Courage in Iran

I've been marveling at the courage of the people in Iran, protesting in the streets a million at a time.

Unfortunately, the presence of a million people in the streets hasn't changed the Supreme Leader's mind about the recent election.

Things could turn very ugly there. All of the protesters are risking arrest or worse.

The cool thing is how nonviolent the protests have been so far. People are resolute but not threatening.

This was the very basis of protests during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. It was the way many protested the war in Vietnam.

Watching innocent African-Americans and their supporters being clubbed, hosed and kicked on the nightly news was what turned the tide in the American Civil Rights movement.

When somebody clubs a peaceful, nonthreatening person, it arouses a lot of sympathy for the cause. It's how Ghandi won India back from British colonialism.

It takes a lot of courage to be nonviolent in the face of errant leaders and their armies.