I usually try to steer clear of Iranian Politics. Not because I’m not interested in politics, but because it’s all gone down the drain in the past 46 years. Everyone involved in it is either a simpleton or somehow profiting from the corrupt process, directly or indirectly.
But unfortunately, our lives are tied to the process, so we can’t always ignore it.
On that note I wanted to make some points about the new guy and how he wants to paint himself as a down-to-earth president. He’s trying to paint himself as a relatable leader. Let me just say, he’s neither relatable nor a “leader”.
I’m speaking more generally about leadership, and not specifically about Pezeshkian because he is meant to be more than a puppet than a leader. But anyhow, modern politicians try to take this approach to try to look more relatable. But that’s not how things work anymore. People generally want a leader who is better than themselves, more educated and more successful than themselves. Someone who can motivate them behind a great cause. Especially in Iran where people have lost their hope in the system. So a good leader is someone who is himself motivated by a great cause. And a great leader is someone who can make people rally around that cause. You’re not gonna be able to do that by attending funerals, not shaving your face for days, wearing a jacket in a 40 degree heat and looking like a homeless man.
So I think in the end he’s going to be a good puppet. But 4 years from now, his gang will crawl out of their nests again and try to paint a picture between “worst” and “evil” so they can scare people into voting for this clueless guy again.
I’ll give you my 5 cents. Puppets are meant to be dispensable. He’ll be thrown under the bus and will be replaced with another one just like him for the next term.
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