Posted on 02/25/2005 11:59:34 AM PST by asg21
June 17, 2005 has been announced as the date for Iran's presidential election, which the conservatives seem likely to win. Although many candidates are planning to run for Iran’s presidency, the majority will be from the conservative ranks, consolidating their power in an already “reformist-frail” government. A tight competition is likely between Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a conservative-leaning pragmatist and Ali Larijani, former head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, who is preferred by the conservative alliance.
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"Conservative," meaning "Islamist."
Yea and election meaning "appointment"
I'm sorry. Are we pretending these are fair elections?
Elections in Iran are simple. They jail all the people who the mullahs do not like and the people get to choose what figurehead to elect to take orders from the mullahs.
Conservative means traditional. In the US, a conservative is one who supports traditional American values (democracy, capitalism, family, hard work, individual responsibility, etc). In Iran, a conservative is one who supports the traditional fundamentalist Islamism.
In Russia, people known as liberals would be known as conservatives in the US. Russian liberals, like American conservatives, support small government, privatization, individualism, low (and even flat) taxes, etc.
The top mullah can decide who gets on the ballot.
So "reform" means moving things just a little, but not to threaten the status quo for unelected mullahs.
What does the UN have to say about elections, in Iran?
We should send Jimmy Carter to opine on them. He's our Iran expert, anyway. In fact he's sorta the author of this mess, in a certain way.
In Russia, people known as liberals would be known as conservatives in the US. Russian liberals, like American conservatives, support small government, privatization, individualism, low (and even flat) taxes, etc.
it is all so clear now. :)
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