Unfortunately, you can rule through fear and bullets for quite a long time. And the people don't have bullets. And they are mostly cosplaying revolutionaries. They don't have a real killer instinct, and they are not doing all they can to kill the government agents who are trying to kill them. But the government does have the killer instinct and is doing a very good job killing and suppressing.
Those of us above 65 might remember how once upon a time the Mainstream Media told us that the Shah of Iran was really, really bad. And how a brave dissident living in Paris would save the country from the evil Shah. He would broadcast sermons on his very own Farsi Language BBC radio program. After his return to Iran, the courageous individual was named Time Man Of The Year in 1979.
Carter dropped the ball. This is why the coup succeeded and 52 US hostages suffered so long. It was expected by Israeli leaders that the US would come in and get rid of the radicals, after the radicals had gotten rid of the oppressive and corrupt shah, so that Israel could then take control of the oil. Those US hostages and Carter's inability to handle the hostage situation properly resulted in decades of danger against Americans and an almost complete loss of "peace through strength" in the region. Carter was a fool.
While I did give the article a "like", I don't agree with all of the points. Iran was not a sophisticated state prior to 1979, but a monarchy that wasn't terribly free. People don't always yearn for freedom when there are bread and circuses. The Roman Empire survived for a millennium, the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) lasted for about 60 years, communist China continues for over 75 years. When the Roman's and the U.S.S.R.'s empires couldn't and wouldn't support the government and keep the people fed, they fell. Iran seems to be suffering the same economic problems, due to sanctions, that are causing the problems. Besides, do that many people in Iran vividly remember what conditions were nearly 47 years ago?
Regrettable that this post does not put current events in Iran in the context of British exploitation of Persian oil, starting with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909, the CIA/MI6 Operation Ajax coup d'etat in 1953 and all the rest of it. Is it any wonder that many in Iran resent more than a century of Western interference in their country?!
Unfortunately, you can rule through fear and bullets for quite a long time. And the people don't have bullets. And they are mostly cosplaying revolutionaries. They don't have a real killer instinct, and they are not doing all they can to kill the government agents who are trying to kill them. But the government does have the killer instinct and is doing a very good job killing and suppressing.
Those of us above 65 might remember how once upon a time the Mainstream Media told us that the Shah of Iran was really, really bad. And how a brave dissident living in Paris would save the country from the evil Shah. He would broadcast sermons on his very own Farsi Language BBC radio program. After his return to Iran, the courageous individual was named Time Man Of The Year in 1979.
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Carter dropped the ball. This is why the coup succeeded and 52 US hostages suffered so long. It was expected by Israeli leaders that the US would come in and get rid of the radicals, after the radicals had gotten rid of the oppressive and corrupt shah, so that Israel could then take control of the oil. Those US hostages and Carter's inability to handle the hostage situation properly resulted in decades of danger against Americans and an almost complete loss of "peace through strength" in the region. Carter was a fool.
While I did give the article a "like", I don't agree with all of the points. Iran was not a sophisticated state prior to 1979, but a monarchy that wasn't terribly free. People don't always yearn for freedom when there are bread and circuses. The Roman Empire survived for a millennium, the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) lasted for about 60 years, communist China continues for over 75 years. When the Roman's and the U.S.S.R.'s empires couldn't and wouldn't support the government and keep the people fed, they fell. Iran seems to be suffering the same economic problems, due to sanctions, that are causing the problems. Besides, do that many people in Iran vividly remember what conditions were nearly 47 years ago?
Regrettable that this post does not put current events in Iran in the context of British exploitation of Persian oil, starting with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909, the CIA/MI6 Operation Ajax coup d'etat in 1953 and all the rest of it. Is it any wonder that many in Iran resent more than a century of Western interference in their country?!
https://sergemil.substack.com/p/a-nation-executed-under-the-eyes