Responsibility in front of the Nation, not the God!

Every government is accountable only to its people, not to God. This should be a major lesson for the people of Iran and the leaders of the Iranian government. The situation is as follows: After the arrest of Maduro, Trump stated that he intends to rule Venezuela. He wants to make decisions for that country. Wasn’t it supposed to be the opposition that forms the government through free elections?! It’s astonishing. But it’s not. What is very clear is that Trump, or anyone else, is looking to expand their power, not promote democracy. Democracy is a beautiful theory for philosophers! not a tool for governance. It is hard to believe these words, but the reality is that the United States does not want the people of Venezuela to have a free election. They are afraid that the next government, like Maduro’s, might be communist. Let’s imagine the same scenario for the Iranian government. Imagine that the Iranian government is replaced by foreign military power. Could one imagine that someone like Trump would decide to allow the people of Iran to have free elections? Very, very unlikely. Because we now have Venezuela as a fact. The experience of Venezuela tells us that the United States is not interested in establishing free elections. It wants more resources, that’s it. Maybe they want more oil resources to reduce the cost of the war in the Middle East. It’s unclear what will happen, but we must say that the Venezuelan experience should be an important lesson for Iran’s leaders. Because if they do not start economic reforms, the people cannot hope for a better future, and at that point, foreign power, along with the lack of popular support for the government, could hand Iran over to the United States. The people now doubt whether the U.S. is acting in good faith. They have the right to. They have heard Trump’s statements today. He seeks money and power, not democracy. Democracy is a beautiful idea for America to keep its people satisfied. Although I wish it were different. I really wish the U.S. was a supporter of democracy and held free elections. But it seems this will not be the case.

The people of Iran should never imagine that after the U.S. takes control of Iran, they will set up free elections for our people. They will take power in our country, and it is unclear how long they will hold it or how they will use it. The U.S. is not trustworthy. This is a reality. Of course, the international anarchic space is just like this (like a jungle). In fact, if we look at it realistically, the U.S. is pursuing its own ambitions. Our people must understand what they need to do to grow their country. Of course, democracy is the only way to establish stability in the country. But its precondition is economic development, and this must begin with the leaders of Iran before it’s too late.