Best of luck to the Iranian people--and even if you win, you've got another battle on your hands

Info below is from a website called "irannewsupdate.com"  I don't know who runs that, but they're clearly not in Iran.  And while they're clearly against the theocratic regime, about 8 'grafs down you'll see the well known slogan of the communist MEK: "Neither Shah nor mullahs."  The article repeats that slogan is twice more, so it isn't an accident.
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For years the "Islamic state of Iran" regime and its supporters have constantly warned Iranians “If your government falls, the country will collapse.”

They constantly invoked fears of civil war, national breakup, or “becoming another Syria.”  Since everyone knew Syria was a total disaster, this threat was effective in scaring Iranians into passivity:  Any oppression by the mullahs was better than turning into Syria!

So predictably, the mullahs framed any protests as a dangerous step toward chaos. "Do you want to become like Syria, citizen?  Of course not!"  So no matter how oppressive the regime got, most Iranians saw it as better than the alternatives.

But as the regime became more oppressive, and the economy worsened, that began to change. 

Slogans such as “Neither Shah nor Mullahs” made this clear. Society was rejecting both forms of authoritarianism: monarchy and religious rule. Protesters were not looking backward; they were pointing toward a new idea—citizens governing themselves.

Of course this is the siren song of communists: "We ALL agree that we can and should govern ourselves, citizens."  And if freedom-loving people did govern, that would be great.  Problem is, when freedom-lovers partner with communists to overthrow a brutal regime, after the revolution the communists almost always take over the government.

Experience shows that when a regime responds to protests with force, it's a sign of declining legitimacy.

Slogans like “Death to oppressors, whether Shah or Supreme Leader” began appearing.

Another clue that the people running this website are probably communists.

While the regime's IRGC still holds all the weapons, the old fear stories that regime change will guarantee chaos are no longer persuasive.

What's emerging is a firm “No” to inherited power, religious rule, and authoritarianism in all its forms. 

"A firm No to inheirited power" is clearly a sneer at the son of the late Shah, which again suggests that this website is run by communists.

If you're trying to overthrow a repressive regime, should you ally with people who, if you succeed, are determined to seize total power?  Cuz history shows that the communists almost always win post-revolution power struggles because they're totally organized to do that.

By contrast, the idealistic believers in freedom naively believe that other citizens who helped depose the tyrannical government believe in the same thing they do--freedom--so they're always unprepared for how fast and totally the communists seize control--because the communists are organized.

The naive freedom-lovers aren't, so they're easy pickins' for the disciplined, organized communists.  And once the communists have flooded the new government with their True Believers, there's absolutely no way to ever get 'em out.  They use the courts to protect fellow members.

So...best of luck to the people of Iran.  Hope you win your freedom!  Unfortunately, if you do succeed in overthrowing the ghastly, murderous, totalitarian mullahs, you're in for another fight with demons equally determined to rule.  And if they win, you're in for another 40 or 50 years of oppression.

Ahh, I see American Democrats don't believe that.  You ignorant bastards: look at what happened to eastern Europe after WW2.  Any questions?

Actually you don't have the faintest idea what really happened in eastern Europe after WW2, cuz your schools never taught you history (by design) and you never thought to study it on your own.  Why am I not surprised?

SO...search "Solidarity" in Poland.  Search "Hungarian uprising 1956."  Search "1989 Czech uprising."  "Vaclav Havel."  Search "Romanian revolution."  If you don't know about all those, you're too uninformed to be voting.  

Of course it's not your fault: "Your" schools and Mainstream Media have deliberately made those communist takeovers vanish--intentionally.   

But why worry, eh?  There's no threat here, citizen!  No problem at all.  Go back to your favorite TV programs!  I hear "Dancing with the Stars" is good this season, as is "Nashville 9-1-1."  Yep yep yep.  Everything is just fine, tovarisch.  Excuse me: "citizen."

Source:  

https://irannewsupdate.com/news/insider/the-january-2026-uprising-when-protest-turned-into-a-break-with-the-system/