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Reformists - past, present and future
21-Jan-2011
When you say Reformists the first person that comes to mind is President Khatami. However, the reform movement is nothing new. In our history I’d go back to the Constitutional Revolution of 1905. Today even in democratic and secular countries we often hear calls of reforms and reformers and platforms of “Change”.
Reformers have been a big part of the Iranian politics since the 1979 revolution and true to its name – revolution – it made a full stop and reset of whatever reform was in the works. Mossadegh was a reformer and his “followers” be it Bakhtiar or later Bazargan, Ghotbzadeh and others who didn’t want absolute rule of Mullahs in and outside the Government tried all they could to stop that trend. Many lost their lives in the process and became the first ones to “confess” and be executed for being “spies”. As we all know by now spies are everywhere in Iran and we have cornered the world market on the spy business!
People don’t want to live under dictatorships and they try to make changes however they can with whatever is available to them. What is important is to keep the flame of freedom and justice alive so we know what our priorities are and who listens and values these just demands that have eluded us for so long.
Just because the common argument is that Islamic Republic can’t be reformed doesn’t mean those who are in the Government and want a better future for their country shouldn’t do anything, lay low or just get out. How many people work for or inside the Government? Are they ALL rotten crooks and criminals?
These days in the diaspora circles it is fashionable to ridicule the reformers such as Khatami, Mousavi, Karoubi and others. Inside Iran as you get older people know about everything and they ridicule just about anyone because they don’t think anything is going to change. However, if you look at young people and how they get inspired and how they move their leaders and push them to their limits it is unreasonable to think ALL those who have served in the Islamic Republic have a hand in the rampant torture and murders. Often those who were murdered were part of the reform movement.
If you want to know how a generation is moved and how a politician can move them and make changes see the documentary Our Times (2002) which is made by the world renowned film maker Rakhshān Bani E'temād who by the way graduated from Melli University during Shah and I think was also a class-mate of Mousavi, although younger than him. The documentary is about Khatami’s campaign for his re-election, thus Our Times (Ruz-egar-e ma).
This documentary shows in great detail how a movement starts. Who leads it (the young), who tries to ridicule, who tries to sabotage and who stands up and defend. It is really interesting to see people get on camera and say derogatory things about how things are done. One person says he is not voting and states his reason as; why should we vote so they can claim 20 million votes?
Basically everyone said what they wanted to say on camera. Can people say these things now? Or were those words not even worthy or appearing on camera making grand criticisms a hoax? I often hear and read people’s response after they see a film or a news article asks how can people say these things and don’t understand how can regime allow it? Well, they are courageous people with self-confidence who unlike you and me don’t just say these things in private. They say it out loud and know how and when to say it.
The film itself actually covers 2 or 3 areas. First area is the re-election and the young people who go out and campaign and get into arguments and thugs attacks and the camera follows them. Second part is when they go to interview the women who applied as candidates but were disqualified for being a woman. In these interviews you see a lot of demands and drama about women’s rights. Third part is about a young single mother (26 or 27 at the time, I think) who has to work and pay for her 8 or 9 year old daughter and her blind mother. She applied as a Presidential candidate and that’s how Bani-E'temad found her and then the story and documentary takes on a life of its own. She had such a hard time finding an apartment because they wouldn’t rent to single or divorced women “without a man” and she didn’t have enough money for rent, had two jobs to make ends meet and so on. Very interesting real life drama.
So beating everyone with the same stick while the differences are evident is being unfair to our own history and those who fight for justice. Many of us wouldn’t say a fraction of the things people said on camera during Khatami, yet many did. They had the courage and Khatami provided that atmosphere. He didn’t get most of the things people wanted but he accomplished enough where movies thrived, artists flourished and restrictions on hijab and women were eased. As small as these achievements may seem they were things the young generation wanted.
Now today we see Mousavi, Karoubi and Khatami virtually under house arrests. I don’t know who is going to be the next person to take the reform flag and move it forward but it would be unfair to him/her if we ridicule him/her from the beginning. Of course we can do whatever we want but those who matter have shown throughout history to have taken another path. The reformists are always out there with or without our support.
