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February 24 2011

ladyfatima

Iran, Facebook, and the Limits of Online Activism - By Cameron Abadi | Foreign Policy

Cynicism and despair may be the order of the day among Iranian activists. They would do well, though, to remember that social movements on this scale are not a sprint, but a marathon. In fact, that's another lesson that might be learned from Khomeini -- he began his agitations against the shah in the early 1960s, a good 15 years before he began realizing his visions of an Islamic state. The greens may be working to subvert that vision, but they would do well to endorse his cunning patience. 
Tags: Iran, facebook media, politics, revolution