You have been ruled by the same supreme dictator leader for the last 40 years - what democracy our you talking about ?
You have had all Opposition member , bloggers , news reporters , human rights lawyers , protesters in jail - what democracy our you talking about ?
You have eliminated what was left of free speech after the 2009 elections - where even on the the less important role of president , the will of the people was ignored - what democracy our you talking about ?
Completely inaccurate. The Supreme Leader is no dictator whatsoever, but an arbiter with limited scope of action whose power is checked by a multitude of other institutions. And since when has he been in office for "40 years"? Imam Khamenei was elected Supreme Leader in 1989.
Many tens of thousands of government opponents, including supporters of separatist groups, as well as people beholden to Iran's existential enemies are not only at large and free to express their deviant views, but they populate the current administration and half the state apparatus. Your assessment could thus not be farther from the truth.
The day when Isra"el"'s Labor Party adopts a program favorable to Iranian interests and when leading figurehead from that party carry out shows of respect for the Iranian flag, like Iranian liberal reformist pseudo-intellectual Saadeq Zibaakalaam does towards the zionist regime's flag, that day one may argue that Isra"el" is as democratic as Iran. Watch from 0:45 :
But you're merely making me repeat what I had explained before but you failed to take my response into account. Since this debate is off-topic, I conclude that this could be an attempt at derailing the thread and at draining my time so as to stifle any discussion on the subject matter, which is the dominance of zionist oligarchs and networks over pre-revolutionary Iran, a subject I understand some are uncomfortable with and do not wish readers to learn about.
If you want to discuss whether or not Iran is democratic, please open a new thread. If off-topic posts keep coming, I will have no choice but to report them to the mods.
May I suggest that instead of blaming the Jooos (as is common in your simple minded circles) that you place the blame with your fellow Islamists who run the Mullah terror regime and have been pursuing a sustained campaign of terrorism for nearly 50 years, whilst simultaneously stoking war in several countries.
I didn't talk of "Jooos" but of zionists. I will blame those I deem responsible rather than the ones you prefer me to blame due to your own allegiances and convictions, thank you.
As for the "campaign of terrorism", this can't be taken seriously coming from a NATO and Isra"el" supporter, those two being the epitomes of terrorism. What is more, Iran did not "stoke" any wars, Iran has been countering urgent threats to its existence, assisting loyal and trusted allies and above all, rushing to the aid of oppressed people in theaters in which conflicts had already been launched and provoked by Tel Aviv and Washington.
