Iranian Leader Bans Usage of Foreign Words

Remember when the U.S. Govt. made it illegal to use Native American words? Or how about when they made it illegal to actually say the Names of the Native American tribes. (I can't think of the specific tribe right, sorry). Even better, what about that one time the U.S. Govt. made it illegal and punishable by death to teach an Native American to read and or write. This was done because at the time no one understood nor did they give a big fuck about the Native Americans. Now, we have mostly learned our lesson (even though you wouldn't fucking know it by the shit they teach in school)

Shit like this is stupid, ignorant, and just plain fucked up. What are you doing when you do this? You aren't gaining fucking ground. Seriously. Any nation that does this is damn dumb

reborncareerist wrote:

All beef weiners?

I hear the Iranian ladies love the large black weiners

Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:

It would be like the North banning the word Yankee and then throwing anyone who said it into jail and the South banning redneck and throwing anyone who said it into jail. The point is not eating pizza. the point is saying you want a "goddamn pizza".

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AGAIN... SERIOUSLY... WHO the fuck cares?
Here's your first clue:
THEY ARE FUCKING IRAN!!! THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO ACT LIKE ASSHOLES. They have been acting like assholes since the fucking Shi'ites took over the fucking place. How can anyone be surprized that they do fucked up shit... 27 years later?
I'm not ever going to fucking Iran to order a goddamn pizza because I KNOW they are fucked up. And who am I to change their fucked-uppedness? If they want to change their fucking government and call a pizza a pizza... that's their fucking call.

PaperPlates wrote:

Who said we were surprised? We just thought many here thought of Iran and countries like it as "harmless". We want to educate people to exactly what kind of culture and society it is we are dealing with here. Just spreading information. If you don't care, dont post here. Re-up your meds Cosmo.

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So... if you are 'educated' about Iran and how fucked up they are... how fucked they've been and how fucked up they'll always be... then, you must agree with me that this Iraq War essentially hands over Iraq to Iran, right? I mean, you must know that the 60+ percentage of Iraq's population is Shi'ia... the same Shi'ia that make up Iran... and their bretheren in Hezbolah and Islamic Jihad, etc... The same Shi'ites that brought us the likes of Ayatollah Khomeni and Muqtada al Sadr... makes up the majority of Iraq' population.
You would know that Saddam Hussein restricted Shi'ite migration and immigration of Shi'ites from Iran into Iraq... where the holiest site in all of Shi'iadom... the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq resides. Shi'ites must make a pilgrimage to the Mosque at least once in their lives. This immigration policy has been dropped and the Shi'ia population will more than likely increase to 80% of Iraq's total population as more and more Iranian Shi'ites immigrate to Iraq.
So, Iraq... with an already overwhelming Shi'ia majority, will most likely end up with a Shi'ia dominated government in Democratic elections. This falls in favor of Iran, who has wanted this for decades. A Shi'ite controlled Iraq is Ayatollah Khomeni and Iran's wet dream... and it was handed to them by the Great Satan himself... The United States.
If you are educated about this, you would have seen the possible and probable outcome of taking out Hussein and instituting a Democratic system... in a country where people ask their religious people who to vote for... would ultimately result in a greater Iranian problem than the current one... Making this War in Iraq a bad decision in the manner in which it was executed, right? I mean, you are so educated on the complexities related to the Middle East and their cultures... how can you not agree that Bush is a fucking dumb shit for cowboying it up in Iraq and fufilling the Ayatollah Khomeni's... the 'George Washington of Fundamentalist Islam'... prophecy?
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So, it's settled... the educated PaperPlates is against the War in Iraq and thinks President Bush is a dumb shit because he failed to look deeper into his decision to go to War.
All of you Conservatives out there may now label him as a 'Liberal'.

thankyougrandma wrote:

Where is it written that these words are OUTLAWED?

so? where?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/

House cafeterias change names for 'french' fries and 'french' toast
Move reflects anger over France's stance on Iraq

By Sean Loughlin
CNN Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (CNN) --The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed the name of "french fries" to "freedom fries," in a culinary rebuke of France stemming from anger over the country's refusal to support the U.S. position on Iraq.

Ditto for "french toast," which will be known as "freedom toast."

The name changes were spearheaded by two Republican lawmakers who held a news conference Tuesday to make the name changes official on the menus.

Across the country, some private restaurants have done the same.

"This action today is a small, but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France," said Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, the chairman of the Committee on House Administration.

Ney, whose committee has authority over the House cafeterias, directed the change, after colleague Walter Jones, R-North Carolina, circulated a letter suggesting such a move. Jones said he was following the example of a local restaurant owner in his North Carolina district.

"I represent a district with multiple military bases that have deployed thousands of troops," Jones said in a statement. "As I've watched these men and women wave good-bye to their loved ones, I am reminded of the deep love they have for the freedom of this nation and their desire to fight for the freedom of those who are oppressed overseas. Watching France's self -serving politics of passive aggression in this effort has discouraged me more than I can say."

The name change was criticized by one young man in a House cafeteria.

"That's completely ludicrous to me," he said.

France has pressed the United Nations to give weapons inspectors more time in Iraq, saying the U.S. and British-led move to war is premature.

Its stance has angered some U.S. lawmakers.

Rep. Jim Saxton, R-New Jersey, has introduced legislation in the House that would block any French company from receiving U.S. government aid or financing in any reconstruction of Iraq. Another measure discourages American tourists, businesses and the government from participating in the 2003 Paris Air show.

But House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said he didn't think Congress needed to take any formal steps to signal its disapproval of France.

"I don't think we have to retaliate against France," he said. "They have isolated themselves. They have resigned from any responsibility for the war on terror."

Asked why he was focusing on France when other nations, including Germany and Russia, oppose the U.S. position on Iraq, Jones said it was because France had taken the lead in challenging the United States.

Officials with the French Embassy in Washington could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.

PaperPlates wrote:

EDIT...
But we can and will finish the job. Im far from liberal, because given the opportunity to elect a president who can go about the job of war correctly, Ill vote for him in these times, every time.

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Oh yeah... I forgot...
What exactly is "The Job"? Can you please define what "The Job" is? and how will we know "The Job" is completed?
Because I don't know what it is or how to tell when it's done... poor, poor pitiful me.

I've actually been to Iran. They do this every 10 years or so. Nobody in Iran pays attention to this kind of crap, so I don't think anyone here should be too hung up on it. I went there in December, and just before I left I read something about banning of western music. I took my ipod anyway, and was rocking out the whole time I was there. This kind of story is meaningless in Iran, probably doesn't even get a newspaper headline there. How can you change how people speak.

zcyrus wrote:

I've actually been to Iran. They do this every 10 years or so. Nobody in Iran pays attention to this kind of crap, so I don't think anyone here should be too hung up on it. I went there in December, and just before I left I read something about banning of western music. I took my ipod anyway, and was rocking out the whole time I was there. This kind of story is meaningless in Iran, probably doesn't even get a newspaper headline there. How can you change how people speak.

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Still, dude... I ain't going to Iran to order a pizza... EVER. Neither are 99.9999% of the people here. This story is nothing new, therefore, not 'News'. If anything, it is propaganda to make it easier for us to hate Iran (as if there weren't enough reasons). It'll make killing them in the future seem more like the right thing to do.