the Iranian exiles that fled after the overthrow of the Shah, tend to be part of the old ruling class that had disempowered.
And the people stuck behind are the people who don’t view the regime as legitimate in this article.
Let’s look at your 3 criteria one by one:
or internal support
The regime is definitely illegitimate in eyes of the people, as proven by the fact that most people stayed away from the sham election where their only choices was between archconservatives and reactionaries.
the context of international relations,
The US has had no diplomatic relations with Iran since 1979 and does not recognize that regime as legitimate.
and control.
Yes they do control people. With torture and murder. But torture and murder is not really viewed as a legitimate way for countries to control their population.
If during the debate, the building had collapsed and accidently killed everyone in the room, Americans would be overjoyed at our luck.
I would like so see the median also.
For people making the statistical average hourly wage growth. If your wage gains are less than the numerical average of everyone else, its your employers fault, not the Bureau of Labor Statistics
And your employer will be happy to give you a raise that is less than the statistical average of other people.
The Supreme Dictator regime is in most ways worse than the Shah. The Shah didn’t make women wear ridiculous clothes and arrest people for making dancing videos about being happy.
He failed to legitimize the government that has been ruling the country since 1979…?
The monarchy system of the Shah lasted 2500 years. Not sure what the point it.
You don’t have to support theocracy to recognize the absurdity of claiming that a government that’s been in charge for 50 years, and is recognized around the world, is somehow illegitimate.
It is illegitimate as a democracy and government that represents its own people. People are protesting the fakeness of the election by not voting.
Like I’m talking to a dumbass.
I mean that you need to see a doctor about your hallucinations.
I heard about the debate…do you want to talk about it
I’ve talked about it all over the place. I just haven’t been an insecure asshat. Please talk to a psychologist sweetie.
LOL. I haven’t been quit at all dude. Guess you need to get your hearing checked out. Okay doke?
You just did the same thing
WTF are you talking about.
You do understand by engaging with the smears it brings you down with Trump right?
I always treat people the way they deserve. i.e. the way they treat others.
Joe Biden doesn’t get sleepy huh?
I’ve never seen Biden ‘sleepy’ in public. Like I have seen with Convicted Felon and Certified Sex Offender Trump. He’s fallen asleep nearly day of his criminal trial. So the only reason to assign that adjective to Biden would be as a ridiculous Trump political smear.
So like Poland was the worst country in Europe to live in at the start of WW2. Not because Poland was bad but because Germany and Russia were bad and would both soon be just as bad to live in as Poland.
Nobody’s average soldier age is 45. Has nothing to do NK being rock bottom in country rankings. And the younger you are in NK, the more you are probably screwed.
Looks like Joe Biden has made the ‘thin blue line’ idea obsolete. It’s gone.
What I noticed is that you jumped on the bandwagon of ridiculous political smears. Just because Trump lies doesn’t make lying okay.
The only candidate we have pics of sleeping in public is Convicted Criminal and Sex Offender Treason Trump
Why would there be?
Kinda seems like the crime rates has significantly dropped during literally every Dem president for the last 30 years. And that crime rates dropping when Dems are president is a very normal thing.
Facts exist independently of what you wish yes.
You are perfectly welcome to cover your ears and hum real loud to shut out reality. But if you want to shut out reality WTF are you doing here.
You sound like Traitorapist Trump. The guy that both Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz agrees is a “pathological liar”.