But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
AKBAR GANJIThere 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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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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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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The entirety of this discourse was such that it encouraged the kind of ascendancy for a man like Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Of course, everyone knows that I’m also opposed to the Iranian regime and I have said that we must change the regime. But it is us, the Iranians, that must change the regime.
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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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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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
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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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There’s all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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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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