Motori Aziz, while your statement is quite inspiring and gives hope to the future , In my opinion it is simply a wishful thinking and putting a positive spin on the events.
Facts on the ground tell a different story. Now, your version of the events can be TRUE as well but at the moment there are not many evidence that back it up.
Facts are as below:
1) Rohani has nothing in his resume to suggest that he is " Eslahtalab" or wants to reform the regime. He is based on his own account, a "Etedal Talab" which means EVEN to the right of guys like Mussavi and Karubi. If anything, this was a choice between Bad and Worst and Iranian successfully choose the Bad.
2) There is no evidence that Velayat is NOT comfortable with a guy like Rohani !!
If anything, you would think that Velayat is quite happy with him and this is why there was no push to unit the "Osol Gara" forces and they were comfortable with the vote for "Osol Gara" being divided between 4 candidates.
In many ways, this was an evolution and progressive changes in the techniques that Velayat has to deal with elections in Iran.
Instead of worrying about cheating in the election, WHY NOT clean the Candidate list right at the beginning and remove any Candidate that they are unsure about their cooperations
(removing Hashemi and Mashayee) !!!
3) Talking to people who voted for Rohani, you will see that many DON'T EVEN KNOW the guy !!!
A GOOD example is KHODAM here who has multiple times admitted that does not know anything about Rohani. He is voting for the man just because Khatami has endorsed him otherwise is not familiar with the guy's past at all. That is quite alarming especially if you consider how khatami was himself toward the regime when push came to shove ...
4) Lack of direction and demands and expectation from their newly democratically elected president ... J
ust look at the few examples that we have hear on ISP. People who voted seem to have no clear demands , no clear goals for Rohani.
They are even afraid to hold Rohani accountable to his campaign promises !!! This is again a victory for the regime.
Bring people's expectations so low that they basically demand nothing ...
So if anything this was a great victory for Velayat. They manage to conduct a democratic election based on the constitution that show cased their hand picks candidates, people happily voted while having ZERO expectations from their Candidates and the whole thing ended on a good note
I call this a great victory for the regime. It was a great SHOW for the rest of the world and a great support for those who wish nothing but the stability of the regime.
Now, these are what facts and evidence suggest ...
Yes, you can be right and I hope you are right and in 4 years , we look at back in 4 years of PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT toward FREE and Democratic Iran. I hope we look in 4 years and see the following , which many are Rohani's campgin promises :
1) More Freedom for Press
2) Freedom of Political Prisoners
3) Better relationship with West.
4) Stop of the nuclear ambitions
5) Stop support of terrorist forces in the world
6) Free Bahai prisoners
7) Allow Bahai youth to go to university
8) Stop the persecution of our Kurdish Hamvatans
These are not UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. The first 4 are copy past from Rohani's campaign promises.
... but right now, Nothing suggest that any of the above can be accomplished and all of that are wishful thinking.
To be honest, I don't think Iranian people inside Iran even care if any of the above is accomplished ... Especially 4-8.
This is why it could be hard to use the HERD mentality and ALIGN yourself with some of these people.
Democracy and freedom of Speech is about expressing yourself and saying what you believe and standing TRUE to it and not just follow the majority when you are not sure where majority is going and what are their demands ...
Facts on the ground tell a different story. Now, your version of the events can be TRUE as well but at the moment there are not many evidence that back it up.
Facts are as below:
1) Rohani has nothing in his resume to suggest that he is " Eslahtalab" or wants to reform the regime. He is based on his own account, a "Etedal Talab" which means EVEN to the right of guys like Mussavi and Karubi. If anything, this was a choice between Bad and Worst and Iranian successfully choose the Bad.
2) There is no evidence that Velayat is NOT comfortable with a guy like Rohani !!
If anything, you would think that Velayat is quite happy with him and this is why there was no push to unit the "Osol Gara" forces and they were comfortable with the vote for "Osol Gara" being divided between 4 candidates.
In many ways, this was an evolution and progressive changes in the techniques that Velayat has to deal with elections in Iran.
Instead of worrying about cheating in the election, WHY NOT clean the Candidate list right at the beginning and remove any Candidate that they are unsure about their cooperations
(removing Hashemi and Mashayee) !!!
3) Talking to people who voted for Rohani, you will see that many DON'T EVEN KNOW the guy !!!
A GOOD example is KHODAM here who has multiple times admitted that does not know anything about Rohani. He is voting for the man just because Khatami has endorsed him otherwise is not familiar with the guy's past at all. That is quite alarming especially if you consider how khatami was himself toward the regime when push came to shove ...
4) Lack of direction and demands and expectation from their newly democratically elected president ... J
ust look at the few examples that we have hear on ISP. People who voted seem to have no clear demands , no clear goals for Rohani.
They are even afraid to hold Rohani accountable to his campaign promises !!! This is again a victory for the regime.
Bring people's expectations so low that they basically demand nothing ...
So if anything this was a great victory for Velayat. They manage to conduct a democratic election based on the constitution that show cased their hand picks candidates, people happily voted while having ZERO expectations from their Candidates and the whole thing ended on a good note
I call this a great victory for the regime. It was a great SHOW for the rest of the world and a great support for those who wish nothing but the stability of the regime.Now, these are what facts and evidence suggest ...
Yes, you can be right and I hope you are right and in 4 years , we look at back in 4 years of PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT toward FREE and Democratic Iran. I hope we look in 4 years and see the following , which many are Rohani's campgin promises :
1) More Freedom for Press
2) Freedom of Political Prisoners
3) Better relationship with West.
4) Stop of the nuclear ambitions
5) Stop support of terrorist forces in the world
6) Free Bahai prisoners
7) Allow Bahai youth to go to university
8) Stop the persecution of our Kurdish Hamvatans
These are not UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. The first 4 are copy past from Rohani's campaign promises.
... but right now, Nothing suggest that any of the above can be accomplished and all of that are wishful thinking.
To be honest, I don't think Iranian people inside Iran even care if any of the above is accomplished ... Especially 4-8.
This is why it could be hard to use the HERD mentality and ALIGN yourself with some of these people.
Democracy and freedom of Speech is about expressing yourself and saying what you believe and standing TRUE to it and not just follow the majority when you are not sure where majority is going and what are their demands ...
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