Originally Posted by
T28B
Since the topic here is Iran, may we return to that please?
beardy, that's a well worn quote, but if you apply it to Iran's form of government how does it play out?
They are not a fascist dictatorship, but rather something else.
It may be a well worn quote but it is worth repeating.
Iran is a theocracy, other states have tried the theocratic route and have failed (apart from maybe the Vatican City). The point about standing up to a dictator is there to bring credibility to the speaker in his defence of democracy, not to compare to the powers of head of the Iranian state who speaks not for himself, but for his deity.