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That's not at all what I am getting at. I have learned to respect authority I dislike because the alternatives are far worse. And it seems this has proven true
by nashashmi 4y ago
That's not at all what I am getting at.
I have learned to respect authority I dislike because the alternatives are far worse. And it seems this has proven true in case of Iraq with saddam, Egypt with mubarak, alqaeda vs isil, musharraf in Pakistan vs any other alternatives, Assad in Syria, etc.
The alternatives are always worse.
Edit: Whats ulu ul amr.
- selimthegrim 4y agohttps://en.wikishia.net/view/Ulu_l-Amr https://en.wikishia.net/view/Ulu_l-Amr
- nashashmi 4y agoIs this why the Iranians hate their religion along with the govt? Because they mix them up as one and the same?
- selimthegrim 4y agoExactly. Although before Khomeini vilayat-e-faqih was a minority interpretation, most clerics were quietist.
- albertopv 4y agoAlternatives may not be so black and white. Also, looking in the short term maybe it's like you said, but then? What about fighting for more freedom in the future, for the next generation? It's all about hope. See what seems to have happened in China, they vehemently protested, they fought police, but now covid restrictions seem to be relaxed.
- nashashmi 4y agoChina is one of the few nations where people have learned to protest with dignity. And so govt is also in tuned. As for bringing about change, it has to be conversational first, then activist, then public protest. The ideas have to be baked in a wide variety of people and needs to elicit reactions of both sides. Then the activist phase kicks in where people most vocal get their say. Then protests can happen without people getting hurt.