I think the next milestone is the 2013 presidential election and believe this would be the first real test of boycotting an election in Iran and a milestone in the democratic/green movement. Will the regime make it mandatory for everyone to vote or use other intimidation tactics or will the people decide to sit this out? What would be the outcome and what would be regime’s explanation for such a large drop in the voter turnout?
Photo caption: Baran Kosari Iranian actress with her mother Rakhshān Bani E'temād’ and Abbas Kiarostami (no relations).
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طرفو به ده راه
Hooshang Tarreh-GolSat Jan 22, 2011 07:48 PM PST
که " اصلاح طلبان " دیگر مایل به دولت اتلافی نیستند! از همین حالا
"مسولین" ج. ا. دارن میگن که اصلا " اصلاح طلبان " را در انتخابات
شرکتشون نخواهند داد. برنامه اقتصادی " اصلاح طلبان " و خامنه ای هیچ فرق
اساسی ندارد. " تعدیل ساختاری " در ایران از زمان رفسنجانی آغاز گشت و
خاتمی ادامه اش داد. فرق این دو و احمقی نژاد فقط در این است که هیچکدام
از ان دو به اندازه احمقی نژاد درمانده و ابله نبودند.
حمایت حتا از "کودتای ارتش" و "منطق" : هر کسی به جای احمقی نژاد ...واقعا که! بعد از سی سال مبارزه برای نهادینه کردن مردم سالاری در ایران، آیا ما اینقدر درمانده و پوک شده ایم . واقعا خجالت داره.
Different tactics for different times
by Esfand Aashena on Sat Jan 22, 2011 07:01 PM PSTOnce again Reformers tactics to try to change from within has taken its course and as we've seen they're no longer necessarily willing to accept just any more "power sharing".
With the presidency of Ahmadi over the past 8 years and the total economic disaster that it has brought with it, nearly collapse of the economy, we're in a new period where Reformers can ask for more with the support of the people.
As we stand now, I'd endorse a boycott of elections (and I believe Reformers would too) whereas I didn't before because I thought the time is not right. Final end result of Ahmadi is price adjustment to that of US and Europe (example gas $3+/gallon) with the per capita income of Iran.
In the international front compared to Khatami era 4 sets of economic sanctions and counting. Dead end in the nuke standoff and losing any chance of nuclear cooperation and total embarassement of Iran with every UN visit by Ahmadi.
I don't subscribe to just "gradual" change. I'll support a revolution and even if Iranian military were to stage a coup and a Reza Khan type were to emerge and kick out Khamanei, Ahmadi & co (don't kill them just leave them outdoors :-) and usher in a new era it'd be fine with me.
Bottom line Ahmadi has nothing to claim as any real accomplishment. On his tombstone they'll write; Here lies a man who once claimed There are no gays in Iran! Whereas for Khatami they'll say Here lies a man who once asked for dialogue among civilizations!
Everything is sacred
No Fear:
by G. Rahmanian on Sat Jan 22, 2011 05:59 PM PSTI wrote that in response to the author of this blog!
GR,
by No Fear on Sat Jan 22, 2011 04:50 PM PSTWe opposed many things that Khomeini did from the early days of revolution. We are not new comers to politics with the presidency of Ahmadinejad. The elite IR ruling classes know very well who we are. Even Mousavi claimed that we were planning for this oppotunity to take over from 30 years ago.
Our nationalistic tendencies with giving a " special place to Islam " which must be respected outside of politics, has slowly made us the favourite with our armed forces. We will continue to push forward with respect to our constitution.
Read the following blog to get a better idea.
//iranian.com/main/blog/no-fear-2
Yes!
by G. Rahmanian on Sat Jan 22, 2011 04:28 PM PSTThank you for saying it loud and clear. Knowing where one is coming from is important. Having seen the actions of many organizations which joined Khomeini mindless of the consequences, Iranians must know who they are dealing with. A country with more than seventy million lives is at stake. After 32 years many are saying they did not know Khomeini that well. Then, why did they join him?
Well ...
by No Fear on Sat Jan 22, 2011 04:25 PM PSTI believe those who took part in this debate are those who believe in gradual changes ( reform ) to change the governing body in Iran.
