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.
AKBAR GANJIWhen there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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When I was on my hunger strike, and I was in a hospital, the guards who inflicted all manner of injustice against me, and all manner of hardship…
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Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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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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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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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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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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Khomeini obviously had many problems, but he had one clever side to him.
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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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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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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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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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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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