A video of Kurdish men counting money, in which one man counts much slower than the rest, has been re-purposed to mock the slow US election count in Nevada. With all the men sitting in a circle, their mustaches framing their faces, someone put the names of states on all the men and labeled one “Nevada” and he counts so slowly leaving the whole room waiting.
In a second Iranian video, two men are shown playing the drums. The one who plays faster is labeled “Other states” while the one who plays super slowly is named “Nevada.” The two men drum back and forth, with one always doing a more complex drumming and the other refrains with just a few beats.
Kurdish way of counting money and the U.S. election result counting. #USElectionResults2020 pic.twitter.com/1FB2MYNnvS— Yerevan Saeed (@YerevanSaeed) November 7, 2020
In a second Iranian video, two men are shown playing the drums. The one who plays faster is labeled “Other states” while the one who plays super slowly is named “Nevada.” The two men drum back and forth, with one always doing a more complex drumming and the other refrains with just a few beats.
— Reza Khaasteh (@Reza_Khaasteh) November 5, 2020
Another meme floating around shows an image of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif emblazoned with the Game of Thrones logo and ‘Sanctions are Ending’ as opposed to ‘Winter is Coming.’
In 2018 Trump heralded the arrival of new sanctions on Iran with a bizarre, knock-off 'Game of Thrones' poster. Now this ... #USElections2020 pic.twitter.com/bOaXLxwumw— Mohammad Hashemi (@mo_hashemi) November 6, 2020
Numerous Iranian accounts tweeted similar, humorous footage of repurposed cartoons and old movies showing “inside the vote count,” for characters who were particularly slow at doing things.
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A “leaked conversation” from the vote count shows an old movie where Iranian police appear to be trying to trace a call. To get the target to stay on the line longer, the man speaks very slowly.
مکالمه لو رفته از مرکز شمارش آرا، نوادا#Nevada pic.twitter.com/IjIhNvIjpm— Meti (@metiiii7) November 6, 2020
Other images showed Joe Biden as figure in Islamic history, avenging the martyrdom of Shi’ite imams Husayn and Ali. “By defeating Trump, the new Yazid, you have avenged Imam Hussein,” one tweet says, showing Biden embracing the Shi’ite fighters who fell in the battle of Karbala when the imam was murdered while fighting against great odds. In another, Biden races to the White House to stop the “false messiah” or “Al-Dajjal” Trump.
Imam Mahdi and Joe Biden on their way to the White House to stop Al Dajjal Trump before it's too late pic.twitter.com/XESGFEk8sb— Haraket Amal for Biden 2020 (@7arakehforJoe) November 4, 2020
In the last three videos that received much love online, Trump is dancing on the election stage that has been re-purposed with Arabic music. The addictive tune prompted many to note online that once seen, it could not be unseen.
Another meme showing the Arabic word “Inshallah” over a Biden campaign poster, indicating that the Arabic refrain that means roughly “hopefully” or “we’ll see” will come to pass.
The lesson is: always say inshallah pic.twitter.com/9ECYeJ3D4y— Hassan Hassan (@hxhassan) November 6, 2020
The final video was fixed to show Trump being dragged from the White House.
Americans trying to get Trump out of office pic.twitter.com/aBgrM2ZVof— Reza Khaasteh (@Reza_Khaasteh) November 6, 2020
