The year was 1979. I was in college, often skipping class to argue with the Iranian protesters who wanted to overthrow the Shah and institute an Islamic theocracy in Iran.
They got what they wished for. Not a democracy, a theocracy.
Now the next generation has to try to fix it without getting themselves killed.
I wish them luck - the current regime is more repressive than the Shah.
They got what they wished for. Not a democracy, a theocracy.
Now the next generation has to try to fix it without getting themselves killed.
I wish them luck - the current regime is more repressive than the Shah.