Ahmadinejad Phenomenon

Putting forward IRI's vision for global Islamic domination


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Ahmadinejad Phenomenon
by Jahanshah Rashidian
17-Apr-2008
 


Among the IRI's seniors, president Ahmadinejad is more famous for his fierce rhetoric and odd behaviour. His absurd comments, lack of rationality, revolting habits and odd gestures suggest personal immaturity or even abnormality.

In his speeches, he usually sinks himself into a hectic and incoherent stance in which his words go so beyond the limits of decorum that even some of his companions feel embarrassed about him.--even the most inexperienced and insecure politicians rarely engage in spontaneous outbursts like him.

Ahamadinejad exposes the ability to deceive, manipulate, and con the unwary, while seeming to be perfectly sincere. His self-proclaimed "street cleaner of the people," can rise a bogus enthusiasm. However, his words echo hate, threat and terror for others. His words have caused the entire world to raise its eyebrows. Even his supporters in the regime are shaking their heads. And yet, as loony as he may seem, it would be a grave mistake not to take him dangerous.

Ahamadinejad's gaffes in speech are famous. Some of his verbal blunders or odd phrases are more than simple mistakes. At Columbia University of New York, last September, he claimed that no homosexuals lived in Iran. For the word "homosexual", he spewed out a vulgar word "hamjensbaz" in Persian, what brought his Iranian audience to laugh out.

Then, in front of people who could not speak Arabic, Ahamadinejad started reciting verses from the Koran in Arabic. He launched into 20 minutes of cheap sentiment in Arabic. Then boasting as "an academic," he went on that from his perspective, the role of science is to serve Islam and that any science that does not serve Islamic goals is corrupt. As he described it, "Science is the light, and scientists must be pure and pious. If humanity achieves the highest level of physical and spiritual knowledge but its scholars and scientists are not pure, then this knowledge cannot serve the interests of humanity." Elaborating on this notion, he argued that a great majority of scientists are corrupt because they serve corrupt governments who reject the pure and pious path of Islam.

He went so far as to describe, "A cause for the world's woes is the world powers' rejection of Islam". As he put it, "The second and more important factor is some big powers' disregard of morals, divine values, the teachings of prophets and instructions by the Almighty God... Unfortunately, they have put themselves in the position of God!"

Since the hard-line president cannot accept critics, he mocks and enjoys that everything is owed to him as a right to publicly call his own internal critics "goat or traitors", including those from his own conservative party in the government. In a speech on November 12, 2007 at Tehran's Science and Technology University, he denounced what he called "traitors" to Iran's nuclear programme. He went so far as to threaten to name and to shame these internal critics unless they end pressure to change Iran's nuclear policy.

Followed by a "Holocaust denial conference" in December 2007, Ahamadinejad denied in October 2005 that the Holocaust ever happened. His repeated comments suggesting that Israel be "wiped off the map" is stirring international ire and even caused some Iranian officials to play down his remarks, saying that Ahmadinejad did not mean to speak in such sharp terms.

Ahmadinejad's bellicose remarks, at a moment when Iran is under increasing world scrutiny for its nuclear programme, suggest that the man does not care about war and catastrophe for his people. In reality, his threatening words mirror the kind of options that lead to the survival of the unpopular IRI because it needs external enemy to keep control over its own people. Ahmadinejad serves the survival of the regime, no matter how weird he is, no matter that he has failed to rally the majority of people, but in the absence of democracy, he gains more blind adherents, more Islamists in the world, and more IRI's apologists for the regime.

Ahmadinejad is putting forward IRI's vision for global Islamic domination. The vision of Islamic domination cannot coexist in any manner with peaceful rhetoric. Consequently, Ahmadinejad's words are the direct consequence of the world view the regime propounds. As such, he is supported by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenaei, Hojattyeh-sect and some international Islamists despite his weird attitudes and uncontrolled speeches.

The IRI cannot satisfy its people; therefore, it applies the policy of carrot and stake. The regime is reaching deep into a dusty bag of tricks to rally a part of people while frightening the rest. Ahmadinejad's crying "wolf" simply threatens the frustrated people of Iran, not the armies of foreign powers. The IRI, which cannot offer the possibility of a decent and democratic life for the majority of its angry people, despite record high oil prices and almost 29 years of promises, needs to keep the hazardous man, at least, until the end of his first term in office.

Ahamdinejad does not serve only the IRI, but his words are served as excuses for both the Bush administration to militarise the region and the Israeli government to play down its aggressive policy in the region. Ahmadinejad's provocations serve one or both of them to stoke the argument and prepare the context for military conflict with Iran.

