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Andrew Sullivan sees no difference between the street demonstrations in Tehran and those in Honduras:
Andrew Sullivan sees no difference between the street demonstrations in Tehran and those in Honduras:
I'm struck by the similarities in the streets of Honduras to images we've seen this month from the streets of Iran. It's hard to fathom how some folks have opposite reactions - sympathetic to one people, hostile to another, based on rigid ideologies - but what I see is the same human phenomenon in both places: people in rebellion, yearning to breathe free against authoritarian and illegitimate regimes.
Actually it's Honduran President Manuel Zelaya who was the authoritarian hell-bent on keeping his power through illegal, illegitimate, and unconstitutional means. And instead of facing prosecution he chose to take the deal and leave town.
This is crazy. What if the democratically elected president who was shredding his country's constitution in order to serve another term was named Bush? What would Sullivan be saying about those taking to the streets to support him?
This?
This is crazy. What if the democratically elected president who was shredding his country's constitution in order to serve another term was named Bush? What would Sullivan be saying about those taking to the streets to support him?
This?
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