<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455129.post2573996815974580299..comments</id><updated>2009-07-14T08:09:11.621-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Grand Duchy of Susania, Wherein Various Vicissitudes Waft Forth: Iran and Democracy</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://shouston.blogspot.com/feeds/2573996815974580299/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22455129/2573996815974580299/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://shouston.blogspot.com/2009/06/iran-and-democracy.html'/><author><name>Susania</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04977938723351021767</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455129.post-4609539322918661312</id><published>2009-07-14T08:09:11.621-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-14T08:09:11.621-07:00</updated><title type='text'>As sobering as that is, I do not believe they will...</title><content type='html'>As sobering as that is, I do not believe they will prevail against the state.  I vividly remember the coverage during Tiananmen Square, including the rumors that some Chinese generals may be positioning themselves to support the protesters.  In the end only blood marked their struggle.  In the 20 years since, can we say the seeds of democracy were planted that day?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22455129/2573996815974580299/comments/default/4609539322918661312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22455129/2573996815974580299/comments/default/4609539322918661312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://shouston.blogspot.com/2009/06/iran-and-democracy.html?showComment=1247584151621#c4609539322918661312' title=''/><author><name>Mike Howell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00119045198858883590</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11735780145888323315'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://shouston.blogspot.com/2009/06/iran-and-democracy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455129.post-2573996815974580299' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22455129/posts/default/2573996815974580299' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>