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Iran's Revolution Devoured by Its Own Children
(Wall Street Journal) Saba Farzan - Young Iranians born into the country's clerical dictatorship tend to recount their bitter lives as follows: "When we finished high school, the Basij, the regime's paramilitary thugs, received preferential admission to the universities; when we graduated there were no jobs for us in this ruined economy; and when we fall in love, we are not even allowed to hold each other's hands in public." Another Iranian revolution is simmering. The main forces behind this uprising are not just students and teachers but women of all social strata, as well as workers. The Islamic Republic is now preparing for a hard crackdown on Thursday's expected anti-government protests. Dictators in panic always resort to violence. But so far the regime's brutality has not silenced these brave Iranian protesters. Despite the beatings and killings, they have not given up on their goal to end this tyranny. History is on their side, as no tyranny lasts forever.