Iran Election Result

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

There hasn't been this much open and public dissent towards the Iranian leadership for 30 years. They thought they could strengthen their position by rigging an election, but instead they've stirred up a hornets nest... I only hope they don't go the way of the Chinese when it comes to silencing public dissent.

The only reason that the Chinese reaction was effective was because they quietly gave the people what they wanted, ie free markets, so long as they kept the Party in power and shut up about the Tiananmen Square incident. The mullahs cannot do this, as the protesters seek an end to Islamic law, which would, naturally, negate the mullahs' power.