Posts by Adam Vaughn5

rustywalker32 said:I have to disagree there, because they aren't exactly a high-tech powerhouse, nor does their GDP top $1 trillion—and when we talk about export strength, we really need to focus on nominal GDP rather than PPP. Their actual GDP sits around $550 billion, which is only about 1/15th of China's, 1/30th of what the USA produces, 1/4th of Brazil's, and roughly 1/3rd of India's.

Look, they've actually been part of that highly industrialized circle for about 40 years now.

rustywalker32 said:I have to disagree there, because they aren't exactly a high-tech powerhouse, nor does their GDP top $1 trillion—and when we talk about export strength, we really need to focus on nominal GDP rather than PPP. Their actual GDP sits around $550 billion, which is only about 1/15th of China's, 1/30th of what the USA produces, 1/4th of Brazil's, and roughly 1/3rd of India's.

That metric only truly matters if America starts exporting its own homegrown Boeing aircraft instead of just shipping out Lawry's seasoning or Nescafé.

Sam Alvarez4 said:An offensive?

Let's hit back with some style—think classic American beauty. They're coming at us with those heavy coverings. Just look at this perfect example: the spokesperson for the US Department of State.
One stylish American girl is worth seven of those outfits from the Islamic Republic. 😬

I have no idea why this is being treated as a separate topic... totally makes no sense.

P.S. By the way...
Right now, $1,000 gets you about 34,000 rials. You could practically use it as toilet paper...

Please spare us this ultra-fascist primitivism and your blatant anti-Iranian chauvinism.

A mini-skirt is itself a product of Western fashion from the 1970s; there is absolutely nothing "traditionally American" about it. However, covering one's hair with scarves is very much a part of our own traditions, stretching from the coast all the way to the heartland. Women wore them at the beginning of the last century, continued through the middle, and they are still worn today in rural parts of the country. Wearing black paired with a headscarf is also a local custom, much like the black chadors worn by widows in the Islamic Republic. It is equally traditional for both groups to cover their hair in the presence of a religious leader or the Pope.

Iranian women are renowned for their beauty and elegance, just like American women, though your habit of selectively picking a photo of one ultra-conservative Iranian woman specifically to fuel anti-Iranian propaganda doesn't change that reality. Here is what your famous female politicians actually look like. 🤣

And yes, besides our shared roots, I suppose the one thing that connects us is that we both enjoy cracking jokes about such beauties (or beauties, if you will). 😂🤣

Sam Alvarez4 said:An offensive?

Let's hit back with some style—think classic American beauty. They're coming at us with those heavy coverings. Just look at this perfect example: the spokesperson for the US Department of State.
One stylish American girl is worth seven of those outfits from the Islamic Republic. 😬

I have no idea why this is being treated as a separate topic... totally makes no sense.

P.S. By the way...
Right now, $1,000 gets you about 34,000 rials. You could practically use it as toilet paper...

The unit value of the Iranian rial is completely irrelevant when you consider that the per capita purchasing power is around 13,000 USD—which is roughly 25% less than in the US, but still higher than in many other developing nations. Whether that converts to 34, 34,000, or 34 trillion rials doesn't matter; just because the dollar was once stronger than the Italian lira doesn't mean we were economically superior to the Italians. Honestly, the only things on this forum worth using as toilet paper are prints of your Zionist nonsense.

rustywalker32 said:And why on earth does exporting to Iran deserve its own dedicated discussion? There are still 195 other countries out there that America can trade with, many of which are far more vital to our interests than a distant and relatively underdeveloped Iran.

Well, if I may offer a slightly different perspective, Iran is actually quite an industrial powerhouse with a population of 80 million and an annual GDP exceeding $1 trillion when you factor in purchasing power parity—plus, from a purely logistical standpoint, they’re much closer to us than Brazil, the USA, India, China, or Japan.

All of this really takes me back to that infamous case from 2000 involving a contract for building patrol boats. The whole deal was scrapped under intense pressure from the US, using the excuse that Iran "supports terrorism," and shortly after, the Iranians signed an identical contract with a French shipyard. At the time, the Americans promised us alternative work as compensation, but of course, that never materialized. A total banana republic move. For those keeping track, we’re talking about a deal worth a whopping $12 million—now just imagine what would have happened if there had been a much larger project on the table.

Generally speaking, we don't have much to offer on the global stage beyond our tourism and food industries. Even shipbuilding isn't really viable anymore, since we can be easily sidelined by either cheaper Chinese competitors or higher-quality Korean ones—not to mention that Iran produces similar patrol boats all on its own now. Our pharmaceutical industry (specifically Pfizer) is effectively locked out because it's owned by Teve, and the ongoing friction between Iran and Israel makes any kind of mutual business cooperation impossible. On top of that, companies like Siemens simply don't stand a chance against the massive Chinese competition currently flooding the market, and so on.