Na kheir.
Everything is gradual and never happens over night. People have passed some red lines that they haven't in 39 years. This is huge accomplishment and definitely not over.
Everything is gradual and never happens over night. People have passed some red lines that they haven't in 39 years. This is huge accomplishment and definitely not over.
This is what we're missing out on: at any other more political times, the protests would have been huge. Now we had a couple of thousands protesting in Shahrestan without a proper wildfire. IR learned that on one hand there will be poor people ready to demonstrate. But on the other hand, there are more people who are full and tired of protesting and as long as you give them what they ask for, or provide "identity politics", they will be happy. The young professional couple in Tehran cares about being able to hold hands, travel to Turkey or Europe, go out, hang out with friends and drink homemade wine, and have a job where they earn money. They don't care (that much) about the plight of the poor and working class and by that much, I mean that they won't go on the streets and demonstrate for them.
IR will now gradually bring more freedom to the people and make them happy and less caring politically. It comes with neoliberal policies that are already taking place in Iran. The poor and workers who will be left out, will be left out, will be allowed to vent anger once in a while etc. but that's it.
IR however will bring more freedoms to the urban youth, make their life more pleasant, provide them with entertainment and make sure they know that it's possible to live in Iran. Step by step. At the end of the day, freedom and democracy are not as important as a full stomach and safety.