...I fear the Iranians will have no need to manufa...

2009-06-16T16:04:38.538-07:00

...I fear the Iranians will have no need to manufacture outsider threats.

Part of the rhetoric of revolt is once the revolut...

2009-06-16T13:19:58.409-07:00

Part of the rhetoric of revolt is once the revolution has been achieved (I'm talking about 1979) the regime goes into a phase of defending themselves from outsiders. This can be a real outsider threat or it can be a threat that is manufactured. Either work to assure that the revolution continues, vigilant against backsliding and that power remains in the hands of the revolutionaries. Mousavi most likely represented an easing of the revolutionary stance and thus could not be countenanced. The revolution cannot be sustained if there are no enemies, real or imagined.

I'm just trying to apply explanations offered by PD Brandes' book, The Rhetoric of Revolt. Good book.

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...I fear the Iranians will have no need to manufa...

Part of the rhetoric of revolt is once the revolut...