That's a bit glib; much like the USA there are a wide variety of opinions and what the conservative-leaning government chooses to do doesn't necessarily align w

That's a bit glib; much like the USA there are a wide variety of opinions and what the conservative-leaning government chooses to do doesn't necessarily align with what the people want. In Iran that is due to the Ayatollah Khomeini and his crew. (Nominally he isn't a dictator, in theory he is, in reality there are politics and practical considerations.) In the USA, it is due to Republican gerrymandering (total votes cast for Senate and House slightly favor Democrats, but they don't hold majorities in either house. Same for state legislatures - half of the republican controlled states had majority votes for Democrats).