[ April 18, 2024 ]
A Short History of the Islamic Regime
More than four decades of rule by the grand thieves known as the mullahs of Iran has not only failed to advance the security and well-being its people, it has ensnared the nation in a stifling theocracy where the rights of the governed are routinely violated for the benefit of the governing.
The Islamic regime has replaced every protective provision of the UN’s Universal Charter of the Declaration of Human Rights with theocratic fiats of the state that govern all aspects of the citizens’ private and public life. In reality, the Iranian people have become hostages in their own land.
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All means of freedom, our precious legacy, were either taken away or severely restricted. Freedom of assembly, of the press, and association were taken from the people and became the exclusive prerogative of the state. In other words, if you are part of the regime, you live like a king, no matter how bad the economy. But most people don’t even have simple food on their table, because they can’t afford it. The grand thieves who control the system divide it between themselves, and what’s left of it goes to Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, and the Houthis or other terrorist groups. Many Iranian people live under absolute poverty. If they protest or complain, they end up in notorious Evin prison.
Journalists and writers or just about anyone who can write and report are forced to serve the state or face merciless punishments. Numerous journalists, writers and thinkers are imprisoned; some languish for decades and some meet an early death.
Iranian women, who under the Shah were honored as equal to men, were reduced to the rank of second-class citizens. Their family rights became severely constricted. Their access to occupations such as judgeships was denied, in line with the theocracy’s belief that women are incapable of rendering sound verdicts, and allowed only a token presence in high-ranking government positions.
The religious and ethnic diverse groups of the nation, which has been a great source of its strength and cherished heritage throughout the ages, were severely repressed in an attempt to force the populace into a monolithic religious mold advocated by the state. Religious minorities such as the Baha’is, Jews, Christians and others found themselves persecuted in a variety of ways in their own homeland. Some abandoned their livelihood, homes and relatives to flee to the four corners of the globe in search of religious freedom and safety. In Iran, many ended up as prisoners of conscience, some were forced to recant their beliefs, and a number were executed and buried secretly in unmarked graves.
History is repeating itself. When the original Arabs conquered Iran, the first thing they did was destroy Persian books, heritage and artifacts, as we have witnessed similar actions by ISIS in both Iraq and Syria. The Islamic Republic of Iran also despises anything and everything Iranian, and has been gradually obliterating Iranian antiquities while no one notices.
And this is only a tiny fraction of what happens in the Islamic Republic of Iran today.
There is absolutely no coexistence with this anti-Iranian regime. The only option is regime change. Islamic tyranny, regardless of its form, recognizes no borders. It does not confine itself to any geographic area. It is by nature aggressively expansive and invasive. As President Trump has repeatedly pointed out, appeasing the tyrants invariably fails to satisfy them and only serves to whet their appetite.
Why Prince Pahlavi?
A quick and simple answer: It is because the people of Iran want him. Prince Reza Pahlavi is the eldest son of the former Shah of Iran. Mr. Pahlavi is extremely popular in Iran and protesters on numerous occasions have been chanting his name to return home and “Make Iran Great Again.” He is a leading candidate among opposition groups to stand up to the mullahs. Mr. Pahlavi’s calm temperament and demeanor makes him the ideal man to be the catalyst among many opposition groups to unite them all. In a recent interview, he said that he believes the people in Iran and abroad “trust” in his “vision” for a future Iran. He adds: “The reason they look up to me in some way is because of my own track record.”
Indeed, his track record is impeccable, and he has always emphatically stated that it is up to the people of Iran to decide their own destiny.
It is far past time that Western politicians and the media start paying more attention to him.
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38 Comments
5 years ago
But corrupt politicians and bureaucrats will support Iran . Just one example why.
Dems were paid by Iranian lobbyists to support Nuke deal http://tinyurl.com/mcake4d
And their holdovers still support it.
5 years ago
If he’s a true Secularist then he deserves the West’s support. If you back any Islamic moron then history will just repeat itself. Iran needs to remove Islam like all nations need to do to get real freedom back.
