Break out the silly putty. It`s useful with cartoon villains, and makes easier the job of turning their frowns upside-down.
Iran is not France. Even France is not France. Many depictions of the 1789 revolution draw upon the depictor`s knowledge of later struggles (barricades come to mind) and get much wrong in the process. (one example.)
So for a long time France was understood as the example of a country where, if you take the capital, you take the country. Perhaps even the French succumbed to this in surrendering in World War Two so as to `save` Paris (its buildings, not its Jews).
Let`s not forget that in 1789 numerous events played their part, and, that centralism in the French state had been building since Louis XIV.
Was electoral-rigging afoot at least as bad as Florida `00 in Tehran? It seems, yes. Nonetheless, does the regime enjoy widespread support? Also, yes. Some draw note to polling supporting Ahmedinejad. They also point to dissidents as outliers. |
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