thoughtjunkie

Do you remember the economic crash? Yes. The one we're still in.

Okay, good. Now. Do you remember the one reason for it, that was like "CEOs and other corporate execs. started doing what was in their best interests and not what was in the best interest of the country"? And you remember how that was such an (apparently) outlandish and novel idea, that no one had thought to make laws protecting company shareholders from things like that?

Do you remember that?

Guess what: THAT'S THE SAME FUCKING THING KHAMENEI AND AHMADINEJAD ARE DOING NOW.

See how they're alienating their entire population? And see how they don't seem to give a shit, because they're chasing after the shiny ball of power? The EU is looking at imposing sanctions, visa restrictions, and witholding ambassadors (http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL366850620090703?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews), and Obama finds the whole human rights violations "deplorable", but you know who doesn't care? Khamenei and Ahmadinejad.

So they can't leave their country anymore: I don't see them crying about it. They're selfish old men and will be dying soon (not soon enough). They don't care about the long-term repercussions of their actions on the Iranian people (apparently, they don't care about the short-term ones either).

EU, do your worst. No trade, no ambassadors, no visas. Obama, be as politically savvy and tactful, or as strong-arm and hardline moral as you want. You'll only affect the people beneath them; not the two dudes with all the money and all the power. And they have proven, they don't give a goddamn what anybody thinks, says, or does.