obviously not everyone is happy with the way iran is run. actually, let's face it, very few people in the world are happy with the way it's run. and when i say few people, i mean the people who are running are happy, and that's it. the best part about it though is that people are standing up. this article talks about a brave islamic scholar who is calling the government out.
Ayatollah Montazeri was part of the islamic revolution in 1979 and was supposed to become the leader of the nation until he had a falling out with this guy:
i think it's the power that eats people up on the inside, and it's just as powerful as a drug. that's what happened here. power hungry people destroyed the people they had sworn to protect. but ayatollah montazeri knew it was wrong. the religion he had greatly studied and known for his life entire was being disgraced. the government of iran calls itself an islamic, but it is just a show.
“The government will not achieve legitimacy without the support of the people, and as the necessary and obligatory condition for the legitimacy of the ruler is his popularity and the people’s satisfaction with him,” Ayatollah Montazeri
He was embraced by Ayatollah Khomeini because he promoted the concept of Velayat-e Faqih, which called for a religious leader to reign supreme over the government. The concept was ultimately embedded in the bedrock of the Islamic Republic. But Ayatollah Montazeri has also repeatedly said that he meant the faqih, or leader, should serve as an adviser, not as the final arbiter of all matters of state and religion.
they took it too far, and aatollah montazeri knew it. he was forced to step down but he did not give up. he knows the people of iran should not have their faith diminished by men who do not understand the true meaning of the religion they say they hold near and dear to their hearts.
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