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 GANJIThe Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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The entirety of this discourse was such that it encouraged the kind of ascendancy for a man like Ayatollah Khomeini.
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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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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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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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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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We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal – everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.
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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
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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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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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The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development.
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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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