And, so it begins - this is how peace starts, with a selfie...(updated)

[Surya Gayatri]

Last edited Fri Apr 3, 2015, 04:29 PM - Edit history (2)

Iranians posting selfies of themselves with our President, after Iranian TV broadcasts Obama's speech for the first time ever.

Go away warmongers, at least for a while.

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!

ETA:

[mylye2222]

1. Lovely!!!!

Take that in tour eyes, Warmongers.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Salut mylye, comment va?

[lovemydog]

3. Darn right! Give peace a chance.

I'm celebrating along with you & them.

For all who want peace.

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Tears well up when I really consider the implications and potential of this!

[lovemydog]

13. Me too. I so want peace loving people to enjoy lives free from violence.

I love all who wish for and celebrate when it occurs.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. Yes! that is the truth.

_/\_

[Enthusiast]

4. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

[Surya Gayatri]

5. The morning is young! 10:30 here in Europe!

[Enthusiast]

7. Good!

[AtomicKitten]

8. It's a beautiful thing. /nt

[Surya Gayatri]

9. Kinda overwhelming, even!

[AtomicKitten]

12. I am verklempt. /nt

[Surya Gayatri]

14. Love that word, and 'Schadenfreude', too.

I'm having some vis à vis the naysayers and haters!

[hifiguy]

42. Indeed it is.

Indeed it is.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. I like this

[Surya Gayatri]

11. Me, too. Makes me happy!

[lovemydog]

15. Look at his face. He is so happy.

He could be a friend or neighbor down the street. In many ways he is. I hope he and all like him around the world know that we are celebrating too. I love seeing real people in Iran, feeling proud and happy of the accomplishments of their leaders and others around the world who want the best for him.

[Surya Gayatri]

16. He IS our neighbor and brother. We share this 'small blue dot' home.

[lovemydog]

17. Yes indeed. I'm glad to share it with him

and with you and with all who feel proud of peace!

[jomin41]

18. goosebumps!! n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

19. And, a lump in the throat...

Welcome to DU, jomin41. Good time to be here!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. wow!

Seriously. WOW! In the best sense of the word.

[Surya Gayatri]

21. Happy happy, joy joy!

[DeSwiss]

22. K&R!

[Surya Gayatri]

23. Welcome to this thread, DeSwiss. Nice to be able

to concentrate and comment on the 'positive',
n'est-ce pas?

[malaise]

25. K & R

for PEACE!!

[Surya Gayatri]

26. Give it a chance...nothing else has worked so far!

malaise!

[B Calm]

27. I wonder how many of those war mongering republicans would enlist

to fight Iran if Obama started a war. . .

[Surya Gayatri]

28. Huum, I wonder...tough question.

[sabrina 1]

46. Same number that enlisted last time. The Cheney offspring, Bush offspring, Wolfowitz, Ledeen, Bolton

kids, all will be rushing to the Front Lines, same as they did last time!

Actually I think there should be a law that if you start a war, you MUST fight in it or your heirs.

Same as the old days. Leaders didn't get to sit in their comfortable homes starting wars for other people's children to fight.

I imagine that would be quite a deterrent for the cowards who think war is so great.

[B Calm]

64. I'm sure Ted Nugent would love to enlist if he wasn't too old.

[yellowwoodII]

67. About the Same

As the neocons that got us into Iraq did

[freshwest]

29. VIDEO in the background of the selfie:

President Obama on the International Nuclear Framework with Iran

By The White House - Apr 2, 2015

Speaking from the Rose Garden, President Obama lays out the details of a historic framework with Iran that will prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon. April 2, 2015

Listen to what made him happy. Obama has been working on this for years and said "This is not a game." This is doing what's right. Obama has long said, "We must move from 'Might Makes Right' to 'Right Makes Might.'"

[Surya Gayatri]

30. Good find, thanks for bringing it! Yes, that's him!

"We must move from 'Might Makes Right' to 'Right Makes Might.'"

HALLELUJAH!

[Stellar]

32. See, that's why Repulic0ns hate President Obama...

he's always fixing ish...what is wrong with this man? First bin-Laden now this.

Now, if somebody can put that speech in the form of "Green eggs and ham", maybe a lot of Republic0ns can understand its importance.

[Oilwellian]

31. Very cool

A selfie for peace. I love that.

[Surya Gayatri]

35. There are supposedly thousands of others, but I don't 'do' twitter,

so I can't go find them.

Isn't it a beautiful idea? Tweeting selfies for peace!

GIVE IT A CHANCE!

[BrotherIvan]

71. +1 Selfies for Peace

I believe that most of the people of the world truly do want peace. It is only those who are willing to sacrifice the blood of others for gold that don't.

[asiliveandbreathe]

33. Arash Karami - Peace to the World

Thank you - thank you Surya for your wonderful post - and Thank you Mr. President and Secretary of State John Kerry - for all you do against all odds...

