the_roguetrader t1_j1ni89e wrote on December 25, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Reply to comment by morismano in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk

usually story - the Shah and his cronies lived a luxurious lifestyle while the majority of people were poor and the country run down.. plus the secret police, (the SAVAK ) were particularly brutal with thousands tortured / extrajudicially killed / disappeared during their time... if you look at pictures of anti-Shah protests from the late '70's there were MILLIONS of people on the streets - they really wanted him gone !

morismano t1_j1nlvn8 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:05 PM

My knowledge on this matter is based on Wikipedia. Even with his lavish life, Was not there economic growth and relative stability in the country during Shah’s rule?

Nicktune1219 t1_j1nu0tp wrote on December 25, 2022 at 11:12 PM

There was economic growth if you consider that he kept the country a feudal state until 1963 or so. As a result a majority of the population was terribly poor and illiterate.