The main question is which team is more likely to push real reforms forwards. I am not against what the reformists are advocating. I just don't think they were efficient enough. Their resume and the result of their 8 years of having control over the administration and having total control over the parliament is pathetic. I have always said, that what a leftwing reformist wishes, a rightwing politician would make it a reality.
But interestingly, we see conflicted messages from the reformists these days. Why were they allied with the traditional conservatives in the parliament against Ahmadinejad in regards to the monkerat bill?
Why didn't they support Ahmadinejad in sacking ministers which were imposed on the president by the leader?
Why are they against Ahmadinejad attempts to limit the power of religious organs , by cryingout loud religious " ulama" are being disrespected?
Why were they opposing Ahmadinejad's economical reform plans when Khatami himself said he regrets not doing it during his presidency?
Exactly what kind of a reformists are they anyway?
@ samsam: We need every single vote we can get specially in the upcoming parliamentary election. That is where the real game begins.
AO &
by SamSamIIII on Sat Jan 22, 2011 03:39 PM PSTAO jaan, again i repeat;"within the context of omaru republic". for me&you kiaani pilgrims the benchmark to pass a verdict on whats right & wrong is pretty damn straight since we look at it thru Iranocentric lenz. We judge folks on what they,ve done to uphold Iran/kiaani legacy no matter how minimal rather than run of the mills cliche omaru id-less sermons on their stateless madinat al faazeleh utopian dream. The likes of Ommatie beautification con artists like khattami or Mousavi are a thousand fold more dangerous to the well being of true Iran & ideals of kiaan since they come in "peace" to do with words what Omar couldn,t do with sword and that is to erase Iranian identity for another 1000 yr old omaru stateless kingdom of ommah under IRI version 2.
We grade individuals based solely on how they advertantly or inadvertantly contribute to further the cause of resurrecting a kiaani based modern sys of government dedicated to repaire the socio-cultural-lingual historic interuption of 641 and manage fundamental native reform to start where we left off. Mr Ahmadi's contribution no matter how insignificant with our standards is a blessing in disguise & mainstream minimalist citizens looking for cosmetic reform should support him & his clan in face of his ommatie clown detractors. Cheers Bro & like your 2nd commnt too!!!
Mr No Fear; For me, Only if & when Cows lay chicken eggs but I'll encourge majority middle of the road minimalist ham-mihans to vote for him for their own sake & well being no matter how ever moderate the changes be compare to the other shaikhak options.
Path of Kiaan Resurrection of True Iran Hoisting Drafshe Kaviaan //iranianidentity.blogspot.com //www.youtube.com/user/samsamsia
I guess everybody has a horse in this race.
by Esfand Aashena on Sat Jan 22, 2011 03:32 PM PSTPutting a Palestinian scarf on Cyrus and claiming the Cylinder when the world including UN has adopted it does what for who? In the middle of all the meyham of Islamic Republic and the gender apartheid I guess that rubs some people better.
This while the liberties that were given during Khatami are now part of life and taken for granted. As if this was always the case with Islamic laws and komittes! Fashion police by the way have been doubled and giving fashion "citations" is another souvenier of Ahmadi's rein.
DK jaan I should have said "many", not necessarily Monarchists, although many Monarchists claim democratic Shah as well and they're not as educated as you!
G. Rahmanian what is it with you? You think I'm a closet Islamist? Let me put your mind to ease. I am a full blown red blooded Mahdi worshipping Islamic Republic supporter. Is that good?
Samsam who would be the "legit opposition among diaspora"?
Everything is sacred
Mammad- e- Geraami va Bozorgvaar
by Anonymous Observer on Sat Jan 22, 2011 02:39 PM PSTThank you for taking the time to read my comment and for your valuable response. Unfortunately, I will have to respectfully disagree with you. I think that AN and his gang do have somewhat of a nationalistic agenda. This is because they are not "Khomeinists" like the "reform" gang.
Let me ask you this: for the past 31 years, since the IR came to power, who, EXCEPT for AN, visited Persepolis with much fanfare? Did Khatami? Did Rafsanjani? Did Karoubi? Did they even talk about Cyrus like AN and Mashaii have time and time again? While these moves may be symbolic, they are still powerful, and they signify a huge departure from IR's official 31 year old anti-Iranian policy.
