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That all being said, we are talking about different cultures. Iranians are on average more educated than Iraqis were/are, and the country is ethnically more hom
by bojan 7mo ago
That all being said, we are talking about different cultures. Iranians are on average more educated than Iraqis were/are, and the country is ethnically more homogeneous.
So I have hope that they'll find a way to organize when the current regime falls.
- dastuer 7mo agoAnd we’re mostly not religious at all. We have Ramadan here now. No one cares. Arab influencer come and make videos and are shocked Everyone eats and drinks during the days we don’t care
- rwyinuse 7mo agoYeah this is what lots of Western people don't get. The cultural / ideological gap between rulers and those being ruled appears much larger in Iran than in most other Muslim countries. Many countries have hardcore conservative rulers AND population, but in Iran the problem is mostly just the rulers. With better government, Iran would have so much potential.
- Al-Khwarizmi 7mo agoI know that, but what I don't get is with a society like that, how can a theocratic government last for so long? Maybe I'm being naive, but authoritarian governments tend to fall when an educated population is against them. Iran looks like a weird case to me in this respect in that the population seems to be against (and honestly, seems to be quite brave) and still the theocracy goes on and on. Anyway, best of luck in this. Your people deserve better.
- dastuer 7mo agoThank you. Yes, it’s complex. Firstly, the regime isn’t truly theocratic. There are many online videos of regime family members enjoying parties and alcohol. The second piece: I assume 10-20% of people were participating in the exploitation of our country. They kept the other 80% in control for a long time.
- Revanche1367 7mo agoYet another very recent account on HN claiming to be Persian and speaking about things on the ground in Iran. Can’t you guys at least try a little harder to be convincing?
- yard2010 7mo agoPlease provide sources when claiming such bold claims.
- mathgeek 7mo agoNot the GP nor claiming anything , but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Iran is what you are asking for.
- bojan 7mo agoI don't understand this. What you call bold claims are easily verifiable facts. Demographic and education level statistics are widely available online, choose your source of choice. I'm pretty sure there are also a lot of people on this site that anecdotally know this from their contact with Iranian diaspora.