We should put away the militaristic outlook.
AKBAR GANJIWould 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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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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The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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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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And amongst the lower strata in Iranian society, we are witnessing an increasing rise of the expectation and it’s clear that the regime is incapable of satisfying these demands.
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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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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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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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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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[In] every revolution, there is a great divergence between what the revolutionaries expect and what the revolution actually accomplishes.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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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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There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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