Abbas Abdi: It was clear from the 2019 elections that the situation was finished.
Abbas Abdi: From the level of participation in the parliamentary elections in 2019, it could be guessed that we were experiencing a political representation crisis, but those who needed to listen did not pay attention.
Ultimately, the recent protests showed that reality is more rigid than can be ignored. Ignoring reality, rather than leading to a desirable change in it, is a form of self-deception.