It is heartbreaking to see bloodied faces, and dead bodies on the streets. You feel the urge to grab a gun and shoot every one of those bastards who know well, their end is near. I comfort myself by the prospects of IRR’s demise but remain apprehensive about what’s next?….
Who is the leader of this revolution? There is little doubt that this is a revolution (no matter how much the likes of Sargord and other IRR agents try to undermine the significance of this movement). It could be my wishful thinking, but I don’t get the sense that this movement is about Mousavi or Karroubi, or reforming of the IRR. I feel this is about a true democracy. Of course true democracy and secular democracy are synonyms (at least in my book).
If the real driver of this revolution is secularism, who is (are) the leader(s). I had high hopes that some name(s) would emerge as leaders of the secular movement.
Those of you who have access to (or contact with) other non-metropolitan cities and rural parts of Iran, do you see any support for secular democracy? Do they (and for that matter people in major cities) perceive secularism as “anti-religion”? Would they join the opposition and scream “Death to velayat-e vaghih”? Because, that’s when this revolution will succeed.
I still don’t know if the guy who is kicking the basiji in the face and risking his life is after a secular democracy or not? It is not my intent to downplay the significance of this revolution as it raises my blood to its heights. My blood boils watching these videos, but, who is leading this movement?. I’ve heard of “leaderless revolutions”. The turn of communist soviet to its current state was pretty much leaderless. But, most, any revolution has succeeded with a charismatic and motivating leader with the support of a good organization.
Of course, in current age with advantages of Internet and sophisticated technologies, the requirement of a leader may not be as essential as it used to be, but, considering how widespread these technologies are in Iran, I believe there is a desperate need for a unifying leader. That’s the person I’m looking for. Please come out and let us know who you are. I beg you…
