I traveled to Dubai during Iranian New Year. This is the time of the year that many Iranians from almost any walks of life traveling to Dubai for many purposes. One would be going for shopping, another may be going there to attend LA based singers and entertainers concerts, and some to just enjoy the more freedom that is granted compare to current Iranian society. As an experiment I started to observer people. This trip gave me the opportunity talking to many different people especially from Iran who were there for those reasons I have already mentioned.
Talking to many young Iranians, who were with veil or without veil, boys and girls, I came under impression none of them are happy with the current status quo and they wished they could stay in Dubai for an unlimited time!!
The first impression of such a thought was obtained while talking to a 16 years old boy from Tehran.
Standing in front of Hotel asking him whether he prefers to stay in Dubai or go back to Iran. which country he prefers to live in? Considering it was his first trip out side of Iran. He felt he really likes Dubai and enjoys being there! His answer was like this, "of course, here, things are better here and more normal!"
Standing there, I fell into some deep thought. How could a young person whose first trip is to U.A.E. so easily leaves all his background and homeland and wishes to take advantage of life abroad! That thought really took me to wonder why a young person grow up to the Iranian society may prefer another society over his, despite many challenges and language barrier!
Of course, if we pass the momentarily consideration of fun, but many of us have done the same thing!
I started to analyze it. I started to think what could be the purpose of such a decision making at the first place!
I thought to myself what are the differences between government during the Shah and after Islamic revolution?
Of course, I have not seen the previous government, technically talking. But reading about it, it does tell me during that era less people wished to leave Iran than they wish today. Statistics shows, today, that young educated Iranians are amongst highest immigrants to western world.
So, I started to think, in both governments, Shah’s era and after revolutions there were deep corruption. If it was for 1000 family and paying money to those close to Shah, same thing is going on today people paying to Mullas and bribe everyone. When we think about secret police, both were and are existing and brutal. When it comes to economy hardship we always had the class differences! When it was coming to democracy we have seen Shah despite his constitutional Monarch was governing. Current regime is also talks about something like Islamic Republic of Iran. However, Vali faghieh, who has final say in everything (women can’t go to Stadiums and example)! There have been always few people deciding on the behalf of all. Discremination has always been there! Both were and are quite suppressive and do very similar approach to isolate their opponents.
So, what is the major difference, then!?
I my humble opinion two factors makes this government worst than previous one:
1. The tension this government creates all along
2. Lack of social happiness and freedom
Since this government has come to power our time and mind has been so much wasted and preoccupied on tensions created in any level of society.
The tensions created have been propagated to our, home, our actions and every step of our life.
I personally was always feeling this tension in our own home. It always seem my father was looking for something worse to come! I could feel that in his gesture, tone! That is exactly, many parents did to their kids; relaying tension in their home. Add to this the scenario of: don’t go out, no where is safe in the town and the fact of you are not allow to mingle with opposite sex on the surface!! You will see how things get unbearable! and out of hand!
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