No screwing around, no backing down – you can tell that the underlying thought process in the Iranian demonstrators boils down to they can’t shoot all of us. The most telling moment will be when the order finally comes down to open fire en masse. A lot of people forget that the other hero in Beijing was the guy driving that first tank, who tried to go around the iconic protester in front of him but ultimately refused to run him down – and as one blogger recently opined, whatever happened to Tank Man, you have to think Tank Commander was shot in the head at the first opportunity, because once you’ve lost Tank Commander you’ve lost the country.
Anyway, those kids have balls the size of minarets. Good luck out there today. And tomorrow. And however long it goes.