Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
They can't? Iran's economy based on selling oil. Destroy their refinery, destroy their pipeline and Iran ceases to exist on the world stage. They're right back in the stone age where they belong. There's probably not a single "military power" on earth that can be brought to their knees more easily than Iran. One wave of air attacks and their economy would be gone.
Stone age where they belong? Excuse me? Just how racist and stupid are you?
A lot more than you realize, trust me.
I'm betting he is. I know this was posted before around a month or two ago, but lemme repost it in this thread for those to naive to realize what or who they're so casually joking about bombing.
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Now maybe Gag would be kind enough to enlighten us on why Persians all of the sudden belong in the stone ages.
What are you guys, British? Nobody else could possibly be that namby-pamby. Are you the Iranians friend now? Okay, let me explain this to you and I'll use simple words so that hopefully you might be able to understand.
Iran belongs in the stone age because that's where they want to live. The Persian Empire was a rich, vibrant, cultural place. It had commerce, education, art, music, literature, architecture, science. It was the most advanced society of its day. Take a look at Iran now. It's brand of extremism has reverted the area to a state that is FAR beneath where the area was 1500 years ago. Despite trillions of dollars in oil revenue they have an low literacy rate, a high infant mortality rate, almost ZERO economic growth, no original thought, no money being spend on science, on research, on education beyond "Hate the Great Satan", on hospitals, on building an economy, on a system of government beyond hated and intolerance for anyone that isn't just like them. They have less agriculture than they used to despite scientific breakthroughs allowing greater possibilities of growing in arid land. They have pissed away a huge fortune while moving BACKWARD in every measure that defines a society. They're moving themselves into the freaking stoneage and anyone with an education beyond 1st grade understands that. Good luck getting there someday.
Take a look at Dubai. They had less oil money than Iran and started with less of a foundation of a society. When Iran was a rich empire Dubai was tribesmen in tents. They've taken less wealth and turned it into a modern city. They have education, tolerance, employment, medical care, economic growth, science and a society that can survive and even flourish when the oil runs out. Iran? You know what, you were right, I misspoke on them belonging in the stone age. They're not even an advanced enough society to belong in that time period. The folks in the stone age managed to move forward, all Iran can do is move backward.