Submitted by rustom jamasji, Mar 20, 2007 12:47

Historically Perisanism is linked to Zoroastrianism in roots. This of course would be too much for the US Govt to realise and Hollywood to study.
Persian Zoroastrians had 'Greats'like Cyrus who formed the firsdt human charter and Darayus who was founder of the first roadways and postal systems.They never took slaves and religious tolerance was their moto. Unlike this the West boast of Alexander the Great who because he couldnt match the splendour of Persepolis destroyed it. Alexander the Great? also is known for his greatness in destroying the famous libraray at Babylon.
It is not surprising that those who call Alexander -' Great for his sucess in destroying, would mock Xerxes and Persia.
Hollywood at best Islamises Persia since Iran is now a Islamic country.What can be expected from those who fuse Persianism with Islam just because Iran/ Iraq/Ajerbaijan Tajikistan now are Islamic.
The Zoroastrian who gave shelter to refugees Christians that were not liked by Rome started their convertions in Zoroastrian Pesria which in turn led to internal strife. Once Rome was Christianised the battles against Persia and Zoroastrianism took a religious turn. Persia under the Sassanians for the first time in Zoroastrianism history linked its laws with those of Zotroastrianism due to menance of foreign religions creating havoc in Persia.With internal menace of convertions and external facotr of religious wars the Zoroastrian Persian empire weakened. By then the new religion of Islam sprung up and took advantage of this and hit the iron on the head and with the missoneries saw the last bastion of Persia fall.
The victors this time were not Zoroastrianis Persians and so like Alexander destroyed Persepollis , Islam and Christian missoneries dismantled Persian Fire temples and started blatant forcefull convertions of those whose forfathers had given them shelter.
In 2007 we have original Persians Zoroastrians all over the world mainly in India known as Parsis as they took shelter in Gujrat running away from barbarians that could never handle victory and we also have a western cartoonist who portrays Xerxes and Persia as barbarians.The bitter pill of history makes one shy away from it let alone acknowledge it.Closing ones eyes to history has made it rehappen. Like the heritage and fibre of Persian and Zoroastrianism was wiped out, the movie '300' continues to destroy the truth!

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