Propoganda is alive and well!

gallag · 12-06-2013 08:33AM

Sigh, yes the queen/king of England has to be protestant, their main role is to be the head of the church of England, also the pope as the head of Catholicism must be Catholic, their is a differences between this and havingto be a certain religion to run the actual country, but I guess yous already knew this but wanted something to be outraged about, dam BBC bullying that bastion of freedom and enlightenment Iran.

Sunhill · 12-06-2013 08:54AM

Reminds me of of a former independent democracy where the government's wishes were rejected by the people in two referenda only to be polled again because they gave the wrong answer the first time.

the_syco · 12-06-2013 09:07AM

I pretended I was an Irish politician.

LIE LIE, and more damn LIEs.

And I got all correct :P

--Kaiser-- · 12-06-2013 09:16AM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I really dont understand this hate Iran bandwagon, Israel has dont worse and yet they're a great bunch of lands. I could be wrong but I heard Iran is one of the better Islamic countries for non Muslims as they are tolerant towards others, but that could of been propaganda from their side.

Which country would you live in if you had a choice? Israel or Iran?
You may now commence backpeddling

12-06-2013 09:19AM

IM0 wrote: »

and I call vice president

Junior vice president!

shruikan2553 · 12-06-2013 01:22PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Which country would you live in if you had a choice? Israel or Iran?
You may now commence backpeddling

From what Ive heard from people, Iran probably. Im not muslim so Israel wouldnt be too bad for me though.

wobbles-grogan · 12-06-2013 01:25PM

There was some guys on ray darcy (or was it ian dempsy, cant remember) one morning telling how they were cycling all across europe and over to asia somewhere. Passing through Iran. Apparently the Iranian people are really nice and normal and not the suicidal maniacs we're led to believe.

Who would've thunk it?

pabloh999 · 12-06-2013 01:27PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

From what Ive heard from people, Iran probably. Im not muslim so Israel wouldnt be too bad for me though.

Yea ok..

shruikan2553 · 12-06-2013 01:46PM

pabloh999 wrote: »

Yea ok..

What a brilliant point you make. I guess you are right Iran is a terrible place to live with everyone in terrible conditions waiting to be liberated by america.

Ace Attorney · 12-06-2013 02:02PM

My first order of business would be to change the nation anthem to this :

--Kaiser-- · 12-06-2013 02:05PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

From what Ive heard from people, Iran probably. Im not muslim so Israel wouldnt be too bad for me though.

So you want to live in a country where all women are forced to wear a hijab in public, that is under Sharia law? A place where adultery, alcohol consumption and homosexuality are crimes? A place with no freedom of the press, a place that executes political prisoners, as well as children?

You rather live in this place rather than a liberal democracy? Is that what you're telling me?

Richard Hillman · 12-06-2013 02:07PM

Indymedia is where it is at guys. It is totes fair and , unlike that dastardly BBC.

shruikan2553 · 12-06-2013 02:30PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

So you want to live in a country where all women are forced to wear a hijab in public, that is under Sharia law? A place where adultery, alcohol consumption and homosexuality are crimes? A place with no freedom of the press, a place that executes political prisoners, as well as children?

You rather live in this place rather than a liberal democracy? Is that what you're telling me?

You make it sound like they are exclusive things to Iran. Ireland has done plenty of those things or a similar act not too long ago. I never claimed Iran was a bastion of democracy and neither is Israel, they both have their problems but so does every country.

I dont want to live their or Israel but given a choice of Iran or Israel I would edge towards before doing some more research.

--Kaiser-- · 12-06-2013 02:34PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

You make it sound like they are exclusive things to Iran. Ireland has done plenty of those things or a similar act not too long ago. I never claimed Iran was a bastion of democracy and neither is Israel, they both have their problems but so does every country.

I dont want to live their or Israel but given a choice of Iran or Israel I would edge towards before doing some more research.

I wish we could exchange ignorant people like you for some of the people oppressed by the Islamic Republic (cough) of Iran

shruikan2553 · 12-06-2013 02:40PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

I wish we could exchange ignorant people like you for some of the people oppressed by the Islamic Republic (cough) of Iran

You would swear I said it is a brilliant country that we should aspire to be like instead of saying that I wouldnt mind spending some time there. You should be careful about making comments about muslims, might get charged for something because of our blasphemy law.

