JustLessWorld
JustLessWorld t1_j1p425o wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
>They were Muslims and knew that he was a religious leader,
Majority of Iranians were either socialists or communists, as seen by the voting results of the 1952 election.
The muslim revolutionaries allied with the other groups during the revolution and gained control through superior organization.
JustLessWorld t1_j1p3m7e wrote
Reply to comment by sourcreamus in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
Not defending mossadeghs course of action.
But lets not forget that the CIA was paying royalists to influence the outcome of the election, hence why mossadegh called it off, as it was being manipulated by foreign agents.
He should've provided proof of said agents before calling the elections to strengthen his position.
JustLessWorld t1_iyy2558 wrote
Reply to comment by Zorn277 in Why Roman Egypt was such a strange province by oni64
It fed the city of Rome aswell
JustLessWorld t1_j1p4s9p wrote
Reply to comment by CaptainCAPSLOCKED in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
>The vast majority of Iran wanted what they got.
This is a skewed generalization of Irans political representation.
You can look at the 1952 elections of mossadegh, and you'll see that communism and socialist parties had a far higher votes than the religious ones.
The revolution consisted of three groups, roughly equal in size. The religious group siezed power due to superior organizational capabilities.