Second, there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that AN was involved in the mass executions and purges of the 1980's. For one thing, he was too young. For another, he was a nobody at that stage. There's also evidence that he was against hostage taking. To the contrary, in addition to the complicity (at the very least) of Mousavi, Karoubi and Khatami in the 1980's atrocities, many other figures in the Khatami apparatus such as IR's former "ambassador" to Syria, Shariati (or is it Shariatmaradi--I'm sorry, I forgot) were directly involved in terrorist operations such as the bombing of the U.S. marine barracks in Beirut and the establishment of the Lebanese Hezbollah.
Third, would Kahtami or Rafsanjani have EVER subjected themselves to the no holds barred beating that AN took at the debates? Would they have even allowed one? One must give credit where it is due. AN's participation in the debates was unprecedented, and it opened up a whole new era in Iran's politics.
Lastly, even if you say that AN's desire is to act "independently" of VF, that is STILL an unprecedented taboo breaking in Iran's political atmosphere, and withing the context of Iran's political hierarchy, it is rather humiliating to the VF position. Did Kahtami or Rafsanjani ever try to assert their independence?
Again, I am not an AN supporter. I'm just stating facts as I see them. Hopefully, the IR will be gone soon, and along with it all the ANs and Mousavis, Khatamis, etc. But while they are around, I prefer AN over the so-called "Green" gang.
Put it in action.
by No Fear on Sat Jan 22, 2011 02:22 PM PSTDoes that mean we can count on your votes if Eafandyar Rahim Mashaei is the next presidential candidate?
When my brother Samsam & I say the same thing
by Anonymous Observer on Sat Jan 22, 2011 02:16 PM PSTYou know it's gotta be right. We know what's up!
He knows
by G. Rahmanian on Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:41 PM PSTMonarchists have never said such a thing, but as an Islamist he believes in the power of "taqqieh." Pretending to want change while advocating inaction in the face of IR's brutalities is one tactic this brand of Islamists uses. Dropping a name here and there does not undermine his real objectives.
I believe Mr Ahmadi-Nejad
by SamSamIIII on Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:37 AM PST& his pseudo-pragmatic clan(Mashaii & asso) are the real reformists within the context of Omaru republic. Unlike charlatan Green Banni Abbas choss naaleh crowd his rethoric-actions is not only inclusive to beautify-sanctify Omaru nobility class & bedoine icons but an effort(no matter how gullible & shallow) to acknowledge a mere concept of true Iran & cosmetic social changes which are ten folds more than bani abbas green ever managed to accomplish. His clan has alienated a variety of opposing ommatie classes for this same unorthodox approach which they consider blasphemous.
Notwithsatanding the legit opposition among diaspora, this other iri-khodii Ahmadi-hating Omaru variety covers a diverse rainbow of Arabo ommaties such as beautification artists khattami/Mousavi crowd, unltra-jehadist Larijani & tokhmeh Arabo-Iraqi crowd, old guard mullah class, cashed out es-hal talab thieves living in the west crowd(Mohajerani class) & intelectual Dabashi-al ahmad class of lefties.
Cheers!!!
Path of Kiaan Resurrection of True Iran Hoisting Drafshe Kaviaan //iranianidentity.blogspot.com //www.youtube.com/user/samsamsia
Monarchists claim Shah was democrat ? ...
by Darius Kadivar on Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:33 AM PSTWhen did you hear us make such a claim ? ... We simply claim he was a Constitutional Monarch from 1941 to 1953 ...
THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY: How Would You Evaluate Iran's Democracy Index in 1953 ?
If your premise is he was not then don't claim Mossadegh was Democratically elected since that in itself becomes a contradiction in terms ...
So the crazy cult of jojjatists are new "reformists"!!
by Roozbeh_Gilani on Sat Jan 22, 2011 09:14 AM PSTIn Iran, If we believe the chert o pert of the islamist regime's agent here!
So who is going to represent Jojjatist in the next islamist "election"? Mahmood bi-mokh or Agha Mehdi himself?!
