I trust everyone had an excellent 4th of July!
After enjoying a robust display of fireworks in the wonderful city of Peru, Indiana I decided to sit down and hit up Google Reader for an RSS update.
Mashable had a great post recently regarding politics and social media/blogging. I was surprised to find that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a personal blog. Now, I assume that many of you have known this for awhile but it was new to me! I decided to take a look and read some posts from the Iranian President. I have come to couple of conclusions.
1. After reading a couple of posts from Iran, I realized how small the world has actually become. I can sit at a Martin’s grocery store in Logansport, IN, click twice, and automatically be reading posts from the Iranian president.
2. There are comments from all over the world on this blog. Unfortunately most of the comments from America range from “bullet in the head” to “die slowly.” I am not defending Iran but many comments from this side of the world show the sheer ignorance and stupidity of some Americans. Why isn’t intelligent thought put in some comments?
3. The Internet has allowed for political thought of all nations to be posted for all to read. Who knows whether or not Ahmadinejad is actually writing and posting on his personal blog? Who knows if he actually means what he has says? The simple fact remains, information is being shared and we, the American people, have a place to debate.
I can’t say I agree with anything Mahmoud Admadinejad has posted. It could be a political hole of lies but I give him credit for recognizing the importance of the Internet and the sharing of thought and information.
I have further realized that Thomas Friedman was right when he said:
It (the Internet) created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than anything we have ever seen in the history of the world.
I say, “Blog away, Mahmoud Admadinejad! We will either find out you are a bold faced liar or there may be some thread of truth in all of this. “