by According to the Western narrative, the "Iranian people" are opposing "the Islamic dictatorship." This article tells a different story.The Western media will not tell you, but the workers' protests in Iran are similar to the Yellow Vests in France, which is spreading internationally. Workers are getting fed up with capitalism as usual and are demanding socio-economic justice.Longish, but it tells the story in some detail. Nothing about this being a political protest against the Islamic government as the Western media represent it.Interestingly, though, the MEK, which the US is putting forward as a replacement for the current regime after "regime change," has socialist and communist roots. Of course, the other option in the West is brining back the Shah's family to rule. Contemporary
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According to the Western narrative, the "Iranian people" are opposing "the Islamic dictatorship." This article tells a different story.
The Western media will not tell you, but the workers' protests in Iran are similar to the Yellow Vests in France, which is spreading internationally. Workers are getting fed up with capitalism as usual and are demanding socio-economic justice.
Longish, but it tells the story in some detail. Nothing about this being a political protest against the Islamic government as the Western media represent it.
Interestingly, though, the MEK, which the US is putting forward as a replacement for the current regime after "regime change," has socialist and communist roots. Of course, the other option in the West is brining back the Shah's family to rule. Contemporary Iranians have not forgotten the repression they experienced under the rule of the Shah and his secret police.
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Workers' Strikes in Iran: This Time it is Different