Editor's note

The fifth day of popular demonstrations in Iran has passed. The demonstrations, which were initially aimed at protesting against
It was high prices and unemployment. The people of Mashhad and Kermanshah were the initiators of these protest rallies.
According to news reports released by government news sources, ten people were killed in the protests by the end of the fifth day.
But news from Iran shows that the number of deaths on Sunday, January 1, 2017, was only in the city of
There were 11 people in Maragheh.
Daily news of widespread financial corruption at the level of parliamentarians and ministers of the ninth and tenth governments, arrival
Drug trafficking revenues have contributed to electoral campaigns, undermining public confidence in health.
Sovereignty reached its lowest point in the years following the revolution.
With daily revelations of the embezzlement of male rule and the luxurious lives of government officials and their children
In Iran and outside of Iran, people's disgust with the government has increased.
Increasing class gap, economic and social insecurity, high inflation and unemployment rates, declining retirement age
Addiction and prostitution, imposing severe social restrictions that do not correspond to the realities of today's world
This has led to a significant portion of the government's religious supporters, who are from the lower classes of society, joining the opposition.
Join it.
But the factors that accelerate the process of government collapse include: 1) A declining economy.
2) Self-interested politicians. 3) The decline of morality and religion in social relations.
In these circumstances, popular uprisings take on a different form, in a way that the nature of civil protests and
The political middle class has become a middle class rebellion in society, and the guiding role of leaders and activists
Politics becomes pale or colorless. The middle class of society stands alongside the poor and the affected.
And political demands are turning towards subversive demands.
The rebellion of the hungry will be mixed with a vengeful violence that will increase in its trajectory.
The fundamental difference between the uprising for bread and other middle-class protest movements for freedoms is
Civil and political, in that the party or individuals do not lead it, so that in the event of arrest and
The implementation of restrictions will reduce its impact. It has not been eliminated by repression or the security environment, but
It increases the intensity of the protesters' anger.
Perhaps the main reason why the Green Movement remained unsuccessful after the 2009 elections was the gap between the people's demands and
It was its leaders. To the extent that the demands of the Green Movement leaders (political reforms within the limits of the law) were
Basic (with the people's demands) elimination of the guardianship of the jurist, decentralization of the system through elections (a long way)
It had.
Is the winter of 2017 the beginning of subversive popular movements?
In the coming days, we will try to recall the many reasons for the failure of the 1988 uprising and to distinguish it from the 1990 uprising.
Let's examine the past few days.