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Are you referring to this person?

What has Hong Zheng been doing lately

I am referring to Khomeini during the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s.

I have recently been staying at my hometown, indulging in pleasures and hand addiction more than usual, and my overall mental state is relatively poor; however, I plan to start looking for a job tomorrow.

The subsequent repression shifted its target to the former allies of Khomeini’s revolution, including Marxists and socialists who opposed the theocratic rule, most of whom were university students.[135]
Many believed the revolution would bring news and freedom of speech, but what it actually brought was the closure of opposition newspapers and attacks on opposition protesters by stick-wielding militias. Khomeini explained: “The party newspapers that flaunt pens and tongues are the worst ‘clubs,’ their corruption a hundred times worse than other party newspapers.”[140]

It feels like a dictator, or a charlatan.

Non-Islamic minority religions no longer enjoy equal rights, and high-ranking government positions can only be held by Muslims. Schools established by Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians must be managed by Muslim principals.[141]

Still implementing unequal policies.

To pay homage to Khomeini’s remains, crowds surged into the funeral procession, nearly destroying Khomeini’s wooden coffin, forcing the authorities to halt the funeral. Khomeini’s body nearly fell to the ground, and the crowd tried to grab his shroud. The security was significantly increased for Khomeini’s second funeral; his coffin was first changed to steel and heavily guarded by armed security personnel.

It feels like a desire to flay the corpse and vent anger.

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Homeni, in my impression, represents the local feudal theocratic forces; he himself comes from a priestly background. He usurped the leadership of the Islamic revolution and established a reactionary theocratic state in Iran.

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