Guys, I don't have time to read all the posts on this thread but I was thinking about all this last night as I was watching the news on IRIB and the youtube clips emerging from the protests and something became clear to me.
This was NOT a victory or a defeat for anybody. Those who expected the regime to fall today were wrong in the first place because this was never a likely scenario. I think people like Sazegara who went on about this actually did the movement a great disservice because it now seems like the green movement has been defeated. It's a psychological defeat because of the unrealistic expectation promoted by the likes of Sazegara.
Anyway, the regime didn't win. They lost a lot. No other 22 Bahman march was like yesterday, which was so heavy security. I mean, they claim to be so popular but if that's the case why do they had to call on the help of thousands of anti-riot police and basijis? Why? specially on the one single day that they celebrate their existence? Think about it. This shows they know how unpopular they are and yesterday's show may just weil the cracks a little but it won't cover the problems they have to face.
Finally, there was like 5 days of holiday in Iran so many people decided to leave tehran and go on holiday to shomal, as is customary among tehranis. Also, I get rather angry at people sitting in the west saying they are disappointed at our people for not showing up yesterday while many of them are even afraid to go to Iran for a holiday
I am not talking about anyone here but in general.
Chin up.