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In reply to the discussion: Flame me if you want but Ahmadinejad has spoken truth to power. Keeping out heads in the [View all]Spazito
(50,780 posts)61. He is a homophobic, antisemitic crazy man who has NO power....
and, no, his speech would NOT be considered historical unless one is looking at the top 100 worst speeches to the UN.
Both the message and the messenger were appropriately boycotted, imo.
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Flame me if you want but Ahmadinejad has spoken truth to power. Keeping out heads in the [View all]
nanabugg
Sep 2012
OP
So...anything that comes out of his mouth is golden? Or did you refer to something specific?
randome
Sep 2012
#1
To any people even here in the US, this is truth. One can disagree with some of his specific religi
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#6
Apart from anything else, a president cannot speak 'truth to power'; he IS power
LeftishBrit
Sep 2012
#9
Final word: I guess "tolerance" is 'in the eye of the beholder.' (another cliche). nt
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#10
I think homosexuality is a normal aspect of human sexuality, no more unnatural than blue eyes
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#13
So his anti gay material, that's also 'truth' needed by those who oppose that shit?
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#20
fuck Ahmadinejad. He is a holocaust denier and anti-gay bigot among other things
rollin74
Sep 2012
#28
He represents a level of hatred that is historical...and I wish it would stay that way
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#29
And I love it when they un-do their rec when they realize it can be seen See op.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2012
#66