The Face of Propoganda

Yesterday, Iran's IRIB state broadcasting company carried an Iranian soccer match live, as is usual in the soccer-obsessed country. The only difference with yesterday's broadcast is that it was delayed, edited, in black and white, and with no audio.

The given reason? Before the game started, only one working camera was available for the broadcast, and that camera was very old.

The real reason? Thousands of fans came to the stadium wearing green and were chanting opposition slogans. (The commentator puts the number in attendance at 75,000.)



This has shades of Comical Ali.

(h/t Enduring America).