well ya’ see... that’s the plan. The mullahs even the top ones are terrified absolutely terrified of being held accountable for anything and are ready,bro,ready to flee-
once WackJob is removed the dismantling begins. A military dictatorship could easily come into power .... but the mullahs will be shaving their beards fast and furious and burning their robes once WackJob is out
Hope you’re right.
Where I’m coming from is that Iran had a “moderate/reformist” mullah President (Mohammad Khatami - same faction as Karroubi/Moussavi) in charge from 1997 to 2005.
Students revolted in 1999, but were suppressed by the entire Theocratic System, namely the Basij (aka Ansar_e Hezoballah). Both Khatami & his Supreme Evilness (Khamenei) made a few noises condemning those who arrested, jailed & killed the protesters.
Moreover, Khatami made a number of *Changes* giving more superficial liberties to the society. He talked about “dialog amongst civilizations” & that protests should be allowed. Basically, Khatami made all the same noises that in recent months Karroubi & Moussavi are making. Certain sections of the Iranian society felt more comfortable with his approach, then became more complacent. IOW, they said: Yeah we can live with this one. So, later, it was back to business as usual for the mollacracy.
Meantime, hardliners felt alienated; WackJob then became president in 2005.
When & where do we draw the line between a military-led mollacracy & a plain ol’ mollacracy with all its wishes for a so-called “religious [Islamic] democracy?
The other issue is that it’s bigger than the WackJob. WackJob is just the tip of the iceberg for hardliners. What’s underneath the iceberg?
There are suppressive forces (incl. basijis), IRGC, certain sections of the Iranian society (inside & outside Iran), and many other mullahs who support: Khomeini’s vision, IRI constitution & basically the Islamic regime in Iran & its so-called “religious democracy”.
I hear what you’re saying & hope your prediction will come true.