Kamangir (Archer)

Islamic “Republic”

Kamangir | September 22, 2006 | Category Iran

We are talking about Iran. So, even if 95% of the people find a civilized way for dealing with things there is always a minority, which has the power, and does what they want. The sad thing is that no one seems to care that when you burn a flag in the presence of a member the parliament, world sees that as an official gesture. Or maybe not.

The other interesting thing about the Islamic Republic politics is that the instrumentation of democracy is a bit different. If democracy is defined as free will and the right to choose, the Islamic Republic defines democracy as people. It may seem interesting, but the fact is that the Islamic Republic version of democracy is geared towards what is shouted by a large group of “decent” people. So, when students shout in the streets its chaos. But, the “after the prayers protest” is a fixed serious part of the democracy. So, forget the nice people who brought flowers to the Vatican Embassy door; people shouted in streets with their fists up against Pope and whatever in the world which is not Islamic Republic oriented. Still, I do not understand why the Israel flag was burnt.