With this single error, he has undermined what had appeared to be a robust post-revolutionary course for the first and only theocracy in modern history. The cries of “God is Great!” have now been overtaken by chants of “Death to the Dictator!” in recent demonstrations in Tehran, Tabriz, Shiraz, and other Iranian cities.
哈梅内伊对 2009 年 6 月这场群众运动的背弃是个代价高昂的错误。仅仅由于这一错误，他就为伊朗（现代历史中第一个而且是唯一一个神权国家）的后伊斯兰革命时代的社会进程埋下了隐患。最近，在德黑兰，大不里士，设拉子及其他伊朗城市举行的示威中，“真主伟大！”的呼声已经被“杀死独裁者”的歌声所淹没。