This reminds me of that old joke, “When will Saudi Arabian women get the right to vote? One day after the men do.” It’s obvious that the Theocracy is completely in charge in Iran. Anyone who’s waiting or praying for the “Iranian Moderates”, “Iranian Progressives” or “Iranian secular revolutionaries” to “rise up” is completely delusional. Which makes conducting “opinion surveys” a complete waste of time and money.
“It’s obvious that the Theocracy is completely in charge in Iran” “Which makes conducting “opinion surveys” a complete waste of time and money.”
I disagree. I think it’s significant when people who are oppressed and controlled by a brutal theocracy are willing to express opposition to the theocracy and it’s interesting to keep track of whether that number increases over time, indeed very telling if it does. Also good to know the general feelings of the population vs the garbage coming from gov’t. You can get an idea of how brainwashed the people may be or not and how loyal they may be to their gov’t or not - good to know if you’ve got ideas or plans of your own to instigate change.