Seriously, why does it have to be RP? Surely, the Kingdom should be offered to a person like George Washington, who led the revolution for a new Iran. George Washington famously refused the offer of the Kingdom – he was a firm believer in government by the people, for the people.
In my humble view, what Iran needs most now is someone like Atatürk or Lee Kuan Yew. A strong, firm leader who is committed to transcending the role of the mullahs in the governance of the country. A decisive leadership that can take control and make significant things happen, like implementing massive power and water projects across the country. Bring in solid management of resources—a leader who can rebuild global trust in Iranian institutions and foreign investment. Stop this constant, polarizing “Marg bar this, and Marg bar that …” and instead create the conditions for the country’s immediate economic resurgence.
How is RP qualified to do any of these things? He is a failed businessman. He’s lived off his daddy’s money for the past 45 years. He barely has any education to speak of. What kind of project has he ever undertaken with any degree of success? It’s been 45 years of hot air. He’s not inspirational. He’s not a fighter. He’s no George Washington, nor Atatürk, nor Lee Kuan Yew.
You know the guy (RP) is a moron when you look at this immediate family, right? How are his kids in any shape or form qualified to lead after him? Again, they barely have college degrees from any university with a pedigree—no real accomplishments. And then, his wife ran off with her tennis instructor.
Look at Singapore before Lee Kuan Yew took over – with a per capita income of $400, now up to $55,0000—a Cambridge-educated lawyer with a brilliant mind who engineered Singapore’s rise as a financial and logistics hub. Singapore, by the way, has almost no fresh water and is a leader in desalination technology. They produce all the power and water the thriving metropolis needs.
Look at the state Turkey was in after the First World War – defeated, destroyed, and decapitated. In comes a French-educated army general with several major battle wins under his belt. Who created the modern Turkish state, which, by the way, without any natural resources, this month posted a GDP larger than Saudi Arabia’s? In Qatar, you see all these major, beautiful highways built by Turkish contractors.
And then you have Iran today, with over 5 million barrels of oil produced daily (a near-record), but with no water or electricity to meet the basic needs of its population. And tell me: some dude living in a DC suburb with no project management, no real management experience, no real education, and no leadership experience is going to come in and address these issues for a country of 100 million people?
I like the idea of continuing Iran’s royal heritage. I like the connectivity to the kings of the past—the beautiful royal palaces. But why is Reza Pahlavi and his bankrupt dynasty the right person to carry forward this tradition?
Why can’t this be ‘awarded’ to whoever leads the charge domestically to transform Iran’s governance? To Iran’s George Washington?
And most recently, RP sold his soul to Israel, hoping somehow that they would bring about the change inside Iran that, frankly, Iranians themselves should be inspired to bring about. Of all nations to sell your soul to, Israel is by far the worst. Netanyahu is a proven genocidal scum bag. Israel has not only been funding separatist groups like the Kurds, Azeris, and Baluchis, but also groups like the MEK. It’s just bad company to keep. As they say, sleep with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas. RP is covered with fleas.
Iran and Iranians can do better. The transformation needs to be organic. Led by the people of Iran, and not be destabilizing to the point where suddenly Israel walks in and balkanizes the country (if there is a power vacuum).
All the manipulation on social media, now proven to have been initiated by Israeli bots, supporting RP, doesn’t cut it on the streets of Iran. The kingdom is a prize to be awarded to whoever topples the mullahs and establishes a strong government that leads Iran into a new century of greatness.
We can not be saddled with the past; Iran needs to look forward to an entirely new intellectual space and a new dimension of governance. New leadership must transform Iran, not take it back another 50 years, after the Mullahs took it back 200. Why must it even be a king? Why not a Queen? Why can’t we think outside the box and introduce an entirely new concept of leadership for the country?
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