It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.
AKBAR GANJIThe difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and…kind of slogans that are…they fool the people.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.
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When I talk about secularism, I’m talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and…kind of slogans that are…they fool the people.
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Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don’t have a nationalities problem, we don’t have an ethnic problem.
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We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
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I am only speaking of my own behalf.
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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When I’m speaking, I’m speaking only for myself. At the same time, I know that these ideas have wide support among the Iranian population.
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There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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Well-to-do classes are using all kinds of obvious and not-so-obvious benefits that this regime has created for it.
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