What a great way to start the day.. makes all the hate go away....and start anew..... April 2, 2015 (agreement reached), April 3, 2015, sighs of relief everywhere....

Yes, we have the right man in the White House...a man for all seasons..and yes, we were right - electing President Barack Hussein Obama -TWICE - ....a defining moment....and a day of reflection for me...

[Surya Gayatri]

37. You're so welcome, asiliveandbreathe...

I was moved enough by that image that I just had to share it in an OP.

How blessed we are to have this exceptional man at the helm in these troubled times.

We done good electin' him....you bet'cha! (attempt to parody Saracuda)

[Hekate]

34. Kick for nuclear peace

[Surya Gayatri]

36. Kicking it back to you!

And, it's a goooooaaaaaal for the peace-lovers!

[TBF]

38. That's awesome. Anti-war president is a GOOD thing

contrary to what Orange Man would have us believe ...

[nakocal]

39. Two countries in the Middle East supported the US after 9/11 - Israel and Iran

Two countries in the Middle East supported the US after 9/11 - Israel and Iran. And then George Bush drove them away and started an undeclared war against them. This put the hardliners in Iran in power for a decade.

[Surya Gayatri]

41. And the pundits express their puzzlement as to why Iran is 'wary of the US'...

[mcar]

40. K&R

[lunatica]

43. this is one of the coolest things I've seen in years!

I want to hug the Iranians too! And I want to hug my President too!

[Surya Gayatri]

44. Just 'Kool Raoul', as the French say.

Don't 'cha just wanna give 'em a big

Did you happen to see this, lunatica? Also, too cool for school...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141058068

[ybbor]

45. Just more proof he's in league with them

And of course that he is a Muslim!

[Surya Gayatri]

54. Sarcasm doo-hickey un-necessary! LOL!

[Dont call me Shirley]

47. Peace Selfies...

Very COOL

[Surya Gayatri]

56. All they are saying is...GIVE IT A CHANCE! Is that so much to ask?

[sheshe2]

48. All he was saying....is give peace a chance.

Tears in my eyes, beautiful Op~ Surya?

[Surya Gayatri]

52. I had tears in my eyes while putting it together, my dear sheshe!

[world wide wally]

49. Peace!

An amazing concept
(albeit usually in an abstract form)

[Surya Gayatri]

59. These lovely people are a concrete form of the abstraction...

[cloudbase]

50. Well, it took a few years,

but the prez has at last earned that Nobel.

Good for us all!

[Surya Gayatri]

51. Well, there was already his overture to Cuba,

handling of the dicey Ukraine crisis, etc. etc.

I'd say this success just beefs up his Nobel Laureate CV!

[calimary]

53. Nice collection!

LOVE these! The Iranian PEOPLE are for this. They're probably sick to death of being regarded as the pariah of the Middle East. They probably want to come in from the cold. I don't blame them!

I think it's kinda cool that THIS President has now presided over not one but TWO "bring down this wall" type things: Cuba, and now Iran. Seriously. We need to turn a page on this shit. It's a new day. A new century. A new world.

[Surya Gayatri]

60. I find them almost heartbreakingly beautiful...

Can you just imagine any RW nutjob grinning with a photo of the Iranian Chief Ayatollah--no matter how successful the final peace agreement is?

Not in our fondest dreams...

[me b zola]

55. ***LOVE***

[Surya Gayatri]

58. Kickin' it back to you, me b zola!

[War Horse]

57. A new word has even been coined

By Iranians, if I'm not mistaken: A "Telfie".

[cilla4progress]

61. It's embarrassing and shameful

how much better the rest of the world is than us in some places, like the halls of Congress.

[lumberjack_jeff]

62. Awesome.

It's nice to see an administration actually doing what they are hired to do.

[Surya Gayatri]

63. Night, night all.

I'm on CET. Time to hit the 'foin'.

[mountain grammy]

65. A smile on my face and a tear in my eye..

thank you!

Peace.

[Surya Gayatri]

74. You're welcome, grammy! I was smiling and tearing up

while putting it together...

[yellowwoodII]

66. Thank you

This is the way it ought to be.

[Surya Gayatri]

75. You bet'cha....my pleasure, too!

'This is the way it ought to be.'

WORD!

[Liberal_in_LA]

68. cool

[Surya Gayatri]

76. Trop chouette ! Too cool for school, IMHO!

Trop chouette
Literal translation:

'too owly'
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/trop+chouette.html

[hobgoblin]

69. Kudos!

I am at a loss for words...just smiles and tears!

[Surya Gayatri]

73. Hey there, hobgoblin...Nice to see you.

You don't post very often, I see. Welcome to the party!

[Avalux]

70. Thank you - those pics make me feel HAPPY.

I want to have a big party and hang out with all of them!

And all of you too, of course!

[Surya Gayatri]

72. Yessss! Let's all hang out...they don't drink booze but

we'll find something else to imbibe.

They do really good grub, though!