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Yes, Darius

The fact that monarchy has ancient roots doesn't mean it can't evolve into a modern institution. To wit, the European cases you have documented.  For an Iranian monarchy to materialize along democratic lines it would take the same cultural adjustments and civic institution building that Ganji recommends for a democratic republic. Whichever way we end up going, Ganji's advice about good methods of consensus building applies. A monarch whose subjects can't maintain dialogues among each other will have to take matters into his own hand thereby busting up the whole idea of a constitutional monarchy--no matter how much he may want one.  

Ari Jaan Do You mean Just Like the Monarchy ? ;0)

"Western culture also relies on ideas going back to the 7th century and before. The fact that a way of being has its roots in the past is no argument for throwing it out altogether."

HISTORY FORUM:The Monarchy with David Starkey (Cambridge University)

HISTORY FORUM: How Truly Democratic is The British Monarchy ?

What does it mean to be royal? Charlie Rose interviews Jeremy Paxman on the British Monarchy

And Not Just in Great Britain : 

HISTORY FORUM: Franco's Ghost- Spain's Painful Road Towards National Reconciliation

RESTORATION: Belgium King Baudouin takes Oath Amidst Republican Animosity (31st July ,1950)

And Last But Not Least:

ROYAL RHINOPLASTY: Stephen Fry On The Imperfections of the Monarchy and Why It Should Be Preserved 

See Here:

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afshinazad

Your individual mind may be able to airlift itself across centuries of cultural development and institution building, but the whole nation is a much heavier load and has to go by ground.  Patience. 

VOA ANOTHER VOICE OF ISLAMIST

What it is that all these islamist once they were screwing our people now they are voice of freedom fighters, people like GANJI or others like every day on VOA OR BBC or the other western persian broadcasts. I wonder why they are not allowing other people voices to be heard. do our people want these people represent them, aren't our people tired of these islamist and they want get rid out islamic nightmares.our people want freedom from any one with 7th century ideology, not the diffrent version of it.why western countries forget that what kind of society we had before 1979? it is quite shame that they think we are morons and we don't understand what is right for us and our country.

Ganji a voice of reason

great interview.

Ganji & Co.'s task today is the same task Gharhe'nay & Fardoost

had in 1979. To successfully transition to a "new" regime with preserving as much of the old regime as possible.

And to accopmlish this task they have the support of entire "Western" media [ BBC, VOA,..] , Kyoto institute [ $500,000, please note that such a sum is not paid just to anyone in random, but has certain repercussions and attachments involved] , and every other imaginable group and organization in the "West" behind them.

Another Khomieni in the making? You be the judge. 

Ganji voices a fundamental task

Ganji is for Sale

All four videos should be trashed. It's the kind of deception and weaselness that is very easy to observe among the traitors.

Ganji is priceless

that last video should be translated and distributed. It's the kind of honesty and fairness that is very hard to find among exiles.