[lutusp]

This true story moves us because it resembles much of human history, in which clever but powerless people struggle against morons -- morons who somehow gain control over a modern industrial state, then use that power to punish innocents who dare to assert simple human rights.

People in Moscow, in Gaza, in Tehran, in Minneapolis, are all saying, "How can I rise above this? -- where's my balloon?"

Too many morons. Too few balloons.

[wtcactus]

> Moscow, in Gaza, in Tehran, in Minneapolis

Man, you really went ahead and tried to compare Minneapolis with Teharan. This is got me laughing out loud.

[diab0lic]

While the difference between the two may still be wide, it is a lot more narrow than it was a year ago. Some people find this concerning.

[lutusp]

> Man, you really went ahead and tried to compare Minneapolis with Teharan.

It would help if you could spell "Tehran". Then notice that in either place you can be killed for annoying authority figures, without due process or recourse.

> This is got me laughing out loud.

I suspect that by 2028 you won't be laughing quite so loudly -- or at all.