No Boycott. Why?

As someone who did not support the boycott, I'm going to quote the translation of two Persian language blogs here:

Mirza peakovsky: "says that a boycott will diminish them [the regime]? In the municipal elections we had a 12% turnout. Ahmadinejad was elected by 2% of the electorate of Tehran. But not only is he not bothered by the question of legitimacy, he has decided to stand as president... As if we are dealing with learned democrats and if we decline to vote they will shudder. The people's votes are decorative to them. After all they claim that their legitimacy rests on divine sovereignty"

Taftestan: "Let's say that if we don't vote the regime loses its legitimacy. What next? After all what is the loss of legitimacy of a regime? From our perspective this regime has long lost all legitimacy. If we are waiting for outsiders to help us, then we have lost our way. Didn't we all today as we heard the bombs around town try to contact our loved ones and friends? I hope Habib or Faramarz, or Speideh or Reza were not near the explosions. Do we want Tehran to be Baghdad?

I will vote for Moeen not for what he can do, but for what he wants to do. Voting for Moeen is just a step. It is just me pointing my finger at what I want. To get what we want is another story. A story that Khatami did not start, nor will Moeen bring it to a conclusion. Who but you or I will write this story?"

Translation of the Persian source by Iran Scan

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