Isnt internet a great platform for any insignificant idiot to voice whatever crazy idea?
"Personal business must yield to collective interest."
Daneshjoo they were those who fought fascism at the time
by Esfand Aashena on Sat Jan 22, 2011 06:21 AM PSTImagine how hard it must have been to fight fascism at the time. I agree that Islamic Republic and in particular Ahmadi and company do in fact comply with the tenets of fascism. One of the main aspects of this membership is the gradiose claims and lies in the face of wall to wall evidence! Their only difference? They don't admit to being Fascists while Fascists did until it became unfashionable!
I hope to have a blog about WWII and fascism one of these days.
Comrade if you think this blog is getting more attention than it deserves then by all means don't read it or worse participate.
No Fear Monarchists claim Shah was democrat, does that make it so? You claim Ahmadi is reformist? Does that make it so? You have as much credibility as Ahmadi himself. The more you rave and rant the more credibility you lose. I know "reform" is your favorite subject and you want to scream, me, me, me but Ahmadi is as much of a reformer as Shah was democrat.
Everything is sacred
Yes ...
by No Fear on Sat Jan 22, 2011 02:08 AM PSTThose documents about their relationship with savak is also scanned and posted on my blog ( Originals ). ( The last update i made ). They are not as significant as you pretend them to be.
در مورد روابط
Mash GhasemSat Jan 22, 2011 02:02 AM PST
رجوع شود به خاطرات فردوست. ای جلاد وقیح پررو ننگت باد!
Anahid,
by No Fear on Sat Jan 22, 2011 01:46 AM PSTI take Hojatiyeh over Khomeinism in a heart beat. Afterall, i believe in secularism.
Everything you know about Hojatiyeh is being fed to you by those who were threatened by this ideology. Go read my blog. I actually have the principles of Hojatiyeh listed in one of my comments. Do you know why hojatiyeh is feared in Iran?
I am not afraid to say what i believe in. But i am not a member of Hojatiyeh nor i advocate it.
No fear, you are actually defending Hojjatieh?
by Anahid Hojjati on Sat Jan 22, 2011 01:21 AM PSTUnbelievable, behagh cheezhaye nadeede and nashneedeh. You wrote:"You even claimed hojatiyeh is an ultra conservative association
believeing in dooms day. Where did you learn that? Do you know to a
person who has done his research, you sound dumb? You repeat the same
crap about Hojatiyeh as Khomeini did and later advocated by leftwing
politicians who became the backbone of your reform movement. Do you know
why Hojatiyeh is feared in Iran?"
Everybody knows that Hojjatieh is very ertejaee. For someone to defend this group in Diaspora, what a shame. Even more than 28 years ago in Iran, people knew how bad this group is. Shame on you.
Another cheapshot from Mammad,
by No Fear on Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:59 PM PSTMammad,
You know very well ( or maybe you don't know squat ) that the minister of intelligence, foreign minister and interior minister were forced on Ahmadinejad during his first term by Khamenei. While Ahmadinejad didn't have a say in electing them, he sure played an important role in abruptly ending their services. Besides, their role in the massacre is not proven yet and certainly they couldn't be more involved than you beloved Mousavi.
Today Ahmadinejad is not the same as 2005. He is a lot stronger and has gained momentum and support ,unlike your incompetent reform leaders who seems to get depleted of air the longer they stay in office.
You sure talk a lot of non sense about things you don't know. A while ago you claimed Ahmadinejad belonged to Hojatiyeh. You even claimed hojatiyeh is an ultra conservative association believeing in dooms day. Where did you learn that? Do you know to a person who has done his research, you sound dumb? You repeat the same crap about Hojatiyeh as Khomeini did and later advocated by leftwing politicians who became the backbone of your reform movement. Do you know why Hojatiyeh is feared in Iran? ( Go read my blog on Hojatiyeh and contribute or stop making BS claims ).
While the stuff you post is the same crap which is covered by mainstream media ( In regards to Mesbah Yazdi ), let me widen your narrow horizons and offer you to take a look at this link.
//www.khabaronline.ir/news-57939.aspx
Interesting, isn't it? i am not defending Mesbah, but i sure use him when i have to.
