The mullahs have said as much. The average Persian is going to have to act out of self preservation or face the consequences. Maybe most of them agree with the mullahs.
The average Persian since several months is trying to topple the regime, but are ignored by President O-Zero. They have neither an interest in living any longer under the regime nor do they want to serve as their cannon-fodder. It's bad if one doesn't have the means to resist an totalitarian regime.