Monday, June 22, 2009
Game Changer
We have this mythical idea of the mass uprising. Gandhi "saved" India through peaceful protest. It was peaceful because the British decided not to keep killing Indians. They lost the stomach for colonial rule. Tienanmen Square was a nightmare because the PRC would use force. And guess what: 20 years later the communists still run the country.
Now we should be realistic and accept that the mullahs will be violent and eventually crush the protesters. However, however, if the reports are true and the Commander of the Iranian Revolution Guard Corps has been arrested for refusing to use force against the protesters the game has changed. The end may be near for the theocratic medievalists in Tehran. They mullahs can't use force if they don't control the force. We can only hope.
Now we should be realistic and accept that the mullahs will be violent and eventually crush the protesters. However, however, if the reports are true and the Commander of the Iranian Revolution Guard Corps has been arrested for refusing to use force against the protesters the game has changed. The end may be near for the theocratic medievalists in Tehran. They mullahs can't use force if they don't control the force. We can only hope.
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