Mousavi: “In the green movement, every citizen is a media outlet.”

Mousavi: “In the green movement, every citizen is a media outlet.”

Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi was interviewed by reformist website Kalame earlier this week, which was translated by Khordad88, and included this notable quote that likely will be championed by the blogosphere. I’m still unconvinced as to how much long-term difference all of the reformists’ online activity will make (remember, we’re coming up on eight months of Ahmadinejad’s second term), but it’s still interesting nonetheless.

The caption on the above image reads: “We will make the 22nd of Bahman, 1388 (February 11, 2010) green!”

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آیا شما نماینده و سخن گویی در خارج دارید؟

در جنبش سبز هر شهروند یک رسانه است و راه سبز هیچ نماینده و سخن گویی در خارج ندارد. یکی از زیبایی های فضای سبز آن است که همه حرفهای خود را می زنند و این حرکت در یک فضای تعامل گسترش می یابد. بنده هم به عنوان یک همراه نظرات و پیشنهادات خودم را در این فضا مطرح می کنم.ا

Do you have a representative or a spokesperson outside the country?

In the green movement, every citizen is a media outlet. But the green path does not have a representative or spokesperson outside the country. This is one of its beauties. Everyone can talk about their ideas and the movement expands within a collaborative environment. As one of the members of the movement, I, too, will express my comments and suggestions in this environment.

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