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Critical Observations

Political Consciousness Toolkit

Test of Political Literacy

Iran Crisis Edition

This diagnostic instrument uses rigorous critical thinking to examine the internal consistency of political positions regarding Iran’s current situation. Political literacy is not measured by the positions you hold, but by your capacity to apply moral and logical standards symmetrically—to yourself, to adversaries, and to allies alike.

The questions below are designed to reveal patterns of reasoning: whether your judgments shift based on who commits an act rather than the nature of the act itself, and whether abstract political commitments survive contact with their concrete implications.

This is not a test of loyalty. It is a test of coherence.

Answer each question honestly with Yes, No, or Unsure.
There are no “correct” answers—only revealing ones.
0 of 12 questions answered
1. Do you support the velayat-e faqih system as currently implemented in Iran?


2. Would you support military intervention (airstrikes, invasion, or naval blockade) against Iran by foreign powers if it had a realistic chance of removing the current government?


3. Do you believe that military intervention by the United States and its allies can successfully lead to democratic regime change in Iran?


4. Would any government—regardless of how it came to power or who installed it—be preferable to the current Iranian government?


5. Do you believe Reza Pahlavi would be a legitimate leader for Iran’s “transition period” following regime change?


6. Do you believe that the foreign powers most likely to conduct military operations against Iran (the United States and Israel) have the well-being of the Iranian people as a primary objective?


7. If foreign military intervention could remove the current Iranian government but would result in significant civilian casualties (tens of thousands of deaths), would the outcome justify the cost?


8. If you currently live outside Iran: Would you support airstrikes on Tehran if you and your immediate family still lived there?
If you live in Iran: Would you support airstrikes on Tehran given that you and your family would be directly at risk?


9. Do you believe that celebrations in Western cities featuring Israeli or American flags in the context of strikes against Iran represent genuine solidarity with the Iranian people?


10. Is opposing foreign military intervention against Iran equivalent to supporting the Islamic Republic?


11. Do you apply the same moral and legal standards when evaluating violence committed by the Iranian government as you do when evaluating violence committed by the United States or Israel?


12. Can a political position be simultaneously critical of the Iranian government’s authoritarianism AND opposed to foreign military intervention?


Toolkit Version History

The Political Consciousness Toolkit has evolved through repeated user feedback, translation review, and real-world usage analysis. Each version kept the same core goal: test internal coherence rather than ideological conformity.

  • v1.0 — Original 12-question release focused on four core patterns with a compact coherence index. View v1.0 archive.
  • v2.0 — Expanded to 27 questions, introduced a broader thematic spread, and neutralized wording based on user concerns about framing bias. View v2.0 archive.
  • v3.0 (current) — Added cross-referencing logic and dependency-aware scoring so conditional questions are only counted when their anchor assumptions are active.

We continue to refine wording, diagnostics, and explanation layers based on community input, consistency audits, and multilingual feedback loops.

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