iran, particularly youngsters, against religion and its oppressive value system -in this case monster mullahs -the Ayatollahs, who have been constant threat to humanity (including hounding writers and artists -not to forget brazen attack on Rushdie after decades of threat to his life). Yesterday’s action against protesting women in Qatar is an extension of value system that stamps down protests. FIFA (capitalizing on popularity of football to amass money hence controlled by Machiavellian greedy psychopaths) has disgraced itself by choosing Qatar as a venue. The way they sided with Qatar to undermine evolved value systems like LGBTQ rights, women’s presence, labor rights (by extension racism, feudal slave mindset) …it’s quite clear that money doesn’t bring enlightened understanding nor compassion towards fellow humans, evidently it only works to fuel crass consumerism and clever showcasing as god’s blessing. As a football enthusiast I demand an apology. 

Ossifying humans into systems and fantastical notions that existed many centuries ago is a constant and persistent threat. That these are incapable, and incapacitated by devious people, to factor in contemporary reality and understanding makes it sinister. Garb of faith is a fig leaf that is unable to cover the monstrous forces that it unleashes to create untold miseries, particularly to common people. Religion based nations, society or organizations and even individuals are trapped in schizophrenic relation with reality. The more they try to consolidate more they loose touch with self. A simple test for Qatar would be whether it will allow Women’s Football world cup (this is a minor matter compared to basic right for some humans to live the way they want to and love the way they want to). That should be a test for each and every men’s team participating in such international events. If they don’t allow the same due to gender then it is discrimination, a gross violation, and such societies/nations have no right to host or be represented at international forum. It’s undermining all the egalitarian values that defines humanity and a threat to progress. Any idea, culture, tradition or value system that discriminates on the basis of race, gender or one’s presence is a grave threat to humanity. What is applicable to me should be applied to all and vice versa.  

West, particularly Britain -that has provided space for worst of religions to thrive and export misery across the world, have expectedly failed to understand existential urges and passion for life. Posing saviors and miming elevated values while ensconced in medieval monarchy theatrics and feudal ways in the luxury of colonial excesses and comforts does blunt sense and doesn’t prepare one to chaos of uncertainties that millions face. Debating club winning points is no substitute for involvement or concern. It makes one good speaker while attracting attention seeking overconfident psychopathic stone age pleasants. Attempts by British posers to take on France on face veil, in effect, deviously patting themselves for depraved ways must be ticked off. Ofcourse everyone has right to wear what they want. The problem starts when what one chooses represents devious system that nurtures patriarchy and feudal ways in the garb of faith (ofcourse this could be said of market driven ways too), understanding the context and enjoying freedom to choose is liberty of each individual. So, when medieval or any attire is preferred over all the options that life provides, one hopes they understand the context and enlighten themselves away from these anachronistic fantasies and use freedom and opportunities available to learn and enlighten oneself to be a better human. Ofcourse that means when society feels appropriate that such attire needn’t be allowed as it violates uniform or rules of organization then to assert choice is not freedom but being an instrument of system that makes you wear it. Choice is for humans not herds. Also, full veil cannot be allowed in any civilized society. It is negating the presence, acutely that too of woman, as also working against basic decency that is expected from anyone in a progressive society. Such attires are blot on humanity and has detrimental effect on society. Britain’s gangrene cannot be celebrated. Indeed, freedom for religions nor their expression is anything to be celebrated but tolerated -while fervently hoping that education will help to enlighten and move out of these oppressive anachronistic systems to find oneself as inquisitive lively humans alive to unfolding realities and miracles, since these necessarily undermine humanity and pose a threat to its progress.  

Understanding the context of protest in Iran why are women in West, who enjoy all the freedom, not coming out in full strength against the horrible atrocities being committed in Iran? (It’s only in Kerala I have seen muslim women protest by burning hijab in support of Iranian women). Why has West failed Iran has more to do with how Islam has been institutionalized under the garb of democracy as powerful devious forces haggle to benefit while simultaneously showcasing as protectors of freedom of beleaguered other. Posing cost nothing and if you pose well it has only benefits, some have made successful career out of these. The reason why fattened fluffs in West who feed caste cannibals, monster mullahs and all the regressive forces they could find to patronize and then classify themselves as benevolent overseers cannot fathom the passion of Iranians or anyone anywhere in the world who understand values of liberty and knows what it means to be free. To be a free human being is the biggest deal. For fattened fluffs it’s a debating point while for most people across the world it is life or death choice. And when you face daily deaths, misery, atrocities, poverty, isolation and uncertainties you very well know what it is to be free, what does freedom mean, precisely the way idealist people proposed and ask us to safeguard. Monarchist Britain and narrative zeal of its raconteurs doesn’t really measure up.