Ray Takyh, in the New York Times, explores the foundations of political legitimacy, comparing the contemporary reliance of the Iranian regime on Islam, with the past influence of Marxism in China. Whilst China’s leaders have succeeded in replacing the ‘common good’ of Marxism with capitalist prosperity to maintain political legitimacy, Iran has no such ‘ideological fluditiy.’
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