5 years ago
Reply to
Rick Reynolds
No less a devout Moslem than Anwar Sadat turned the Egypt state away from a state of war with Israel to at least a cold peace where there is collaboration mutual interests.
You simply fail to appreciate the variety of impulses than can exist within an Islamic framework. Moreover, I doubt that an avowedly secularist leader would command the respect of the people of Iran.
5 years ago
I honestly don’t know much about him, but Iran’s history seems to be a very long and complicated one. I think the only way to move forward is for them to renounce Islam completely, it has held back the progress of their society long enough.
Maybe they could elect a Zoroastrian or Jewish leader for their country, both communities have a presence which predates that of Islam by at least a thousand years.
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
The Jewish and Zoroastrian populations of Iran (spit) are in continuous decline because they are actively persecuted by the muslums who run the Iranian Repugnant. In 1948 there were 100,000 Jews in Iran, now there are less than 8700.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-of-iran
The largest population of Zoroastrians no longer resides in the Iranian Repugnant but in India.
Only 1% of Iran’s population is non-muslim.
5 years ago
He’s a Muslim, are you crazy?!
Muslims are insane. You can’t be Muslim and be sane.
5 years ago
Reply to
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg
Tell it to the Parsi pal, the true inheritors of Persian civilisation — as opposed to the slaves of the Arabpig death cult.
5 years ago
Reply to
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg. Reza Pahlavi may be a Muslim, but he is politically secular in nature. Thus he would rule Iran much like the previous Pahlavi King although he is much more Americanized culture wise. He would establish closer ties with Capitalism. One million times better than the Mullahs presently in power. In those days Iran dominated the Middle East and was a great ally of the U.S. I believe Iran even supported Israel, 180 degrees from what it does today. At 66 years old I remember those days. Iran could become a wealthy nation and a major world power once again! To see it occur would not be crazy, it would be a vast improvement.
5 years ago
Reply to
John Nosser
You think he’s secular?
I’m still trying to get my head around that. Isn’t that an oxymoronic concept?
And there is no such thing as “good” islamic leadership. Islam is abuse…it’s a human rights offence, it’s a hate crime, and it’s a war crime. Anyone capable of being a Muslim is only then capable of abusing people. It wouldn’t last. It may be better in comparison to the present leadership but it still isn’t good leadership.
I suppose you’re right about it being “better” as far as the realm of Muslim country leadership is concerned. At least he doesn’t have that nasty facial hair and weird robes. He can’t be as crazy as other Islamic nation leaders, including the present day Iran leader. How can anyone elect a guy who wears massive robes, bushy bear, and looks like a homeless person wrapped in sheets?
Anyway, I’m glad you believe it’s enough of an improvement that you support his candidacy.
I pray you are right that it’s better but nothing on earth could prove to me that it’s good leadership.
5 years ago
Reply to
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg
Looking for secular muslums is as ludicrous as looking for good nazis.
5 years ago
Reply to
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg
Just as there are nominal but non-believing Christians and Jews who nonetheless follow the broad cultural norms of their ancestors, so too is it among Moslems.
5 years ago
Reply to
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg
That’s like saying the same about any group of people, and that’s called bigotry. It is painting with too broad a brush, and is just not true. As inconvenient as it may be, we have to take each person individually and on their own merit. There are only really two kinds of people in this world, good ones and bad ones, and they come from all races and creeds.
5 years ago
Reply to
solange9
Bwahahahahah, accusing someone of bigotwy against muslums. I’ll tell ya what toots go to try to sell that carp to:
1. the MILLIONS of people being enslaved by f’ing muslums in the muslum states of Mauritania, the Sudan, Mali, the Islamic State and Niger
2. the tens of millions of kafir al najjis being subjugated by muslums in places like Pakistain, Bangladesh, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia
3. the families of the ten thousand Nigerian Christians killed by muslums in Nigeria.
You’re either morally retarded or a half-wit of the 1st order.
