Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demonstrates the reverse-talk of autocrats everywhere.
On protesting a stolen election:
“Street challenge is not acceptable. This questions the principles of election and democracy.”
On his favorite candidate just happening to win:
“This is a sign of God’s mercy for this nation,” he said.
On the idea of a recount or monitored election:
“If we break the law, we will have to do it in every election and no election would be immune. This is wrong. This is the beginning of dictatorship.
There you go protesters, it’s you who are threatening democracy and trying to install democracy. I think the official world response should be “Pfftt!”
