Thanks for posting this.
It seems that Iran traded one repressive regime, under the Shah, for an even more repressive system under the mullahs. If they overthrow the present regime, what will they put in its place? Of course, no one can say. But it is the question in my mind.
Is there enough unity in the country to institute a government which is accepted and supported by the vast majority of the people? Or is the population so divided that no government will have enough support to function without using repression and force?
Prior to Islam, the Persians were Zoroastrians (a sun and fire worshipping religion) so I think that’s also why this makes the mullahs nervous.
Iranians HATE the islamic regime.
Every Iranian I’ve talked to claims to be Zoroastrian, and not muslim.
The people don’t want the government that has forced its way into power.
Right you are. As restrictive as the Shah was, he was better and Iranians were freer under him than under the muslims. Just like Russia. As bad as the Tsar was, he was better than the Bolsheviks.