A Modern Civil Rights Movement

Andrew just posted The Survivalist Guide To Protesting from an Iranian blogger over twitter. I can't help but imagine that these preparations might not be too dissimilar from what African Americans went through during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s. I also think our political and pundit class is having a great deal of trouble thinking about Iran in these terms. To them, Iran = Evil = Need for Regime Change. I'm not so sure the Iranian people were originally looking for regime change. They stand on their roofs and call out to Allah every night, they seem to love the religious aspect of their society. I think they are looking for the same things African Americans were looking for in the 60s, respect and an equal say in how they live their lives. In the meanwhile feeling helpless sucks.