--Kaiser-- · 12-06-2013 02:45PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

You would swear I said it is a brilliant country that we should aspire to be like instead of saying that I wouldnt mind spending some time there. You should be careful about making comments about muslims, might get charged for something because of our blasphemy law.

If you had a modicum of reading comprehension then you would realise that I was speaking against the nation of Iran and not it's main religion

shruikan2553 · 12-06-2013 02:52PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

If you had a modicum of reading comprehension then you would realise that I was speaking against the nation of Iran and not it's main religion

If you had a modicum of reading comprehension then you would realise that I was saying that I dont think Iran is the warmongering, western society haters that the media makes it out to be.

Now I must go to a gay marriage of a friend who is then going to adopt a child and send the child to a non denominational school because this is Ireland where we have equality for that kinda stuff.

mbur · 12-06-2013 03:49PM

The Beeb is a propaganda outlet, always was. Just look at the spin they are putting on their coverage of the Turkish situation. Try and find any reference to William Binney, etc. etc. Having a poke at Iran is all in a days work for these spooks. If you want the real story try boards.ie:):D:D:D:)

Irish Guitarist · 12-06-2013 04:10PM

If only all multiple choice tests were so easy I would have done a lot better in school. Unfortunately picking the top answer to every single question doesn't usually work.

goose2005 · 12-06-2013 05:31PM

Didn't think it was that awful, it's not mocking the Iranians or calling for war with Iran, it's just criticising the lack of democracy.

SeanW · 14-06-2013 05:20PM

Were there any factual inaccuracies?

wobbles-grogan · 14-06-2013 05:38PM

SeanW wrote: »

Were there any factual inaccuracies?

Possibly not. I dont know all the facts on iran.

I think that the text was all written in a "demeaning" way though.
Although, that may have been me reading it in a posh english accent :pac:

MadsL · 14-06-2013 06:16PM

It's a trap. All answers are transferred to PRISM and thence to the NSA along with the IP address. All who are eligible are being rounded up as we speak.

Herb Powell · 14-06-2013 06:40PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Wonder if they'll do a similar one for eligibility for the British Monarchy?

Q.1-Are you inbred?

SeanW wrote: »

What's wrong with it?

Simplifying Iranian politics into a questionnaire that the public can complete for a laugh. This wouldn't be too much of an issue, if it wasn't on the website of a state broadcaster. They should be more objective, ideally.

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

So you want to live in a country where all women are forced to wear a hijab in public, that is under Sharia law? A place where adultery, alcohol consumption and homosexuality are crimes? A place with no freedom of the press, a place that executes political prisoners, as well as children?

You rather live in this place rather than a liberal democracy? Is that what you're telling me?

You can gatt on all day if you're not Muslim

SeanW · 14-06-2013 07:11PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

Simplifying Iranian politics into a questionnaire that the public can complete for a laugh. This wouldn't be too much of an issue, if it wasn't on the website of a state broadcaster. They should be more objective, ideally.

??? Iran's government is a theocracy. The theocracy has politics. Whats the problem?

You can gatt on all day if you're not Muslim

Huh?

Herb Powell · 14-06-2013 07:33PM

SeanW wrote: »

??? Iran's government is a theocracy. The theocracy has politics. Whats the problem?

I know, I know. But condensing it down into a "THIS IS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE" type thing is too simplistic. It's propaganda.

SeanW wrote: »

Huh?

If you're not a Muslim, then you are free to drink in Iran.

SeanW · 15-06-2013 02:07AM

Herb Powell wrote: »

I know, I know. But condensing it down into a "THIS IS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVE" type thing is too simplistic. It's propaganda.

But if they actually believe that, what's "too simplistic" or "propaganda" about it?

Furthermore, if it were a quiz that was "bashing" Israel etc, I wonder if you would have the same view? Methinks perhaps not.

If you're not a Muslim, then you are free to drink in Iran.

Great, now I know where to plan my next big party

Dr_Brian_Cocks · 15-06-2013 02:33AM

I don't see what the problem is?

I don't see anything that portrays Iran in a bad light, only a few facts (like not allowing women become president)

Seems like just a fun quiz that let's people learn a bit about the presidency of Iran.

magma69 · 15-06-2013 08:07AM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Which country would you live in if you had a choice? Israel or Iran?
You may now commence backpeddling

What has that got to do with anything?

--Kaiser-- · 15-06-2013 10:52AM

magma69 wrote: »

What has that got to do with anything?

Have a read of the post I was replying to, there's a good lad

Propoganda is alive and well!

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