U.S. Considering Online Push For Democratic Change In Iran
from the blogs? dept
So, it turns out that the US government is exploring ways to create some sort of Farsi-language website to promote democracy in Iran. This sounds like typical top-down propaganda that most people won't find all that useful. Now, I'm not one of those in the "blogs are the answer to everything" camp, but it seems, in this case, this is the perfect project for bloggers. Already, there are stories about the rapid increase in Iranian, Farsi-language blogs, so why doesn't the US just encourage more Iranian bloggers to speak out online? The blogs would have a human voice, rather than a propaganda/government voice, and would be more likely to generate real discussion. Of course, not everything said would make the US government happy, but at least it would be real. Update: In related news, here's an article saying that the rise of things like blogs in Iran is likely leading to a crackdown on the internet from Iranian authorities.
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