Omeedvar

Are you doing the same thing you were doing 40 years ago?

If yes, then you might have some issues.

If no, then why do you expect shah's opposition to do the exact same thing they were doing 40 years ago.

As you incorrectly mention the motiveation for Iranian students to become active did not arise from their host-countries. They were opposed to the Coup in Iran that kicked out Mosadegh and brought in shah. The only reason they left Iran was to have a space and an opportunity to organize aganist monarchy.

In you short four paragraphs you mention everythign except SAVAK and the single-party Rastakhiz system. Did these two entities ever exist in monarchy? Did they make people love monarchy more in Iran, or had some other effect.

If all economic matters inder monarchy was so fine and dandy, why was is then that all movements against monarchy started from the slums and shanty towns that were forming around Tehran and other larger cities?

psychological war fare

what you witnessed in 1976, was a psychological war fare which was planned, orchesterated, financed  and implemented by shady organizations such as CIA. That kind of warfare raged from early 70's till victory of islamo facists in Iran and Afghnistan. At times they even took mexican laborors at some occasions and passed it as Iranains for naieve population.

Becuase U.S is too large, Organizing people requires a lot of time, big sums of money, logistics, you name it. On top of that most of the people are scared if they participate in some thing openly their relatives may be harmed by these goons over there. Times have changed, you are not dealing with humaneterian, progressive modern and almost wimpy shah any more, you are dealing with monsters. 

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One can lament the bygone days forever.......the size of the presidential entourage was first criticized by some members of the Iranian parliament........which despite its outrageous flaws beats every single showroom in Bahaarestaan after the 53 coup...............that's why the filthy Pahlavis are out............Don't worry........people will be in..............no Pahlavist/Chalabist allowed........please differentiate between the filthy Pahlavists and constitutional monarchists.....it'll help you in excluding filthy Pahlavis, treacherous Qajars(perhaps except Abbas Mirza), savage Afshars........and so on..........

I feel much better now

Dear Friend - you said it so correctly. I remember all those students who were getting money from government and at the same time demonstrating each time Shah would visit US or Europe –many thanks for your post

I tell ya,

 True True to  all you said .You want to know where those students are? well some died years ago at the hand of the Islamist occuoiers of Iran, some died in the war, some died after the war , some are in exile in Europe, some are are residing in USA and Canada while seeking psyciatric  Help as result of their 1976 Protest in front of The White House.