What kind of backward pretentious hypocritical farce allows unelected religious zealots to dictate the fate of a country? These archaic men in an archaic institution hold supreme power over the direction of the country and who dictate unopposed by any. Their word is law and they hold permanent tyrannical power no matter who gets elected. Despite their radical beliefs and dangerous religious ideologies they are held unopposed by democracy, unopposed by freedom, speaking as if their mouths utter the words of God. I am referring here to the United States Supreme court and the British House of Lords.
Iran’s main problems are isolation and ambition, not its politics. There are far more undemocratic systems actively supported and traded with so let’s not fool ourselves. The empire and former empire pushing for regime change are both run in essence by similar mixes of permanent (stable?) rule alongside elected officials and it is ridiculous to think that removing the Ayotollah, Imams and clerics would do anything but destabilize and weaken the Persian people. But that is perhaps exactly what is desired: To turn another country into a mix of junta, oligarchy and dictatorship; so that peacemakers and “peacekeepers” have jobs and markets to export their vile liberal socialism, or murderous capitalism to.
But Iran cannot end its isolation until its people signal that moderation and tit-for-tat will be the language that they come to the bargaining table with. Unfortunately foot in mouth, tainted Ahmedinejad will be the spokesman. His “anti-semetism” and “nuclear bomb threats” have been sewn and planted in the fertile soil of the global imagination and will not be easy to get uproot. Iran’s support for Hezbollah and reported supporting of militants in Oman and Yemen also will be permanent black marks on their record. The intelligence leading to the latter is in Masopher’s mind, questionable, but it is safe to say Iran is by no means benign in its regional and global aspirations.
There is little room at the top for Iran. The US, UK, Western Europe, Russia, China, Japan, they are jealously guarding their military might and global influence and advantages. For a “middle eastern” country with no “sponsor” to join the ranks it is unthinkable. That is why “regime change” quickly comes to peoples lips; that is why Iran is one of the usual suspects behind any orchestrated violence throughout the world: it is not Iran’s politics or religion that must be put down, it is its’ ambition.