5 years ago
Reply to
solange9
Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg. Look at his picture above. He is clean shaven with short well styled hair, and well dressed in western clothes. Now would your negative beliefs about all Muslims apply to him? When King Pahlavi ruled Iran it became even more Westernized than Lebanon at the height of Christian rule. There are always exceptions to every rule and it is the same way with things we choose to believe- belief systems. What I mean by a person being secular politically is that they run their government based on very few concepts religious in nature, something that exists only in western or westernized societies. No place for Sharia law. If anyone has trouble understanding that, I suggest a thorough review of how Iran was run during the last Pahlavi rule. It would be only slightly less Western than American itself, certainly more Western than America exhibited in 2016- way too much socialism. To sum it up, he is not what you could call a devout Muslim. He would allow freedom for all religions, women would not have to wear face coverings, in a courtroom the testimony of a woman would count as much as a man’s, etc. Hopefully you get the picture. It is the Muslims who promote Sharia law, are devout, and who are prone to Terrorism who are dangerous or potentially dangerous. Newsflash, not all people who call themselves Muslims would fall into this category. This would not mean that you could bend over backwards for them though. just hold them at an arms length. Be very very wary of the rest or them! I am a Christian by the way.
5 years ago
Reply to
John Nosser
Good comment John. Please ignore the goon squad here that cannot deal with your contentions, but merely disparage them.
5 years ago
The author of the above article is a person of Iranian descent. He is very pro-democracy and I understand that he has long promoted and preached that the theocratic region of Iran has taken what was once a nation of essentially free people and has brought havoc to the notion of “free people.” I can understand the authors continuing comments that radical change to Iran can only be accomplished by overthrowing the theocratic state, a state that uses its belief system (Islam) to beat down its own people thru the inane dogma of that belief system. Unfortunately, talk is cheap. Clearly, many citizens of Iran would prefer to live under a secular leader who adopts the policies of due process, equality and freedom of speech for its citizens, essential things precluded by Islam. The problem is that the people have allowed the Mullahs too much time to harden their positions, and our free world leaders have not come to grips with the poison that is Iran. With the armies of Iran loyal to the Mullahs, no revolt can be successful. Although I have always been a person who does not believe in violence, in this case what needs to be done is to somehow either weaken the military by beating them down, or somehow convincing those within the military that the future of Iran is best served by adopting the secular democratic process, resulting in the termination by imprisonment or some other manner of the very dangerous Mullahs and their radical thinking followers, whereby the result is the people taking back their lives and governing as a free world country. If that could happen, it would ultimately cool down the very volatile situation in the Middle East. I believe that Trump recognizes all this, but I am also convinced that the European leaders refuse to see these truths, and until they do, and react appropriately, I see Iran as a continuing danger to all free world societies. All of this may be wishful thinking on my part, but it is the only avenue to peace.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
I agree and so do thousands of young Iranians that risk their lives by taking to the streets.
DEATH TO THE MULLAHS!
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
We have invaluable allies on the ground in Iran. There are some 50 million young Iranians who are the best hope of the world in that part of the world. These enlightened Iranians despise the Mullahs and have no animosity toward Israel or the United States. Most of these people are well-educated and smart and have broken away from the slavery and fraud of Islamism. They are in the best position to send the Mullahs packing for good. Instead of throwing a lifeline to the sinking ship of the Mullacracy, we must act resolutely in doing everything non-violent to help them defeat the Mullahs. It is our best bet.
5 years ago
It’s strange how in the muslum world it’s always tyrants and strongmen that rule and democracy? It’s nothing but an exercise in futility.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
Because islam is a madness that can only be kept at bay by a rod of iron. The infection of that ideology is deep in all these countries and will always rear its ugly head and nothing less than a strong ruler will keep it in check.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
I’ve me a Lebanese Christian, an Iraqi Christian, Coptic Christians (in my ACT for America chapter), Syrian Jews, an Eritrean Christian and an Iranian Jewish woman. NONE of them had anything nice to say about the persecution they experienced at the hands of the muslums who ran said states. In some cases their family members were murdered by muslums in broad daylight in front of witnesses and the all muslum law enforcement did absolutely nothing to investigate the crimes.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
There can be no real justice where islam is the majority.
