The key is to stay in touch with the street. I might not live there, but I have the advantage of having gone through the Islamic Republic education system. It's my classmates and neighborhood buddies who are running the country and will be doing so for a very long time. I know how things work in Iran. I could easily fit myself in with the hardliner crowd because I know their language, their thinking and their survival tactics. They will destroy any "peaceful" opposition with relative ease.
The uprisings of 1379 and 1388 came close to causing cracks because there were elements from my generation in them who knew exactly what it takes. Unfortunately, the "know-it-all" hoards of "idiots" (many of them women), caused the movement to become pussified and destroyed.
Trust me aziz. There's a reason you and I are living abroad. It's not because Iran's economy sucks or there's no social freedom. It's because you can never learn what it takes to thrive in Iran, and I could never allow myself to thrive with those learnings.
Iran is the land of opportunity for those who learned the Islamic Republic way. I learned it. It's damn tempting to use those learnings as well. I just can't do it (for whatever reason).
Most people on this forum are damn out of touch with the realities of this system. They think it's supported by outside forces or endless money. It's supported by neither. It's got ideological support among the strongest, most productive and healthiest layer of the society. Push comes to shove, half of those against Islamic Republic will choose to support it. That's not something to ignore. It's what keeps this regime alive.
The uprisings of 1379 and 1388 came close to causing cracks because there were elements from my generation in them who knew exactly what it takes. Unfortunately, the "know-it-all" hoards of "idiots" (many of them women), caused the movement to become pussified and destroyed.
Trust me aziz. There's a reason you and I are living abroad. It's not because Iran's economy sucks or there's no social freedom. It's because you can never learn what it takes to thrive in Iran, and I could never allow myself to thrive with those learnings.
Iran is the land of opportunity for those who learned the Islamic Republic way. I learned it. It's damn tempting to use those learnings as well. I just can't do it (for whatever reason).
Most people on this forum are damn out of touch with the realities of this system. They think it's supported by outside forces or endless money. It's supported by neither. It's got ideological support among the strongest, most productive and healthiest layer of the society. Push comes to shove, half of those against Islamic Republic will choose to support it. That's not something to ignore. It's what keeps this regime alive.