This article missed a few points. First, even if the president is directly elected, candidates for the post need to be approved by the Supreme Leader (the indirectly elected for life religious guy). So democracy is really a stretch.
> If a (democratic) majority of the Iranian people are pro-conservative-clothing and the policing of how people dress in public, it is hard to believe that these protests will go very fa
At least some pro-conservative people agree that modesty cannot be enforced, and hijabs should be a choice (there was a Guardian interview with a few of them recently).
And honestly, it doesn't matter what religiously backwards conservative people think now, in a sense. They will always think the same, the goal of a country should be to educate the masses so there are less religious conservative elements impeding societal progress.
The Islamists in Iran weren't the majority during the revolution, they just won over the communists and others (who were probably the majority).
And yes, equality is something all countries and societies should strive for. I couldn't care less if your religion told you women should be subservient or that pink skinned people are subhuman, it's wrong.
> This article missed a few points. First, even if the president is directly elected, candidates for the post need to be approved by the Supreme Leader (the indirectly elected for life religious guy). So democracy is really a stretch.
Not really, assuming the UK. The people of the UK don't vote directly for a PM, they vote in an undemocratic first past the post, and the majority party elects the PM among their sitting members. The Queen/King appoints them, but can't really vet or refuse.
> If a (democratic) majority of the Iranian people are pro-conservative-clothing and the policing of how people dress in public, it is hard to believe that these protests will go very fa
At least some pro-conservative people agree that modesty cannot be enforced, and hijabs should be a choice (there was a Guardian interview with a few of them recently).
And honestly, it doesn't matter what religiously backwards conservative people think now, in a sense. They will always think the same, the goal of a country should be to educate the masses so there are less religious conservative elements impeding societal progress.
The Islamists in Iran weren't the majority during the revolution, they just won over the communists and others (who were probably the majority).
And yes, equality is something all countries and societies should strive for. I couldn't care less if your religion told you women should be subservient or that pink skinned people are subhuman, it's wrong.