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Thanks for giving us this textbook example of how monarchists debate (not all, like Zobahan and Meehandust are not like that at all) -- your post has all of the trademarks: 1- The first trait is "hochi-gari". You think that if you shout and are vulgar and rude, your logic becomes stronger. 2-...

Sorry but you are missing the point here. I'm not arguing whether we should keep Iran in one piece or not, but how to do that. The reality is that our ethnic minorities have been mistreated for ever. The reality is that many of them think they need independence from the central government to...

We all want sovereignty, but the question is how you would ensure it in a country as diverse as Iran. How would the Kurds feel sovereign in a country where their kids are not allowed to learn their mother's language at school? You can't just ignore decades of discrimination in the name of...

:D:D That's rich, super rich!! Sorry I got distracted by the masses of LA monarchists rushing back to Iran to fight in the streets :D:D So when it was "Vekalat" time, unity was everything, and we should've put our differences aside and join the cause to get rid of IR. Now unity is meaningless...

Like what @rahim said, why do you need to stretch the truth? Yes, that clip was of a section of the crowd that were Kurds waving Kurdistan flags but there were Iranian flags all over from other clips and pictures. Again, how does this make HE a separatist? And what do you want to do with those...

Can you tell us what exactly you mean by separatist and how is HE a separatist? That label is being thrown around way too easily by monarchists, and it seems they call everyone a separatist!! Why and how are all these people separatists?

Expose what exactly? If these guys were crooks as RP supporters claim, then how come that does not reflect on his poor judgement to join them in the first place? Listen, Alinejad, Ebadi, HE, Bonyadi, Mohtadi are 5 very different people; very different people. If RP cannot find common grounds...

Sorry but this is the disconnect between Iranians inside and outside; I'm pretty sure they don't see this distinction. You are basically saying only Iranians outside Iran (with very few exceptions) are qualified to lead this revolution because most of the activists inside Iran started by...

Sorry but you still didn't answer the question. You said anyone who has ever supported reformists is not fit to be in leadership position. Do you think that is a wise or even sustainable position for a movement that wants to get rid of IR?

You didn't answer my question. Do you think that position is wise?!! Does it help getting rid of IR?

What you call wavering and vacillating I call the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, which is a necessity in a leader. What you are saying is basically that anyone who ever supported reformists is not fit to take a leadership position in this movement. Do you really think that's a wise...

That itself is a matter of opinion but in general opinions among a large number of people change because circumstances change. Back then people still were voting for reformists by millions; now they aren't. You can say that's just a magical change in opinions, but all those people would argue...

As were the majority of Iranians inside Iran, so what? Circumstances change and so do opinions.

Can you tell us how a) she was in bed with IR, and b) she's made shit ton of money? I am genuinely asking!

RP is indeed very good on his feet. I admit I'm impressed by him so far, more than I ever imagined I would be. I don't want him as king, but don't mind him in a leadership position in a republic. That said his answer to that question is not good. If you are in support of democracy and...

Over/under of how long it takes until Macron's mom and aunt are brought into the discussion :LOL:

Wow!!!! Seriously wow!! Just for your sake I hope you were drunk when you typed these. With supporters like you, RP doesn’t need any enemies 😤 He did well today though. He was statesmanlike.

This whole sovereignty thing is a red herring. You can't have both sovereignty and democracy as preconditions. What happens if in a democratic Iran, Kurds wanted to be independent? What takes precedence, sovereignty or democratic values? Kurds and Turks and Balouchs have been brutally...

This was heartwarming to watch and they all seemed very honest and genuine.

RP is correct that if the society is democratic, the system of governance is pretty much irrelevant. He is also correct that some of the most democratic countries are constitutional monarchies. But this line of reasoning is misleading and paralogism as it misses an essential point: none of these...