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I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek
by I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek
27-Feb-2010
 

Have you ever noticed that monarchists (yes, it's amazing that this species still exists) claim that because Reza Pahlavi is "innocent" by default and is a reformer of the tyranny known as monarchy/moftarchy (you could argue that all governors are part of moftarchy....)? Why? How is he any better than any monarch before him? What makes him deserve any powerful position. If you're answering mentally in support, I hope your answer isn't based on the fact that "what makes Ahmadinejad eligible for President?"

It's interesting to me because I actually like this idea of slow change in Iran. Now slow as in bloody, but slow as in reflective (inwardly) and the result of actual effort by many people over time. Swift stuff is bound to be shrouded in tons of suspicion and conspiracy theory. Why is it that someone who makes mistakes in a certain regime is less likely to reform, while another one (Pahlavi a single man without any experience in running even a franchise) is a reformer?

I don't even understand how Reza pahlavi is a reformer of monarchy: he's not even a monarch to begin with.  

I thought about this as I read a message by him on Yahoo! news in which (don't you....forget about him.... the simple minds song is about him don't you know?) he proclaimed the Islamic Republic to be "racist." I had to laugh, not because the Islamic Republic is the beacon of all harmony, but because of the very beautiful and non-racial terminology (terms for provincial folks and Turks we all love and are proud of, I'm sure) that his father's regime time enlightened us with. You all know them. Maybe one day some bored Iranian in exile will publish a book about Iran's racist language in general.

I just don't get why monarchy is eligible for reform, but people who have been in Iran and are working slowly for change are ineligible or should be scrapped aside. Personally, I'm not a supporter of Mousavi, and not only because of his involvement in the 80s purge campaign. However, I can't deny the fact that he has the power to reform Iran and Iranians. If his election loss meant anything, it was that Iranians have changed and are ready. 

 

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amirkabear4u

Marge

by amirkabear4u on

Marge you should write a book about how naive these monarchy supporters are. Your comments are so unique;

how Reza pahlavi is a reformer of monarchy: he's not even a monarch to begin with 

Yes I also agree in;

slow as in reflective

As a historically civilised nation we should change things as we go along. 

However what bothers me is that we Iranian here and there claim to be inteligent but after a bloody revolution have to go back to the same old system by supporting this reza!!!

Between you and me I heard somewhere because Shah was who he was he did not even marry farah. He just took him as his queen to stay as a king. In other words this offspring is not even legitimate. And I hate to break this to them. Having said this now think in what country he wants to be a king!!!

Fairness and Equality in Justice


Darius Kadivar

Welcome Back Marge Galore ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on

Missed You Girl Nice to have you back !

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z6zEHG_qQU

Ah ... It's Good to be the King !

DK


David ET

Mmmm

by David ET on

Not that I am found of RP's claim to Kingdom due to his own bood (racial) claims! but it also seems like 31 years later you are still stuck in 1979. 

The monster of IR is in front of the people today and not RP. Wouldn't you think the % of attention and efforts allocated should be proportional?

As for IR reformists and their salesmanship of their failed ideologies and IR constitution and regime (again), I refer you to few good articles on iranian.com in the past week or so 

Good to see you back!

visit: www.iransecular.org  


capt_ayhab

Marge

by capt_ayhab on

It is refreshing, after 2 days of reading hate filled comments to read your little[no pun intended] essay.

You hit the home run with one sentence when you say[ Why is it that someone who makes mistakes in a certain regime is less
likely to reform, while another one (Pahlavi a single man without any experience in running even a franchise) is a reformer?
]

Enjoyed reading it and thanks

-YT