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With Iran’s presidential election approaching, media are flooded with headlines suggesting that Iran is going to be the only country in the world where hard-liners will not score a victory in the polls. Many depict this as a good news for Iranian citizens, the region and world because “moderates” will be winning the election.
From my perspective, this completely misleads the public about the complexities and nuances of Iran’s politics.
Myth No. 1: Iran’s moderates are subversive and rebel against the ruling political establishment, and they desire to change the political structure of the Islamic Republic.
The truth is that Iran’s moderates are a critical part of the political establishment. Many of them, including the current President Hassan Rouhani, were robust supporters or founding fathers of the Islamic Republic’s Shiite theocracy. These “moderates,” such as the late former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, were once called “hard-liners.”
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Ironically and sadly, the mullahs are probably the only united people (only so called Iranians) in their "cause".
It is probably because they know that even a slight hint of dissent among them may widen the crack and cause major divisions in the theocracy.
All in all: Sagg-e zard baradare shoghal-e (no disrespect to dogs and koyotes!
The difference between Iranian hardliners and softliners is that the hardliners cyber whores only talk out of their asses. But softliners cyber whores talk out of both their mouth and Asses, depending on the wind direction!
Yawwwwn....
Can we change the channel please?