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The Iranian principlists are one of two main political parties and movements in Iran’s parliament. The group consists of wingnut fundamentalist rightists and Islamic nationalists. The party is essentially the Iranian equivalent of the Republican Party, only more open about their bigotry, tribalism, nationalism, and fundamentalism.
General ideological tenets[edit]
The party is ideologically a strongly Islamist political party, and as a result, also has theocracy as one of its major tenets.[1] The party is to the right of the spectrum, varying from typical right to far-right, due to the varying views of many of its members (such as former president and professional asshole Ahmadinejad).[2]
Islamism[edit]
The party members are overwhelmingly Shia Muslims, as Iran was formerly a Shia and Muslim majority nation prior to the 2022 internal revolution of atheism, secularism, and paganism (more specifically Zoroastrianism rising fast in the nation whilst Islam has declined massively).[3]
The party ideologues are extreme Muslims, who take their religion seriously and have been hard at work to make Islam a major factor of life in the country, and stepping all over any secular reforms. This also explains why they have funded groups such as Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hamas. Though it should be important to point out that not all of these groups are their allies. They have been at odds with rival groups, particularly Al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban.
Nationalism[edit]
One huge hallmark of their ideology is nationalism, equivalent to the United States in safeguarding against foreign powers (particularly Saudi Arabia and Israel). Many conspiracy theories against these countries are constantly broadcasted in the news, such as news broadcasts and newspapers.