tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post3212940324400772988..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Iran's DubyaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-40219344451769888102009-06-16T05:40:39.817-04:002009-06-16T05:40:39.817-04:00There is a saying that when literacy reaches 50% t...There is a saying that when literacy reaches 50% there is a Revolution of some kind. And that this is valid for all cultures. <br /><br />In Europe this has been the legacy of the Reformation. <br /><br />Sweden experienced the advent of Absolutism in 1680, which changed the ancient society for better (some) and for worse (more). <br /><br />It changed Sweden forever.Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-60574885341501417532009-06-16T05:37:17.881-04:002009-06-16T05:37:17.881-04:00In the early 1980-ies when I was working in a hote...In the early 1980-ies when I was working in a hotel which more and more became niched towards refugees, I met quite a few Iranians, Azeri, Kurds and so on. <br /><br />They stroke me as very Western. <br /><br />Much more than for instance the Iriaquis who, you can imagine, slid along the walls in a furtive fashion, looking frightenedly behind their backs (lots of refugee espionage from the regime going on).<br /><br />And they all had horrid stories to tell...Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.com