But Iran under Pahlavi would be better for both the Iranian people in particular and the world in general.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
That’s why when invited into the West as refugees they see it as weak that they have no restrictions and show their disrespect by committing the most heinous of crimes.
Islam and freedom do not mix.
PROSCRIBE ISLAM IN THE WEST!
5 years ago
Pahlavi is the only hope of delivering Iran from the medieval mindset of the mad mullahs to being in anyway a secular state.
We have to support sanity over madness and the strict Islamist regime of the mullahs is madness personified. The current regimes main interest is fixated on the totall destruction of Israel and establishing a world wide caliphate. The young Iranians turn out in they’re thousands to demand change and women put they’re lives at risk by burning their head bags. The Pahlavi claim is the only feasible way back to a secular state for Iran and Pahlavi has my support.
MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’ BY KILLING THE MAD MULLAHS!!!
5 years ago
Every regime in a country that has islam as its main faith/ideology and retains any notion of secularism has to have a strong and tough ruler.
Gadaffi, Sadam, Assad etc all have to rule with a fist of iron to keep the islamists from taking control and pre revolution Iran was no different.
At least the women weren’t forced to wear head bags and you could buy a cold beer. The young people of Iran are desperate for a new more liberal and secular regime and Pahlavi is the only answer.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
I wonder how “secular” the Shah really was. I don’t know if the Shah enforced islamic blasphemy and heresy laws or not, but the Shah was a strongman who didn’t abide public criticism and had his own secret police (the Savak).
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
I was there in Iran a year or so before the revolution and Iran was a country with no strict religious laws and women in Tehran would go around freely without a head covering.
In the more rougher suburbs women had to be accompanied or they would get pestered but it was quite easygoing and you could buy a beer in a bar.
I was there for over a month waiting for money I was owed arriving from England via American Express in Tehran. and travelled from one end of the country from Turkey to the Afghanistan border at the other.
Deserts and camels in abundance.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
But what would’ve happened if you publicly called muhamMUD the pedophile prophet for profit for what he was?
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
I never thought of saying such a great line but I did say something similar. I was 19 and traveling around the east and in Tehran this muslim bloke Id known recently said mohaMad forbade muslims to drink alcohol and me being fond of a beer said unthinkingly: F*ck mohaMad! And the bloke went absolutely bananas. It was like a hurricane of hate. If I’d have said the same thing a year later in the same place iv no doubt they’d have put me to death.
Glad I said it now’ as it still tickles me to remember.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
I think you’re incredibly lucky to have come away from that unscathed — even back then.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
That was nothing.
My big gob has got me into far more dodgier situations’ and still does. Lol!
5 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
One lesson we must learn by heart is to Not meddle too closely in the affairs of another sovereign state. You can’t fool all of the people all of the time and this megalomanic tendency always gets seen through.
5 years ago
The mullahs are the ultimate example of fine Muslim corruption.
When they aren’t busy cheating on Iranians, they are picking on their mortal enemies, the sunnis, or diverting attention from themselves to USA or Israel, which in the Islamic world, is always a win.
More than half of middle east wars are caused by sunni/shia wrestle for power. But it’s easy to blame the west for them.
I’m sure they would love to get their hands on southern Iraq, and make Persia great again (with a islamofascist touch, of course)
5 years ago
Hmmm, regime change?
Now may be the perfect time just like it was for the Ayatollah Khomeini revolution during the Karter years.
Hope this Pahlavi doesn’t let SAVAK power go to his head as his father did.
5 years ago
Thanks. I posted this link in my (Part 3) “Q ANON: The Reluctant Warrior”
https://www.amazon.com/s?field-keywords=Dr.+Bobbi+anne+White
Just wondering. I came across Amir Tsarfati (Behold Israel) and he claims that Russia has agreed to protect Israel from this rogue regime. (part of Helsinki agreement with Trump)
5 years ago
However, if I recall, it was the Iranians who were shouting for the Ayatollah when the shah was brought down and sent into exile. Am I wrong? In any case, I sincerely hope the good Persian people reclaim their freedom. Many live here in L.A. and are just overall wonderful people.
