Iran and Twitter

It really upsets me that the story of protests in Iran is all but overshadowed by the story that Facebook and Twitter are being used to report all the unrest. Frigging people are so selfish.

"Oh, look. People in Iran are using Twitter. I use Twitter. Isn't that coo?!?" as posted on Twitter. I'm ill.

It is not enough to make me stop using Twitter. I am addicted after all. The swirl of people talking about Twitter does make me wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Twitter has become too main stream. I hear it on interviews every day. Not every celebrity has a feed, but it seems like it. They are all proud of them too.

People are dieing, defending their rights to elect some one who will not kill them for speaking their mind, well, one step closer to that any way. They are desperate for freedom. They are desperate to speak out against the people screwing them out of a country. The leaders of Iran are holding the people of the country hostage.

Isn't it so cool that they are using the same tools we in the west use for recording the contents of our breakfast to plea for help? Yes. that sounds balanced. That sounds appropriate. God forbid the citizens of Iran have real outlet that people take seriously like CNN, BBC or the New York Times with which to bring their tale of woe to the world. The MSM has been criticized for taking too long to get round to the Iran story. It is perceived by many that the MSM did not realize there was a story until after the videos showed up on YouTube and Twitter feeds made their way to the top of the buzz.

Remember, the leaders of Iran are the one's a hair's breath from nuclear weaponry.Can't wait for that headline. Who is going to be left to Twitter from ground zero?