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Another thing that is basically missing from Medea Benjamin's book on Iran is discussion of income inequality & economic marginalization of specific groups.

This is a *major* point of discussion in the 3 main texts I'm reading right now (Keddie, Ghamari, & Dabashi) despite the fact that they are all dealing with the subject of Iran's social & political situation from different perspectives & time periods. Yet Benjamin has very little to say on the subject.

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Artemis · 23w
Medea Benjamin is as much a "leftist" as I am a martial artist. She writes a book on "modern Iran" & can't be bothered* to seriously discuss rural/urban divides, wealth inequality, vectors of marginalization, & class dynamics? Fuck all the way off. *Note: "can't be bothered" might be more accurat...