Have a good night sleep. Come back soon.
Jaragheh ...
by Doctor mohandes on Fri Jan 21, 2011 08:33 PM PSTComrade
Here is the Jaragheh... Kapooooshhhh!!!
Now what?
"Dir ya zood kaar be mobaarezeh mosallahaaneh khaahad keshid"
by Roozbeh_Gilani on Fri Jan 21, 2011 07:42 PM PSTAnd this was not from me, it was from your "friend" you Ablah.....
"Personal business must yield to collective interest."
I said: Not here!!
by comrade on Fri Jan 21, 2011 07:22 PM PSTOstad, dast bardaar. Toro hazrateh abbas az man yeki begzar.
What participation? there is no regulatory body in Iran to oversee the ownership of( you call it prticipation in) industries, and trades. The whole thing is a charade, stemming from the buying power of petrodollar. It wasn't much better in Shah's time, exceptt for the foreign ivestments who had to bribe their way in.
Ghabool kon ozaa kharaabtar az in bahs haayeh kaampiooterieh. faghat montazereh yek jaragheh hastesh.Dir ya zood kaar be mobaarezeh mosallahaaneh khaahad keshid. az maa goftan!...
Good nite.
Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.
Anonymous Observer
by Mammad on Fri Jan 21, 2011 07:11 PM PSTWith due respect, you have gotten your facts wrong. Let me explain in your numerical order:
1. AN and gang are not nationalists, or even of pseudo type. One cannot invoke Cyrus the Great and Return of Mahdi at the same time. What they do is pure opportunism.
2. While, personally, AN might not have been involved in the executions of the political prisoners in the 1980s (the jury is out on that), his present right-wing allies were involved to the hilt. His first Minister of Interior Mostafa Pourmohammadi was a leading figure of the executions of 1988. His first Minister of Intelligence Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejehei played an important role in the Chain Murders and killing Tehran Spring of 1997-2000. The closest person to him, Mashaei, was an interrogator and "tavvab saaz" in the 1980s - Mashaei's wife is a reprented MKO member. I can go on with this, but the point has been made.
3. AN has never questioned VF, but has tried to be independent of Khamenei. The two are not the same. He carries water for Mesbah Yazdi, the most ardent supporter of VF and "hokoumat-e Eslami." Even if he has, so long as he does not use the extra authority for the sake of the people and the nation, what good would that do?
4. This one is really absurd. Did you visit Iran during Khatami years, especially the first term? I was there all the time.
5. I can also debunk easily your item 5, but I some people on this site hate Mousavi and jump as soon as they hear or read his name. I am too tired right now, and have already written a long profile of his life anyway.
Mammad
Comrade,
by No Fear on Fri Jan 21, 2011 06:42 PM PSTSepah involvement in our economy is out of necessity. They are the only organization that has the expertise and the logistics to manage big projects and to bypass sanctions.
The government size has been reduced dramatically during Ahmadinejad era. Many ministries were combined with others to help reduction. Serious steps have been taken towards a free market economy in Iran,
But my main point is that giving contracts to sepah is done out of necessity. Ideally, this opportunity should be given to all to participate. But if we consider the money that Sepah is receiving is helping to reduce military budget, then this is not a bad thing at all. Many military organs around the world participate in industrial projects. This is not new.
"Sepah is not a private company"
by comrade on Fri Jan 21, 2011 04:29 PM PSTThis blog is receiving more hits than it deserves. I wish you would write a blog on this issue, explaining how it is possible to boast about being a right hand politician and violating the most fundamental rules of the free market at the same time. No, my friend, there is no excuse for this sort of cut-and-paste policy which has tried and failed in Russia and China (they are getting out of it, by the way). There is no difference, absolutely none, between corruption in Tehran Metro and any company "bestowed upon" Sepah.
See you on your own blog.
Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.
Daneshjoo,
by No Fear on Fri Jan 21, 2011 04:11 PM PSTIn that case, we have never been anything else in our 2500 years of history but a Fascistic country.
Get real.
Stop looking at our politics and culture with a european outlook.
