As it becomes ever more apparent that Iran's elections were rigged the dangers inherent in any dictatorial political system, notably one that wraps itself up with religion, are brought to the fore. The term "Islamic government" is being made a mockery of.
The Iranian demonstrators of 1979, whose children are demonstrating today, would not have dreamt that the turban was simply going replace the crown and that Iran would go from one repression to another. However, it is not the labelling of a state as "Islamic" that makes it just or unjust, but its structures: does it have sufficient checks and balances between the branches of government, is the leader accountable and replaceable by the people freely; are the people sovereign or the clerics?
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