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Originally Posted by Parihaka
We'll Khomeini still had the choice to fight and die within Iran, and a religious figure is also a political figure within Islam as Islam seeks to dominate politics,
but yes we are talking about military officers and we've strayed a long way from my original question "At what point does humanity overwhelm Nationalism, or is Nationalism Uber Alles?" I'm guessing your point or line would be the military?
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I am not sure I understand the question correctly. Nationalism should NOT be the end of everything, and too much of is destructive. As far as at what point does humanity overwhelm Nationalism. I honestly dont know. In case of 2003 Iraq invasion, it was Nationalism that overwhelmed the humanity, while equally incase of Iran nuclear crisis, it is Nationalism that overwhelms logic and reason.
As far as Iranian military are concerned, I withhold the military to stay uncorrupted and to serve the best intrest of the nation and to give their lives if nessacery. As far as Iranian religous figures are concerned, I honestly care not. They are politicians just like those serving in the Congress. One man slogan for Freedom, is another man's slogan for Islam. They are diverging ideologies, however they are the tools of politicans. But amidst all these, I expect the military to be remained truth to its oath and to serve the nation and to
serve those corrupt politicans. Because that is the case in all nations, and if our military doesnt serve the
corrupt cause of our
corrupt politicans, then we are one step behind in the world.
Regardless of any of these, that officer act was that of high treason. That is my opinion.