“Make Iran as Japan In Islamic world”

Haddad-e-Adel that seems is the first man in the list of candidates in Tehran told that they will try to change Iran like a Japan in Islamic countries. He said also about the progress of Iran. After 25 years old fundamentalists will try to make Iran as a Japan. It means they are trying to focus on the economical issues. The same that was done before by Shah. So at this time I want to ask that if the ideal for the conservatives is to be like Japan so why did they do revolution? Because 25 years ago the distance between Iran and Japan could be fill more easily that today. So if the ideal is to leave out the objectors and opponents and limit the political and social sphere, why we have to endure conservatives?