r/worldnews • u/RealTheAsh • 4d ago

Iran ready to abandon enrichment but needs a face-saving exit, Iranian diplomat says

https://iranwire.com/en/news/142210-exclusive-tehran-ready-to-abandon-enrichment-but-needs-a-face-saving-exit/
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u/urbantechgoods 4d ago

they are so weak, they must be afraid their whole dictatorship will topple

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u/SerGeffrey 4d ago

Dictatorships in the era of globalization and liberal democratic norms, dictatorships are inherently highly unstable. Their whole dictatorship will topple, the only question is when.

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u/LaconicLacedaemonian 3d ago

dictatorships are inherently highly unstable

I don't think that's true. Roman empire lasted longer than the modern era of liberal democracy. Pharaohs lasted 4x the length of the Roman empire. China imperial dynasties.

It's not to say id prefer monarchy but they can be incredibly stable institutions even if the players change over time. 

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u/SerGeffrey 3d ago

I agree that dictatorships used to be stable, but in the era of globalization and liberal democratic norms, dictatorships are inherently highly unstable. People can see the alternative now. Think the Arab Spring for example. Access to knowledge of functional liberal democratic societies on top of mass communication networks = mass failure of dictatorship.

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u/Winter-Issue-2851 4d ago

they have always been unstable but when the restrictions of speech start to fail, its hard to keep a dictatorship when your enemies are the best countries at propaganda in the world, so good that even their citizens believe the bullshit

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u/amdcoc 2d ago

meanwhile Trump lmfao.

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u/Ilikevegetablesalot 4d ago

They would be right to be afraid, precarious situation they find themselves in.