# Germany, Iran 1979 and the Fear of Fanaticism - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2120995439218495908 - Source account: [@steffan_nethe](https://x.com/steffan_nethe) - Source language: German - Target language: English - Duration: 2:55 - Published: 2026-11-13 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/de/deutschland-iran-1979-und-die-angst-vor-fanatismus.md ## Transcript [0:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=2) Is this Germany, or foreign territory? Does the law apply here, or only whoever seems stronger? [0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=10) Hey, brother, come here. I must show you this. [0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=12) Not from books, not from the media, but from my own times. [0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=16) Times, times, times, times, times, times, times. [0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=31) Many sleep, many like to sleep, many only see the lights, not the city's shadows. [0:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=35) Many say, “Look, what a democracy. People from all over the world united in harmony.” [0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=41) Many celebrate the nation's mix. Many give speeches about shared visions. [0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=46) But somewhere behind facades, something quietly grows in secret and many only notice it when the headlines are born. [0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=52) Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. [0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=57) That's the sound that runs through my head, when the news falls silent and fear keeps flying. [1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=62) Allahu Akbar. [1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=71) Boom, boom, boom. Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom. [1:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=72) Brother, come here. I want to tell you a story about history. [1:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=75) About a country that believed it couldn't lose. [1:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=77) Iran, 1979. There, too, much seemed harmless. [1:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=82) There, too, they said, “Don't worry, everything will stay as it is.” [1:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=85) They laughed at warnings, called doubt extreme, until reality appeared and nothing was the same anymore. [1:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=91) Today I see the headlines, tomorrow I see the streets. [1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=93) Sometimes whole worlds lie between the media and reality. [1:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=96) Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. [1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=101) That's the sound that runs through my head, when the news falls silent and fear keeps flying. [1:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=106) Keep flying, keep flying, keep flying, keep flying, keep flying, keep flying, keep flying. [1:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=111) I'm not talking about origins, not skin, not names. [1:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=114) I'm talking about ideologies that blind people. [1:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=116) About fanatics who believe they're doing the right thing. [1:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=119) About hate that slowly strangles freedom. [2:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=122) History whispers softly: “Look more closely this time.” [2:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=129) Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. [2:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=135) Brother, come here. I want to talk about humanity, about freedom and truth, not blind ambition. [2:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=140) Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. Allahu Akbar. Boom, boom, boom. [2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=149) And somewhere, history asks: Did you pay attention this time? [2:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=154) Or will yesterday's mistakes— Stand before us once again? [2:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ZqfK0m8hTiHq/en/germany-iran-1979-and-the-fear-of-fanaticism?t=171) Boom, boom, boom.