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It is not going to happen right now. Those in power will try to squash the protesters. I do think eventually the Iranian people will win out over their archaic government.
The Ayatollah staging these protests against the regime seems totally in charter. Jussie Smollett wishes he could stage an event this good.
It actually is exactly what happened in 1979. Unfortunately the people back then wanted the Mullahs.
I’ve always believed, optimistically, that all non-Democratic governments will eventually fail. But I don’t know when.
Well protesters are not looked kindly on in Iran. Those people protesting are risking their lives.
Granted. BBC reported "scores" protesting in other cities (so, some multiple of 20, but not a large multiple of 20). That's still not many. IIRC the crowds last time around (that were brutally suppressed) had much larger crowds. Could be that people are staying home because of fear, or because the cause is not compelling enough or because it's the day after the weekend, we'll never know. In a country of 80+ millions, a thousand people on the streets still isn't rocking any boats
I wish I had any confidence in that. Yes, it’s better that there’s no Soleimani for this but he wasn’t the only military leader calling for the last protests to be shut down with blood.
There were millions in Venezuela that protested Chávez and Maduro in the biggest marches. It's only gotten worse since then.msommer said:
8m people who live in fear of protesting. It is not like the USA where protesters can rule the streets without fear of retribution. Tehran has many educated people, after all the killing of protesters last year would you risk your life and your family?
Living in an authoritarian state means you fear protesting. My point was that even huge popular uprisings can yield nothing beneficial for the people or diminish authoritarianism.
Disagree. The military backs the Ayatollah and there is no way a couple thousand protesters are taking down the military on their own.Punxsutawney Phil said:
Soros, duhJohn Blutarsky said:
Whatever protesters that are out there are going to get crushed. It's already started and will escalate today until they disperse. Iran cares little for public or international opinion. They will put this down & hard and the mullahs will continue to reign. My
Iran is who we thought they were, they are who we thought they were.Soros, duh
Whatever protesters that are out there are going to get crushed. It's already started and will escalate today until they disperse. Iran cares little for public or international opinion. They will put this down & hard and the mullahs will continue to reign. My
I don’t think they’re called mullahs in Iran. Other than that I agree 100%.Soros, duh
Whatever protesters that are out there are going to get crushed. It's already started and will escalate today until they disperse. Iran cares little for public or international opinion. They will put this down & hard and the mullahs will continue to reign. My
Arrested? Those people responsible might be put to death. They have taken all the heat off Trump and put it on Iran. Now Iran is under the microscope, not that they should not have been already.
They need whatever help and support the western world can give them. Unfortunately, the Iranian regime will not be toppled until it loses the support of the military. Which does not appear to be a serious risk at this time. All the protesting in the world won’t topple an authoritarian regime that has the backing of the military.
So very very very true. If the autocrats can keep the military brass happy, they can crush whatever popular uprising comes about. See Venezuela for a recent example.
Yeah, that's a problem. No doubt there are plenty in the military there that would love to topple the govt but the risk of death is too great.
I actually doubt that. I think autocrats know that they can simply pay off the brass in a variety of ways to keep them in line. The only risk is a true strongman coming through the ranks of the government to seize power. So keeping the top level guys down a peg is also key.
Don't discount narco smuggling. Iran borders on Afganistan, Turkey, Azerbadjan, the Black Sea, Armenia and Turkmenistan. In addition and has assets in play all the way from Iraq to the Mediterranean. Lots of ways that could come in handy when moving drugs
Thank you for posting, would have not known about this.
Have you seen the video where it purportedly shows here collapsing in the room waiting to be processed?
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