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Re:Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Crackdown by case0x00 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:37PM (#32975919)
I do wonder on the feasibility of such events. I don't know a huge amount about pre-revolution Iran, but I don't think the Shah had an exceptionally powerful security force (I could be wrong). But now at least, the IRGC makes a revolution/coup very difficult.
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Re:Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Crackdown by PraetorianGourd on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:15PM (#32976337)
The Shah had a very powerful secret police, the SAVAK[1]. Prior to the overthrow of Mosaddegh, there wasn’t a comparable security force.. but I think something about gaining power in a coup makes one incredibly paranoid about being a victim of a coup.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK

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