(Photo from Iranian Freedom)Iran Calm And Normal? It's An Illusion
-- The Guardian
-- The Guardian
There may be superficial signs of a liberal society, but the suppression goes on, says Jamshid Ahmadi
Jonathan Steele rightly points out that the recent strike by the merchants in Iran's major cities of Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz should not be read as a prelude to major regime change (The prophets of Iranian regime split won't find it in the fury of the bazaar, November 3).
In spite of their much-vaunted role in the defeat of the Shah in 1979, the merchants were one element, and a fairly conservative one at that, of a much greater social force desiring change in Iranian society - those conditions do not exist at present in Iran and it would be foolish to characterise the regime as being on the brink of imminent collapse.
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My Comment: Even if Iranian oil revenues dry up .... and the economy goes into the toilet .... there is a still a fanatical and loyal group that will support the Iranian Government. Using religion to give them their moral authority to rule, the Iranian regime has used .... and will use suppression to maintain their power.