These days in Iran, if you walk Tehran's streets or go on social media, you will see many posters that read: No to the executioner Raisi; no to the demagogue Rouhani; my vote is for the regime's overthrow. That is how the people of Iran see the choices before them.  They are talking about choosing between "worse" and "even worse."  The Iranian people, after 38 years under the clerical regime, do not expect anything from this election.  They have seen so many of these sham elections.  They know in their souls that elections do not mean anything in Iran.  What happens there is only a show to justify the absolute rule of Velayat-e Faqih. It is time for the West to rid itself of this misguided perception, fomented by Tehran's lobby, that the people of Iran consider serious differences between the candidates.  The only difference is that one is an executioner who loudly confirms it and the other one talks...(Read Full Post)