Who is preventing Mr. Qalibaf
Who is preventing Mr. Qalibaf
Mr. Qalibaf has said that for two years we have approved the import of second-hand cars, why are they not allowing the cars to be imported? We always thought that being prevented was something exclusive to presidents, especially reformist ones, but when the Speaker of the Parliament, and such a Speaker, says they are not allowing it, what should we say?
The head of the judiciary, although he doesn’t explicitly say such things, criticizes the judiciary system so much that it seems he personally opposes many of the events happening in that domain. However, someone or some will is preventing all his opinions from being realized. The fact that all the big figures in this country are acting like the opposition and criticizing the current situation isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but constantly blaming the non-realization of actions on some imaginary person or people is very bad.
In fact, the epitome of disturbing public opinion is exactly what these gentlemen are doing, and if there were any fairness, they should be brought to trial for just this one accusation. This way of speaking seems to be one of two things: either it’s a kind of political blackmail that has nothing to do with the people, or it’s truly what the big figures are expressing.
If it’s political blackmail and the politicians are threatening each other in their own language, it’s truly a silly and tasteless game that only sows seeds of despair and hopelessness in the hearts of tired and fed-up people, and it has no other result. Besides, no one believes that these threats are for the sake of the people. For eight whole years, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke of an imaginary list he had in his pocket, which he would reveal if they didn’t listen to him and disgrace them both publicly and privately.
Where is that supposed list? Even once when he wanted to seriously expose and disgrace the Speaker of the Parliament, he mostly ruined his own reputation. Others who claimed to speak the truth and constantly threatened their rivals and enemies that if they didn’t do this or that, they would tell the people who was preventing services to them, were boastful and never carried out their threats.
In the second scenario, if such a thing is true, the situation is much worse. In a land where Hassan Rouhani, Baqer Qalibaf, and Mohseni-Ejei cannot stand up to those who prevent services to the people and cannot even name them, what does politics even mean? Why should one participate in elections in such a society? Aren’t these words, both implicitly and explicitly, indicative of complete political deadlock?
Did none of these gentlemen know the structure of power in this land before taking on their responsibilities? If they didn’t know, then what were they doing in this structure all these years? If they have recently realized it, why don’t they give up the power and pursue something else? At least let more daring individuals take on this position, people who would at least name those who are obstacles in their path in such cases.
At worst, like in Colombia, Chile, and Venezuela, the mafia gangs of wealth and power will go after them and give them a cinematic ending. What greater happiness is there than this? I swear I’m not joking, but when the Speaker of the Parliament, who seems to be one of the most powerful political figures in the country and resolves any unsolvable issue with his efforts, says some people are preventing it, one becomes fearful. What kind of land is this? Who are they really? Do they have an actual existence?
It’s unlikely to be the government. In this land, the government isn’t feared; anyone who has the power hits it. The security forces can’t be accused of such things either. Even if they could, all of them are Mr. Qalibaf’s close friends. The judiciary has nothing to do with second-hand cars either. Moreover, Mr. Ejei is one of the leading critics of the current situation these days, and it’s unlikely that if such a violation were in his domain, he wouldn’t address it.
So who are these opponents who are so powerful that they have prevented the import of second-hand cars for two years? Don’t you think such insinuations are against national cohesion and interests, especially in such a situation where the country needs unity and solidarity more than ever? Do journalists understand these simple and obvious points, and is the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly incapable of understanding them?