I’ve just read the June 24 letter, “Protestors don’t want us meddling.”
I’m curious how it is that the writer knows that the protestors involved in the recent clashes in the streets of Iran want us to mind our own business and not “meddle.” It is obvious that the Iranian people are seriously at odds with the current regime. Their government is an oppressive one, and by numerous accounts, has stolen the recent election. It appears, at this point, that the oppression will continue unabated.
A former co-worker of mine was a Solidarity member from Poland who came to the U.S. after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He wept with gratitude when he recounted how, even in the darkest hours, he and his comrades knew that the Americans were supporting their struggle. “We did it ourselves,” he said, “…but we could not have done it without the moral support of the Americans.”
We owe at least this to the Iranians and all oppressed people: that they know, at least, that they are not alone and that there are values worth living and dying for.
Patrick M. Duggan
Bothell
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