[lbo-talk] Hamid Dabashi on Iran

[ravi]

On Jun 16, 2009, at 4:43 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Jun 16, 2009, at 4:35 PM, ravi wrote:
>
>> How is it that a rural voter choosing Ahmadinejad is in reality  
>> being a fool, which (s)he would not be if (s)he voted for Mousavi?
>
> Is a white hick who voted for Bush or McCain at all duped?

I was toying with that question myself. But is this the right analogy  
(are we back at "What's the matter with Kansas"?)? Bush/McCain are not  
and do not claim to be economic populists, do they? AFAIK Ahmadinejad  
claims to be so, and from the little I know, he seems to have  
instituted some redistribution programs[?]. On the other hand, some  
white hicks voted for Bush because of the Christianity thing and on  
that front, the hick was choosing his best option. If Iranians are  
choosing along those same lines (adherence to Islam) then again  
Ahmadinejad seems to be their logical choice.

	--ravi