Mr. Ahmadinejad's language is a symptom of his personality disorder, suggesting how deep he is preoccupied with his own fantasies. Normal politicians may correct their words, but an abnormal politician like Ahmadinejad would give an explanation devoid of intellectual of moral justification because it is enough for them that their words help them do what they want to do.

Ahmadinejad needs to seek refuge in his unreal world. He views himself the direct vassal of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi, of Shiites, for whom he prepares the reappearance after more than a thousand years of occultation. He propagates the idea that he is in permanent contact with him and receives advice from him.

Whatever one may think of Ahmadinejad, any perceived insanity or instability can be best explained by his unshakeable belief in the ethos of the Shiite sect-- with a messianic idea of world catastrophe leading to the coming of the twelfth Imam and Islamic rule over the world. If one analyses this religious belief, his words make perfect sense but only within the strict context of this belief system. When he believes the Mahdi protects him with a "halo of light", then his words must mirror this belief.

The belief in the imminent return of the Mahdi has not only influenced Ahmadinejad's words and attitudes, but also driven his foreign policy brinksmanship. According to him, "a historic war between the oppressor, non-Muslims, and the world of Islam" is under way, and the IRI is on the front lines. Thus, as Ahmadinejad told a closed-door session of the "majles"(Iranian parliament) foreign policy and national security committee in January 2006, Iran must abandon its decade-and-a-haft-old policy of "detente" with the West in favour of confrontation.

Ahmadiniejad's constantly deteriorating behaviour can be threatening even for his colleagues who can witness more signs of abnormality in his attitudes, language lapses, and ridiculous gestures. It is said that the way he behaves his colleagues leads to the repeated change of ministers and staff.

Psychopaths are social predators who may charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plough their way through life. They have traits such as glibness, grandiosity, lack of guilt, and shallow emotions, as well as social deviance traits such as impulsiveness, lack of responsibility, and antisocial behaviour. Completely lacking in conscience and in feelings for others, Psychopaths are found in every segment of society, including in fields of religion and politics. Throughout history there have been many psychopaths, even with the norms of generally accepted behaviour, who brought obscurantism, wars and catastrophes for their people.

Institutional psychopaths, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Hitler imposed restraints on progress and evolution of their societies. Each considerably set back democracy, civil right, and free thoughts in their totalitarian states. And of course, they killed millions of people. As an Islamist, Ahmadinejad is in the same position to bring the same degree of harm for his people.

It is believe that Mr. Ahamsdinejad follows a psychiatric treatment, but he acts as if he were not aware of his personality disorder.


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by Dariush (not verified) on

Perhaps the only controversial speech Ahmadinejad has made was the denial of Holocaust. I am guessing he may have been trying to put that into debate as it is unlawful by some democratic countries. Then comes his support of innocent people around the world which again is not in favor of those democratic countries. Then there is the nuclear energy and other projects to improve Iran's science, technology and industry which will result in independence and cut those same democratic countries hands from Iran. If it wasn't for these issues, those democratic countries would not give a damn how many people were hanged in Iran as they do much more and much worse!!!
Jahanshah, your introduction of Ahmadinejad was just like the introduction Ahmadinejad received from the zionist Colombia university president and as we all know that president was sharply criticized all over the world. Of course he was criticized in U.S. because he accusations was no match for Ahmadinejads's wise and calm responds. The problem with people like the university president, most of Americans and westerns is that they have too much air in their head. That is why you are getting the same respond from your readers.
You say he gives excuses to west by some of his speeches and actions. True. It can also be said that west is taking advantage from what he says. Since when democracy punishes people for what they say like Ahmadinejad rather than what they do like chaney, Rumsfeld and etc? West wants free ride and even the most democratic government in Iran will be threatened as they did with Mosadegh and many more. It is about oil and nothing else!
All these subjects have been repeated a million times on this site, but some people don't like to accept the truth and keep repeating it hoping to push their false judgments. You seem to know more about Ahmadinejad than Ahmadinejad himself.
If west wants peace in region which we know they don't. West should mind her own business! This way IRI can not blame west for problems in Iran and people will make the changes.


