Since I’ve been busy and haven’t had any time to post links about this as they came in, here are some that I’ve culled together over the past few days:

• Lenin’s Tomb poses the question of whether or not the Left should support the demonstrations in Iran. One of the more spurious claims made by certain so-called Leftists is that showing support for the protestors is in essence support for Mousavi’s neoliberal policy proposals, so it’s good to see Seymour properly frame this issue.
• An open letter of support to the demonstrators in Iran, signed by a number of leading left-wing academic theorists (e.g., Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, and Jacques Ranciere).
• Another interesting post from Lenin’s Tomb: “Iran: This is Not a Revolution.”
• “Will the Cat Above the Precipice Fall?” An open letter by Slavoj Zizek on the situation in Iran. His conclusion:

The future is uncertain – in all probability, those in power will contain the popular explosion, and the cat will not fall into the precipice, but regain ground. However, it will no longer be the same regime, but just one corrupted authoritarian rule among others. Whatever the outcome, it is vitally important to keep in mind that we are witnessing a great emancipatory event which doesn’t fit the frame of the struggle between pro-Western liberals and anti-Western fundamentalists. If our cynical pragmatism will make us lose the capacity to recognize this emancipatory dimension, then we in the West are effectively entering a post-democratic era, getting ready for our own Ahmadinejads. Italians already know his name: Berlusconi. Others are waiting in line.

• And finally here’s new blog following the events, so that I don’t have to post any more links: Support for the Iranian People 2009