“For me, Americans’ response to the installation will be the real point of the show. Many Americans have strong feelings and intuitions about Iran, and many of their ideas have developed in an environment tainted by ignorance and suspicion. While Americans are free to learn about Iran and engage in informed debate about foreign policy, so many of them choose not to use those very freedoms that millions of Iranians long for. I hope that the show will ultimately transcend the issue of Iranian-American relations. It will illustrate how Americans exercise their freedoms and privileges — including the privilege to remain uninformed about other nations and cultures without suffering any significant consequences.
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