again.. all observations. of course the islamic mullahs are living in the 7th century.. that’s their definition. you still haven’t explained why they chose to ignore the future of thier own rule...
Again, i’ll reiterate i believe it’s because something very near-term is going to happen (from their POV) that will moot the need to do neccessary things to perpetuate their rule.
You’re not thinking like a twelver which is why you knee-jerk to argue with me even though all you’re doing is stating the obvious and offering no insights.
I didn’t mean to come across as argumentative. It’s certainly the case that the religious rhetoric of Ahmenijahd indicates that HE, and probably his key ayatolla-backers, believe the End is near. But I don’t think that’s nearly all of the equation. They still have to get the ‘mandarins’ — the people that actually run things — to go along. I believe those people are just coasting. Waiting for an opportunity to exercise political power.
China had the same problem. Mao, as a political force, was spent by 1970, or so. But nobody dared rock the boat, and nothing much happened economically, either.