3. TIL On the evening of September 11, 2001, ten thousand Iranian people gathered i...

TIL On the evening of September 11, 2001, ten thousand Iranian people gathered in Madar Square, Tehran, in a candlelight vigil to express sympathy and support for the American People.

I'm an ex muslim. I do absolutely agree with you that Islam doesn't bring peace but it only bring hatred and war. As a matter of fact, I would expand that opinion to say EVERY religion causes war and separation between mankind and we are all better off without religions. That said, speaking from experience, Iranians are the least religious Muslims on this planet. They are much like Americans, majority pretends mosques are to be respected, but no one ever goes there. I have not met a single person, or have heard of a single person who has read Quran even once, even partially! Why do you think the government has to push so much on people to make them not oppose its ideology? and there are still thousands who get convicted for not following government's way of living every month. Now you are gonna call bullshit on my words because how else is it possible to have such liberal people yet extremist government. Well, two words. Money and Fear. Government has unlimited funds to source it's propaganda machine, and arm it's close allies. And people fear for their lives with Taliban, Al-Quida and now fucking ISIS being in their neighboring countries so they would rather have a put together military defending their borders than a chaos, so they abide the law.

Do yourself a favour, and read about a country before you say worthless, false words about that country. Iranian people have dignity, they are not heartless cunts like others to celebrate the death of thousands of innocents no matter who they were. AND all that said! if you read what the United States has done to my country, with its support of Saddam Hossein during the war where they KNEW saddam was using chemical weapons on Iranians, with its coupe, with its navy shooting innocents down their flight and with its betrayals then one may even be able to justify the fuck out of Iranians dancing for the death of Americans. BUT YOU WHAT? They didn't fucking do it! Instead they mourned for them, I even remember the state TV mourning for them. And that is why it pisses me off hearing people like you speak nonsense stupid shit out of your ass.

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