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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.

Akbar Ganji

I went to the front, but I never participated in the war itself.
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Front Itself Participate War
I am only speaking of my own behalf.
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Behalf Own Speak
Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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Change Constant Even Revise Theory
What I’m worried about is that, in case that happens [nuclear explosion], then the Iranian people are the ones who are going to pay the heaviest price. But none of the Western countries have seriously talked about this.
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Case Country Explosion Happen heavy Nuclear People Price Serious Western Worried
The lower strata are suffering all kinds of oppression and the injustice that is inflicted upon them has many faces and many facets.
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Class Face Facet Inflict Injustice Kind Lower Many Oppression Strata Suffer Upon
Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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Brutal Country Massive Recent Square Suppresses Witness Woman
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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Budget Collect Consequence Monies Obvious Problem Result Structure Sum
It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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Chornobyl Clear Country Material Something Worried
If you look at the discourse before the revolution, whether it is the left communist, whether it is the right secularist.
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Discourse Left Look Man Revolution Right
Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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Black Bought Country Market People
In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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Country Covert Everything Firsthand Information
In a totalitarian state, the state views any act of an individual to be political in nature. For example, the clothing that a person wears in a modern state is a private affair whereas in the Islamic Republic all women are forced to wear the hijab (Islamic attire).
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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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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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Demand Dream Live Melt Paradise Result Witness
Would Americans accept if we decided to come here and decide who your rulers should be? So why do you expect us Iranians to accept the idea that the United States shall come in there and decide who shall govern us?
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Accept Country Decide Excess Expect Govern Idea Ideas Ruler
We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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Away Disarmament Nuclear Outlook Talking

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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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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