<p>I am glad that they still have so much freedom in Iran that 2,000 students feel they can gather in a single location and openly speak their minds, and that the country boasts one of the highest literacy rates – especially among women – in the world (among under 30s, about the same as the U.S.) And in the next election, (which will be the 7th national democratic election since the U.S. was booted from the country), these students will get to vote for a new President, and (if history is a guide), there will likely be a new one with views and policies very different from the current one.</p>
<p>Would I like to live there? Not in the least. But when’s the last time you saw 2,000 students gathering and protesting in Saudi Arabia?</p>