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Originally Posted by transplant99
Here I thought their dislike (hardliners) for the "west" was entirely based upon foreign policy and religious differences only.
They hate the West for everything we are....IE:....not like them.
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Wrong. The low-income and poor who rallied to elect the radical conservatives into Iran are the ones who might agree with that statement, because marginalization tends to make you more fundamental.
But for 8 years, Iran was ruled by moderates and reformists that tried to bring Iran closer to the west and there is quite a large student population as well as moderates among the overall population who want change.
http://www.sullivan-county.com/x/iran_stu.htm
And the reason the hardliners are against Western Music IS a religious difference. They believe that the West is the Great Satan and our culture is corrupting and sinful.