Iranian supreme religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini tweeted his support for Ferguson protesters Sunday, using the popular hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #Ferguson. (RELATED: Without A Hint Of Irony, Planned Parenthood Joins #BlackLivesMatter Protest)
It's expected that followers of #Jesus follow him in his fight against arrogants and in his support for the oppressed. #BlackLivesMatter
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 28, 2014
#Jesus endured sufferings to oppose tyrants who had put humans in hell in this world& the hereafter while he backed the oppressed. #Ferguson
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 28, 2014
A day later, the Ayatollah took to Twitter to use the #Ferguson hashtag again, this time while criticizing America’s treatment of Native Americans.
Was it not colonialists who killed Native Americans& enslaved millions of Africans?Are these American values? #Ferguson #WoundedKnee 3/18/02
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 29, 2014
Western culture is an aggressive one.Wherever Westerners went, they destroyed local culture, history& language. #NativeLivesMatter 10/14/12
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 29, 2014
Wherever westerners went, they destroyed local culture, history and language. http://t.co/CEZgOkjpqU #WoundedKnee pic.twitter.com/VmnCYxTOlI
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 29, 2014