netanyahu: “i think if the iranian people had freedom, they would wear jeans, listen to western music, and have free elections.” — 1) who wrote netanyahu’s speech? thomas friedman? 2) the point is not so much to prove that yes, iranians do wear jeans and have a proclivity for western music, but to question whether eating at mcdonald’s is the only path to peace and salvation. 3) it’s obvious that consumerism is at the core of the new mission civilisatrice, but it’s kinda honest of netanyahu to include democracy in his list of cool, western must-haves. hey, he forgot to mention sperrys and hobos.