My Basiji brother, you are from the people and with the people
The illustration invites Basijis to talk to the people instead of beating them in the streets. Mirhossein Mousavi the leader of the opposition in his last declaration letter addressed Basijis to be concerned about the roots of the organization. He warns them to be aware of the government’s strategy to use them as a repression machine against people. The opposition blogers are now trying to start a dialouge with Basij members, hopefuly, to decrease their truculence. They believe that the big change occurs also by educating the people who are members of Basij organization and informing them about the way they are being used by the government. The opposition believs that to avoid violence, diologue should be substituted, by people approaching the Basij members.
I suggest you to read this article on The New York Times to have deeper understanding about Basij. Also this page on Wikipedia provides some information about the organization and the roots.
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