 | "That is an absolute lie. If you ask any person of any ethnic background that is not ashamed in the presence of Persians, he or she will gladly say Turk, Kurd, Baloch etc. There is absolutely nothing wrong with identifying oneself with a particular identity."<br />That's your personal interpretation . The "identity" is a complex matter and you are pushing to impose your point of view to the independent reality : in contrast of the western national identities (like USA and Canada) , the national identity of the old nations like Iran is not defined by language .Jews , as an old nation ,are from multiple languages and races , but the identifying factor for them is culture - and not language.In new states like Canada , because of lack of history and common culture , the obligatory identifying factor is language(and race) .<br />That's a shallow understanding of idea to limit our view to being ashamed in presence of a Persian language person . The word "Turk" in the conversation that you mentioned , only presents a language , and other factors of ethnic (cultural) differentiation are missing .<br />Your point of view is of a person not involved in reality and not presenting the main opinion of Iranian Azeris .<br />"My aim in this blog is to show that Iran is composed of various identities. You can be an Azerbaijani and an Iranian at the same time. The homogenization of Iran is counter-productive to its development"<br />There are many identities inside a community . The Iranian identity is a mixed one with elements from various cultures , but as a compound material like water that is not simply Hydrogen and Oxygen , but a new one with new properties . In Iran , the national identity is the matrix that contains subgroups of ethnic (and most of religious ) identities and that is independent and integrated .<br />"Minorities in Iran want their stories heard. That article you sent was in frustration for the assault of May 2006......, yes, Azerbaijanis are frustrated because during the May 2006 uprising, nobody told their story. "<br />I don't think the claim of human rights activism is in correlation with promoting ethnic frustration and boycotting human rights movements for ethnic reasons ., bodybuilding lies, 5883,
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