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There was a fairly complete turnaround in the politics of both Germany and Japan after they lost the Second World War, in case you didn't notice. The "money's r

• jacquesm 11y ago
  Nothing rules out Iran having such a complete turnaround. Plenty of people there remember the days of the Shah, they also remember the days of the SAVAK. Neither of those solutions was 'all good' so at some point the people will say 'enough'. It can take a while.
  • ptaipale 11y ago
    > Nothing rules out Iran having such a complete turnaround. The purpose of the Guardian Council [0] is precisely to prevent such a turnaround. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Council https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Council
    • jacquesm 11y ago
      That sort of thing will be their downfall, it won't prevent much of anything other than maybe temporary.