Darius77
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Iran is a theocratic dictatorship with almost zero political plurality. I once attended a seminar by the late great President Bani-Sadr who passed away recently. He was a man of integrity and tried his best to create some sort of a hybrid inclusive political system, but was pushed out of the country. The aim of the Iranian revolution was to create an inclusive secular democratic system that ensured basic human rights. The mullahs hijacked the revolution and after 41 years now Iran is stuck in a religious time warp. I am afraid there will be a social implosion again if things don't change. Iran today is far different than in 1979 and there is a large educated class who can not be suppressed for ever.
If the Shah had not proved to be such an arrogant fool, he could have easily turned Iran into a very successful constitutional monarchy, like Juan Carlos did in Spain after Franco's dictatorship, which in now a stable democracy.
If the Shah had not proved to be such an arrogant fool, he could have easily turned Iran into a very successful constitutional monarchy, like Juan Carlos did in Spain after Franco's dictatorship, which in now a stable democracy.
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