TEHRAN-- A bus providing a free trip will not make it to the location.
Thats a general rule that lots of Iranian opposition figures fancying themselves as the champions of modification in Iran dont understand.
In another charade, key figures of the Iranian opposition, including a holdover pampered Iranian prince, collected at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
to create the false impression of unity amongst the peevish opposition.
The first thing that got the attention was the individuals bloated sensation of significance.
They sat beside each other as if millions of shackled Iranian plebs gagging for food and freedom are lining up at the gates waiting on a reveler prince to come to their rescue.
This bus is totally free of charge! You dont need to purchase a ticket, an overconfident Reza Pahlavi, child of the last imperial Iranian dictator, stated.
He was reacting to a concern on why representatives of Irans ethnic minorities were not invited to the event.
The prince, or the crown prince as some might argue, suggested that he was the chauffeur-- but without a driving license.
That might be why the very first one to hop off the bus was Abdullah Mohtadi, the head of the Kurdish Kumala Party, a group that pines for separatism and is ignored by Kurds.
He tape-recorded a video message for the controversial event but later stated that he accepts no conditions from the sorrowful prince.Pundits believe that the factor internal disputes headed out of hand this rapidly is the reality that all opposition leaders prioritize their individual interests over those of the Iranian people.
This has actually held true for 44 years.
Thats why Pahlavi and his minions in addition to other disliked opposition groups have stopped working at every turn to challenge the Islamic Republic, which enjoys the grassroots support of Iranians.
The latest display of support came a couple of hours after the Washington D.C.
occasion, when an estimated 21 million participated in the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, an event the opposition worked their butt off to eclipse, only to badly stop working.
According to observers, this level of turnout is described by the fact that the Iranian people might have been grappling by some financial challenges but they understand for sure that these hardships can be resolved.
They know that the opposition is primarily driven by their own interests, not those of individuals.
There is another element.
In the last few years, crucial opposition figures have actually worked to prevent any sanctions relief for the Iranian people.
Whenever there were type of settlements and a possibility for sanctions relief, the opposition ended up being singing in their opposition to sanctions elimination.
In a sense, they are not simply opposition to the Islamic Republic, but also opposition to economic opening, which they view as a terrific risk to their political aspirations.Also, being an oppositionist has actually shown rewarding for practically all the participants.
Of course, an exception must be made here; Reza Pahlavi does not make benefit from being an oppositionist.
He already takes pleasure in a huge family wealth inherited from his despotic ancestors who in turn ended up being extravagant over night after rising to the throne.
Other oppositionists, however, rake in swelling amounts yearly in the name of liberty.