Change in Iran Will Come Through Evolution, Not Revolution
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Much ink has been spilled on the pages of countless journals and newspapers over the preceding weeks about whether the current protests in Iran will spell the end of clerical authority. Like an enraptured audience watching a play, most observers identify with the protagonists of this tale, the Iranian youth and ethnic Kurds, against the antagonist enforcers of the Tehran regime. It is worth keeping in mind that the history of a country, especially one as ancient and as complex as Iran, is not a morality play. Western media outlets, focused exclusively on molding every story to fit a nihilistic narrative between oppressor and the oppressed, purposely omit relevant facts.
Change in Iran Will Come Through Evolution, Not Revolution
Change in Iran Will Come Through Evolution…
Change in Iran Will Come Through Evolution, Not Revolution
Much ink has been spilled on the pages of countless journals and newspapers over the preceding weeks about whether the current protests in Iran will spell the end of clerical authority. Like an enraptured audience watching a play, most observers identify with the protagonists of this tale, the Iranian youth and ethnic Kurds, against the antagonist enforcers of the Tehran regime. It is worth keeping in mind that the history of a country, especially one as ancient and as complex as Iran, is not a morality play. Western media outlets, focused exclusively on molding every story to fit a nihilistic narrative between oppressor and the oppressed, purposely omit relevant facts.