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Le 11/06/2011 16:23, Vafa Khalighi a écrit :
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The problem is that some people think they are the center of
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Can you name one single movie of Hollywood which was not
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Err, Terminator?<br>
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<div> or Let me ask my question the other way, Can you name a
movie that has been made about any of Persian heros? A movie
about Cyrus the great? a movie about Dariush the great? a
movie about Ariobarzanes? A movie about Surena? and the list
goes on.<br>
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There are many unsung `heroes' in Hollywood.<br>
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padding-left: 1ex;"> Let me say that some people here in
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did not like the movie either because Alexander was
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Well, history says he was.</div>
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Historians debate, at best. Homesexuality might not even be a
well-defined concept in that respect.<br>
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<div> Further homosexuality originated from Greece.</div>
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That is absolutely stupid. Homosexuality (if one can conflate what
this term denotes now and a reality more than 2000-year old) existed
in ancient Greece, but elsewhere too.<br>
How do you expect to be respected and well-considered if you go on
with such prejudice yourself?<br>
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<div> No one can deny that Alexander burnt Perspolis and
killed many innocent Persian, so much for an angel. <br>
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Conquerors are seldom angels, no matter whether we're talking about
Alexander, Napoleon -- or Darius, for that matter. That some people
find them fascinating nonetheless is a frightening trait of the
human species.<br>
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padding-left: 1ex;">Of course<br>
you could say the similar things about the "300" movie/comic
book, but you and many/some<br>
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of my compatriots should realize that artists should be
freeto express themselves.<br>
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Artists can be free to do whatever they want as long as they
do not try to make bogus!</div>
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Artist are free to express themselves; /we/ shouldn't mistake them
for historians.<br>
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Best,<br>
Paul<br>
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