A reader writes into Andrew Sullivan saying that the violence in Iran is entirely the work of the Basij (militias) and related paramilitaries, vigilantes, goons, etc. That so far the police and army are staying out. The real question as I said before (see Updates II and IV) is whether and at what point the army/police will engage and stop the paramilitaries from crushing the populace.
It’s on the Army & Police Now
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Borat: “I do a picture, only small, of the Tishnik Masacre. Where many Uzbeks…crushed!”
Kindly Gray Hippie: “How did you feel when you drew this?”
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I’ve no doubt that the discussions in the lockerrooms at the police station and the barracks are intense and growing ever louder.
Well, at least, I pray (for lack of a better word) they are.
This could be a fart in a whirlwind, or it could be something huge that begins changing the region, as modernity pressures a medieval mindset — it’s difficult to tell.
The other key I think will be the ability to really shut down the economy through strike. Effective Strike + some defense from army/police=potential for serious change
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