Mapping Iran
| Fri Jun. 12, 2009 10:52 AM PDT
Over at TPMCafe, Todd Gitlin linked today to a post at the Internet and Democracy Blog mapping out the support for the two main presidential candidates in the Iranian blogosphere. And since we're all whiling away the time waiting for real news now that the polls have closed, I thought I'd share their colorful results with you. Basically, Mousavi has support from all over the blogosphere, while Ahmadinejad's support is confined mostly to only the most conservative precincts. This is presumably good news for Mousavi, as is the high turnout so far, which means that urban voters are probably voting in substantial numbers.
No telling what this means, really, but it's kind of cool. Enjoy.
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Comments
Cool and all, but I really
Submitted by felinecannonball on Fri Jun. 12, 2009 11:52 AM PDT.
Cool and all, but I really want to fly around the network and click on the balls. Especially the big apolitical peachy colored one in the center.
Could someone please get Harvard to hyperlink their balls.
Edit: OK, I see a few of them are hyperlinked with redacted web addresses. I suppose this has something to do with the Iranian web police.
Rather meaningless
Submitted by The Lounsbury (not verified) on Fri Jun. 12, 2009 12:04 PM PDT.
Unless there is some real connexion between the blogging demographic (which in emerging markets is not of the same socio-economic profile as in developed markets) and voters.
It is a typically naive (and indeed foolish) Western mistake to mistake the commentariate they can see as representative.
I don't think anyone is
Submitted by felinecannonball on Fri Jun. 12, 2009 12:13 PM PDT.
I don't think anyone is saying what you think they're saying. This might be generally true.
I fear that the forces of
Submitted by Rich in NJ (not verified) on Sat Jun. 13, 2009 4:14 AM PDT.
I fear that the forces of repression in Iran will steal the election.
A lot of Republicans believe
Submitted by louis vuitton replica (not verified) on Mon Aug. 3, 2009 7:32 PM PDT.
A lot of Republicans believe their own propaganda."
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It's called projection. It is what they do & it defines what & who they are.
Same as six year olds do.
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