I didn't say that you will want the same freedom or culture that we have.

I just comment on the fact that there is obviously a conflict between the well educated masses in Iran and the strict religious laws.

Can't just imagine your society will still be cutting of hands of thieves and hanging homosexuals publicly in 50 years.

Also I would appreciate it if you wouldn't insult me. -- A non-nationalist guy

That's an interesting point you raise there. People in Western societies see themselves as 'at the pinnacle of civilization' but there is plenty that other countries have, even if their governments are not arrived at through the same mechanisms that we have and by our yardstick are 'less free' whereas we are by their yardstick 'less free'.

As for being a slave to credit card companies and banks: that's optional where I live.

I think most westerners think of freedom as the ability to do what you want when you want. This means freedom of speech, freedom to travel, freedom of censorship, freedom of dress codes.

I'm not claiming other nations are completely free, they're not. But Iran is free? Not even close.

Come visit Iran and then we can talk who has freedom and who don't. Is easy and not accurate if you judge things that you never saw in your life.

the soviets tried that approach and it didn't work out well for them.