tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post2987934169929952965..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Why Are Iranians Using English On Protest Signs?William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75351576405921539472009-06-17T16:54:16.484-04:002009-06-17T16:54:16.484-04:00No they aren't just reaching out to us, Aaron,...No they aren't just reaching out to us, Aaron, as most european and asian school systems require a mandatory second language. English is one of the most popular choices, along with Chinese, Spanish and German if I remember correctly from an article or news report I recently read. English is, also, the international language for air traffic control & pilots so that further increases the number of english speakers as well.<br /><br />I know from my own experience militarily, most of our allies forces speak at least a smattering of english unlike our own troops. Many of whom I am ashamed to say still fit "The Ugly American" perfectly. I can even recall one of my fellow soldiers at one point cursing Iraqis and wondering why the h*ll they didn't speak english.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413720217316525855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-51147090062320286662009-06-17T14:30:44.022-04:002009-06-17T14:30:44.022-04:00tas
Cool. interesting. so they are only reachin...tas<br /><br />Cool. interesting. so they are only reaching out to us, apparently.A.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10876021589516844048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90036244015697645972009-06-17T14:08:01.449-04:002009-06-17T14:08:01.449-04:00Unfortunately, if recent history teaches us anythi...Unfortunately, if recent history teaches us anything (e.g. Hungry, Poland, Chile, China of course, Serbia vs. Bosnia et al, Burma, Zimbabwe, Peru, Tibet, Kurdistan and on and on...) the tanks are probably only a few hours away from Tehran.<br /><br />Then it will be over and we will move on.<br /><br />Too bad. When the tanks roll in, the people won't be able to return fire. They don't have a Second Amendment. They'll have to surrender or die.PoliticalPlot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499251502667320895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-67505200647108124532009-06-17T13:27:57.827-04:002009-06-17T13:27:57.827-04:00Stage 1: Messy, shifting support by democratic fac...Stage 1: Messy, shifting support by democratic factions with distributed power.<br />Stage 2: Concentrate all power in the government.<br />Stage 3: Evolve to an enlightened government.<br />Stage 4: Do the right things for a better world.<br /><br />Obama may not want Iran to go from 2 to 1 on the evolutionary scale. (smile)<br /><br />Andrew_M_Garland<br /><a href="http://EasyOpinions.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>EasyOpinions</b></a>Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-44211817681619491552009-06-17T11:38:07.133-04:002009-06-17T11:38:07.133-04:00Did a bit more digging on that sign, found a Farsi...Did a bit more digging on that sign, found a <a href="http://www.farsidic.com/" rel="nofollow">Farsi/English dictionary online</a>.. It's in Farsi. Right to left, the first word is "vote," second is "my," and third is "where". Interesting sentence structure, placing the subject first rather than a verb or preposition, which is what Arabic would have done.tashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296761263276891805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-52799284470165968282009-06-17T11:32:13.661-04:002009-06-17T11:32:13.661-04:00Barry understands completely. Which is why he is s...Barry understands completely. Which is why he is saying nothing. (ACORN)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995981511802074871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-52196803956206838172009-06-17T11:31:05.271-04:002009-06-17T11:31:05.271-04:00Why are so many of them carrying signs and banners...<i>Why are so many of them carrying signs and banners in English?</i><br /><br />Simple answer: Because many of them speak English. :) It's also to gain world wide attention, but even advertisements throughout the Islamic world include English. You can go into the slums of Palestinian refugee camps and see billboards with English and Arabic. Unlike the western world where common knowledge of alphabets doesn't stretch beyond our Latin one, it's common for Muslims to know both the Arabic and Latin alphabets. <br /><br />As for the difference between Farsi and Arabic, it's difficult to tell unless you've studied both languages. They both use the Arabic alphabet and are read from right to left. I can read a little Arabic, but even in the picture posted here, I can't tell.. I'm guessing Farsi because the Arabic word for where, <i>aina</i>, isn't present. But the first word there could be translated into the Arabic word for "I want" ... My first guess is Farsi, but it's just a guess.tashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296761263276891805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-13034908043739850682009-06-17T10:27:17.574-04:002009-06-17T10:27:17.574-04:00I've been saying that for days, so amen brothe...I've been saying that for days, so amen brother.<br /><br />And here's a bonus question, and i don't know the answer to this one: when they aren't in english, are they in farsi or arabic?<br /><br />if they are arabic, that suggests they are trying to reach out to everyone in the muslim world, too, since it is my understanding that many muslims learn arabic to be able to read the koran in its original language.<br /><br />But bluntly, i would barely know arabic from chinese, let alone arabic from farsi.A.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10876021589516844048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-8787655407419052272009-06-17T09:39:25.776-04:002009-06-17T09:39:25.776-04:00Obama's statement that Iranians don't want...Obama's statement that Iranians don't want the U.S. "meddling" in their election was another one of his strawmen. Of course, these people want world support. Of course, they don't want the journalists to go, to leave them to their (bloody) fates.<br /><br />Obama does not understand or care about "Where is my vote?" His proper points of comparison are Ahmadinejad and Chavez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com