Abarmard

Nothing wrong with Iran wanting power

by Abarmard on

There is nothing wrong for Iran to have more power and influence in the region and inside the country. With more stability and more power, Iranian regime will gradually change to a more open to the path of gradual secularism. In this time, hopefully the people will have the experience and the depth in order to lead the country away from the dominance of foreign forces. After all, it's our Iran and our region and we need to direct it. Our neighbors' problems are also ours, not Americas', ours. So if you want to say that Ahmadinejad is wrong to want more power for Iran, then I doubt you are Iranian.
Disagreement with a regime or a person (Ahmadinejad or Bush) does not constitute that everything is absolute, in other words in the case of your arguments: wrong!
I challenge Iranians to look at things in a more detailed manner with more studies and historical knowledge. Understand Iranian society beyond your own specific upbringing. Also be fair and realistic, that if Shah was bad maybe there were areas of strength that we needed to keep. Means you can find points of weakness along with strengths. That is a better way to understand a regime or a country as a whole. It’s the same when we look at IRI. I challenge Iranians to begin thinking a different way. Maybe we grow faster that way rather than wanting old unanswered path to return! Or fall in to another unknown.
The reality is that we are a rich country and the world won't let us be. How are we going to stand that challenge as a nation? Do we reach freedom if tomorrow a secular democratic regime comes to power and gives the people freedom of speech and the entire package? Please be realistic. We are an educated and experience society. How can we sit and just complain?
If I I work in a company and say that the CEO and the admin is wrong but don't offer or know a solution.... No solutions? What does that do? We are doing the same thing here. If you say we want religion gone and a democratic regime, you should all know that it is not simply given to us. Impossible.
Does it make sense?


jamshid

IRI's old and tired methods

by jamshid on

Stalin, Hitler and Pol Pot did not come to power overnight. Others paved the way for them to absolute power. In turn, most of those "middle" men were as mentally disturbed as their future Stalin or Pol Pot masters.

I agree with the author that Ahmadinejad is one such disturbed man. He could either pave the way for another, or he himself one day could possibly grab the power. Do not underestimate his close ties with Pasdaran and Basij.

It is a sad time for us Iranians that such psychos are actually ruling our beloved country. It is more sad to see some commentors in here actually getting offended that such men as Ahamdinejad are being criticized.

Today, the IRI criminals and its band of volunteer supporters are using the threat of a foreign attack to further suppress any oppostion or even discussions that may criticize the regime.

This has always been their bread and butter for survival:

They first provoke some foreign entity such as the US, Israel, Iraq (even Russia in the past),

Then they create some incidents (hostages, bombings, etc) to get some sort of a reaction,

Then they proclaim that foreign entity as a "threat",

Then they use that threat to divert attention from their own shortcomings and criminal behavior. When they can't divert attention, they blame the foreign entity. When they can't blame the foreign entity, they claim you are their spy or a neocon supporter, a zionist, a separatist, and so on.

Using that as a pretext, they then simply eliminate you.

Many good Iranian men and women from all over Iran, have thusly been "eliminated".

The IRI supporters in this site and elsewhere are knowingly and willingly accomplices to the IRI criminal institution. That in turn makes them both criminals and also traitors to their country.

To Jahanshah:

My experience is that when you anger IRI supporters (specially the closet supporters who always attack you, like those in this thread), then there must have been some revealing truth in your article. It is the nature of things: The IRI and the truth are like fire and water.

To Alborzi:

One does not need to be an "expert" in order to voice his opinion. The "you are not an expert and you are not trained to have an opinion" is a typical answer one hears from Islamists. The mullahs used this method with religion for centuries, thereby keeping the masses from the act of "thinking" for themselves. They are doing the same today with political, social and economical discussions that are critical towards the IRI. 

It does not work anymore. Today, you must look for more sophisticated methods of deception.


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Only professional people should "analays"

by Alborzi (not verified) on

You see those people were in charge/control of the army and policy. Thats not the case here. Like I said leave "analys" to people who are trained.


Anonymouse

Same *** Jahanshah Rashidian

by Anonymouse on

Your analysis is just a little better than some American redneck that knows nothing about Iran or Islam. 

How much can you learn about Iran and Islam in 4 or 5 years under Bush/Cheney? And more importantly what is the value of what you have learned under Bush/Cheney?

I love American rednecks and this is no disrespect for them. Ahamdi is a "phenonmenon" to them and you, not to me.


Jahanshah Rashidian

Mr. Alborzi / Anonymouse

by Jahanshah Rashidian on

Even if Ahmadinejad has not ultimate political power, but in "Institutional psychopaths" like Stalin, Pal Pot, and Hitler he can bring the same degree of harm for his people. Please mind I analays a pschological potential, not political.

 


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Are you redneck or you argue like one.

by Alborzi (not verified) on

Ahmadinejad is a nobody in Iranian politics, he does not have control over army or foreign policy and justice. The other part is run by parliament any way.
And on top of that US or Israel could launch thousands of missiles from where they are at an instant. Its a neocon conspiracy to even bring up his idiotic arguments. So are you the redneck who thinks he can do like Stalin or are you the neocon who wants to prepare masses for genocide.


Anonymouse

This article is a joke.

by Anonymouse on

Stalin, Pol Pot and Hitler and ..... Ahmadinejad? Being charitable to mass murderors?

Mass murderors by MILLIONS mind you, in reality not in thoughts.