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