Ahmadinejad's Power from Prejudice

Elections in Iran this week, and that muppet Ahmadinejad has won by what he calls a ‘landslide’, despite results being too close to call yesterday. Unsurprisingly his opponent is claiming electoral fraud, citing irregularities in the process. Ahmadinejad’s popularity comes from his manipulation of the ignorance and prejudices of a poorly educated nation. He is a tyrant, yet avoids being seen as one by his own people by being vehemently opposed to the long dead ‘tyranny’ of western nations. Many conservative Muslims identify with him because he, like them, cannot let go of the past.