Wednesday, December 30, 2009
And after that?
It appears that Persia may finally be tipping toward a counter-revolution. There are rumors that the Grand Ayatollah is getting his private jet ready for an escape, which is more meaningful than anything we see in the street protests.
What's not clear from the outside: who will replace the Ayatollahs? Will it be a restoration of something like the Shah? Good for Persia and good for the world.
Or will it be another faction of the revolution, perhaps even wilder? Bad for Persia, bad for the world.
I can be sure of one thing: Our alleged government will respond backwards. If a Shah-style ruler returns, we will try to remove him as we did before. If a hard-line Mohammedan takes over, we will cheer and support him as we did before. ¶ 12:07 PM
What's not clear from the outside: who will replace the Ayatollahs? Will it be a restoration of something like the Shah? Good for Persia and good for the world.
Or will it be another faction of the revolution, perhaps even wilder? Bad for Persia, bad for the world.
I can be sure of one thing: Our alleged government will respond backwards. If a Shah-style ruler returns, we will try to remove him as we did before. If a hard-line Mohammedan takes over, we will cheer and support him as we did before. ¶ 12:07 PM
