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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
From what I've heard they didn't really have much of a choice but to go to theocracy. There were two powers at the time, the Shah and the clerics. Most people didn't necessarily agree with the clerics but it was better than the Shah at the time.
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I will give you that, they may have been a better choice than the Shah at the time. But don't be fooled into thinking that "most people" wanted the clerics to be in charge either, agree or not. The take over was a move by the more radical elements at the time and I don't believe that most people in Iran are happy with a Islamic regime. In fact I would go so far as to say (IMHO) that most would prefer a western style democracy. (And I am not advocating that any overt action be taken to assist such a move.)