Suppression of democratic participation, not secularism itself, galvanized opposition to nationalist rule

Evidence

Secular nationalism was successful in achieving broad support, but domestic suppression of democratic participation was the main factor in galvanizing the opposition. The Islamic Revolution leaders’ stance emphasized Iran’s Islamic identity, but its stance toward nationalism has changed according to political domestic and international circumstances. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 186

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to reader’s hypothesis about rational/moral correction backfiring: political exclusion, rather than the ideology’s content, radicalized the opposition — a supply-side mechanism producing religious nationalism. — connects to: Opposition to Christian nationalism does not require secularism or liberalism — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 123

Broader Connections

• Opposition to Christian nationalism does not require secularism or liberalism #expands (0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 123