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scrwbll19
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From not just a political or media bias perspective, the United States considers Iran a global threat because of the danger it poses to Israel, its ally. Although how good of an ally the United States is to Israel is another question, I will not comment here. Regardless, Iran has repeatedly gone on record for threatening to literally wipe Israel off of the map, which they refer to as "the Zionist regime." If it weren't for these kinds of threats to global safety, I do not think that the United States, Israel, or much of the rest of the Western world would have a problem with Iran. As this pertains to anime, it occurs to me that much of the problem with getting legal anime in Iran has to do mostly with its government and its policies, which are informed by Shia Islamic practice and Sharia law. In other words, it is "mosque and state" tied together at the hip. So, if the Islamic leadership says something is law there, it is national policy. If this does not change, sadly, legal anime will most likely not become a reality. |
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Agent355
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Criticizing a country's rights suppressing government and laws is *not* "trash talking" a country, and it's certainly not meant to insult its citizens. I'm sure Iran has a lot of positives (beautiful land, historic artifacts going back millennia), and I know that its "democracy" isn't really representative of its people, but its Government and their human rights violations are horrible. |
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Hameyadea
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Aside from the the international sanctions and the Internet infrastructure, the biggest hurdle is, as mentioned in the column, the laws of the regime. Just taking a quick glance at the other countries in either side of Iran -- China to the east, Arab countries to the west -- to see that it by itself can hinder or even prevent practically any and all commerce in the anime & manga sect.
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Desslok
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Interesting that Robotech is there, but not similarly sanitized series like Speed Racer or Star Blazers. I wonder if it's a licensing thing, that Harmony Gold is willing to pimp their stuff out to anyone. |
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nobahn
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I wonder if Robotech has a Farsi dub, or if it is a Farsi sub? |
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