Liberal as in Liberty and Freedom. Iranian as in Cyrus and Ferdowsi.
The Economist has a fresh "
special report" on Iran's politics and nuclear crisis. It gives the so-called "pendulum theory" of Iran's politics, which states that it swings from the conservative to the reformist side with elections in the nation's quest for democracy, a well-deserved beating. But as it seems to be the habit of
The Econmist when it comes to Iran, it comes short of, though it gives a hint at, articulating what is its most important factor (
even in the nuclear crisis):
the rationale of tyranny.
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