Revolutions invariably don’t solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.
AKBAR GANJIThere is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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There are varieties of theories of revolution. According to one of these theories, only one of these theories, revolutions occur when there is an explosion of rising expectation.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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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.
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[In] every revolution, there is a great divergence between what the revolutionaries expect and what the revolution actually accomplishes.
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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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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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They obviously collected a lot of votes, but these monies could not solve the structural problems that these people face. But the only result, the only consequence, was that a big sum from the budget was wasted this way.
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He never made economic promises to people and as a result, he never led to dissatisfaction in this perspective. Because they need to get votes, they use misleading slogans. And this leads to rising expectations. I had a personal experience.
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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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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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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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I could witness that as a result of Ahmadinejad, they lived in a dream. They believed that paradise is around the corner and that all their demands shall be met.
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We’ve had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system?
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