Re: [Marxism] MRZine finally open to anti-Ahmadinejad perspectives

[Bill O'Connor <billyoc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> "Despite his image in the West, this is the primary role that President 
> Ahmadinejad is playing inside Iran: he is using the autocratic and 
> repressive state apparatus to privatize public industries, weaken labor 
> laws, and take away government subsidies.  He is, of course, doing so 
> with an eye on building a stronger base for the regime and for his own 
> re-election campaign next year.

I don't understand this strategy of Ahmadinejad's.  I thought Iran had a
rather young population, where is this pro-privatization, anti-labor law
constituency he's reaching out to?

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