Iran’s dual Revolutions
In an article in the Washington Post Mousavi urges the protesters in Iran to continue their crusade, speaking out against the election results, within the confines of the law. To paraphrase…”keep fighting, but don’t get caught.” I think at this point, this statement is understandable considering the recent violence, albeit a bit discouraging. The “Iran Story” is no longer all over the front page of the NYTimes but that does not mean we have to stop paying attention. Iranians are still fighting and they still need the world to listen. It looks as if this will be a long haul and as observers we must keep this story front and center. Many Iranians in leadership positions are still feeling the heat, further evidence that this thing is not over.
The most interesting quote of the entire article is shared by the leader of the Revolutionary Guard, a security unit established to maintain control of the Islamic Republic and enforce the laws established after the 1979 revolution of Iran ( in short).
“We are convinced that the IRGC must play a deciding role in the preservation and continuation of the revolution,” he said.
While denying that the Revolutionary Guard played a role in politics, Jafari said its members’ actions on the streets caused “a revival of the revolution and clarification of the value positions of the establishment at home and abroad.”
He indicated that a new phase of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution has started.
“All of us must fully comprehend its dimensions,” Jafari said.
via Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi: Iran Protests ‘Will Not End’ – washingtonpost.com.
To paraphrase ” We will do what it takes to maintain the laws of the Islamic Revolution, and in fact, the more they protest, the worse it will get, they will understand the power we hold. Bring on OUR renewed revolution.”
So, as the media and pundits throw around the word revolution and ask the question… “Is this a new reformist revolution?” we must keep in mind, that the current leaders of Iran are just seeing it as a renewed faith in the very values they fought for in 1979. The exact opposite of what many outsiders and protesters see. Now, the question is which revolution will emerge victorious? Two dueling revolutions in one country cannot be good…unless…
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You make a great point — this is NOT a revolution… I agree with those who describe it as a coup d’etat staged by the pasdaran…. The protesters should actually be seen as the defenders of the Islamic Republic…. And this raises a point that doesn’t seem to translate well to European and American audiences: that this is not a “West vs. Islam” thing, absolutely not.. I’d guess that the vast majority of clerics in Iran side actually with the reformers…
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