چهارده مشخصه ی فاشيسم
daneshjooFri Jan 21, 2011 04:03 PM PST
Daneshjoo
چقدر آشنا چهارده مشخصه ی فاشيسم مطالب زير برگرفته از مقاله دکتر لاورنس بريت با عنوان "کسی اينجا فاشيسته؟" که در مجله "فری انکوری" (جستار آزاد) در بهار 2003 چاپ شده، می باشد ايشان بر اساس تحقيق روی نظامهای تحت رهبری هيتلر (آلمان)، موسيلينی (ايتاليا)، فرانکو (اسپانيا)، سوهارتو (اندونزی) و حکومتهای بعضی از کشورهای آمريکای لاتين، به 14 مشخصه مشترک تعريف کننده ی اين حکومتها می رسد اين چهارده مشخصه بشرح زير است: From, Fascism Anyone?, Lawrence Britt, FreeInquiry, Spring 2003, page 20. 1- ملی گرايی، پررنگ، نمادين و هميشگی 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist
regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos,
slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia.
Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on
clothing and in public displays. 2- تحقير و چشمپوشی از حقوق بشر 2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security,
the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human
rights can be ignored in certain cases because
of "need." The people tend to look the other way or
even approve of torture, summary executions,
assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc. 3- تاکيد بر دشمن (داخلی/خارجی) عاملی برای اتحاد دادن 3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying
Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying
patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a
perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or
religious minorities; liberals; communists;
socialists, terrorists, etc. 4- برتری و تسلط نيروهای نظامی 4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are
widespread domestic problems, the military is given a
disproportionate amount of government funding, and the
domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military
service are glamorized. 5- شيوع تبعيض جنسيتی 5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations
tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under
fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made
more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is
homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national
policy. 6- رسانه عمومی تحت کنترل حاکميت 6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is
directly controlled by the government, but in other
cases, the media is indirectly controlled by
government regulation, or sympathetic media
spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in
war time, is very common. 7- حساسيت شديد در مورد امنيت ملی 7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as
a motivational tool by the government over the masses. 8- درهمپيچيدگی دين با حکومت 8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most
common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate
public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is
common from government leaders, even when the major
tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to
the government's policies or actions. 9- حمايت از نيروهای صنعتی-تجاری وابسته 9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and
business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the
ones who put the government leaders into power,
creating a mutually beneficial business/government
relationship and power elite. 10- سرکوب نيروی کار (تشکلهای کارگری، کارمندی، اصناف و ...) 10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing
power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist
government, labor unions are either eliminated
entirely, or are severely suppressed . 11- تحقير روشنفکری و هنر 11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist
nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to
higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon
for professors and other academics to be censored or
even arrested. Free __expression in the arts is openly
attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the
arts. 12- وسواس و حساسيت در مورد جرائم و مجازات 12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under
fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless
power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to
overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties
in the name of patriotism. There is often a national
police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist
nations. 13- شيوع فساد و فاميلبازی 13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes
almost always are governed by groups of friends and
associates who appoint each other to government
positions and use governmental power and authority to
protect their friends from accountability. It is not
uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and
even treasures to be appropriated or even outright
stolen by government leaders. 14- انتخابات دروغين 14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in
fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times
elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against
or even assassination of opposition candidates,
use of legislation to control voting numbers or
political district boundaries, and manipulation of the
media. Fascist nations also typically use their
judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
Comrade,
by No Fear on Fri Jan 21, 2011 03:46 PM PSTSepah is not a private company. It belongs to the government and the people. If we can not attract foreign companies to invest and build in Iran due to sanctions, then we have three options.
- Stop building and producing until we beg hard enough for foreign companies to come back
- Use a consortium of smaller private companies managed by a government official project manager. This system has been very costly in Iran and its tainted with delays and going over budgets. look at Tehran's metro for example. Its corrupt to the core.
- Use our capable engineering team from our military organs. This system has been very successful and it also helps the government to cut back on military budgets. Why not helping out our military? Whats wrong with it?
Almost all of the sepah personnels and cadre are devout muslims and they live a very simple life. Corruption in sepah is very very low compare to our politicians. Besides, if any corruption is found and exposed in our military, it must be tried in military courts and that is no joke.