Originally posted by Tripledoc
Ned writes "But he used his dictatorial powers to go after the landowers. He took their property and started forming collectives. At this point, a lot of the old Iranian power base turned against him, including the mullahs."
Well maybe the land reform was dictatorial, but are land reforms usually not very popular? It was in North Korea, for example. If land reform is not done through dictatorial power, it is done through the tyranny of the majority.
Now you say that the Mullahs turned against him. But I would think that this would work to the advantage of Mossadegh, for surely you cannot lend support to reactionary Mullahs, and at the same time profess support of Democracy?
Ned writes "But he used his dictatorial powers to go after the landowers. He took their property and started forming collectives. At this point, a lot of the old Iranian power base turned against him, including the mullahs."
Well maybe the land reform was dictatorial, but are land reforms usually not very popular? It was in North Korea, for example. If land reform is not done through dictatorial power, it is done through the tyranny of the majority.
Now you say that the Mullahs turned against him. But I would think that this would work to the advantage of Mossadegh, for surely you cannot lend support to reactionary Mullahs, and at the same time profess support of Democracy?
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