BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Regime Offers $80 MILLION for President Trump’s Head!

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

But...

 

"the shoe of Qassem Soleimani is worth the head of Trump and all American leaders"

https://www.breitbart.com/news/hezbollah-vows-to-end-us-military-presence-in-region/

 

It's natural they can't make up their minds.

[TBoneTX 45,971]

A guy sees another guy sitting on a park bench, crying bitterly.

First guy sits next to crying guy.

"There, there," he said consolingly.  "What's the problem, buddy?"

"My third wife just died, as did the first two," sobbed the other.

"Oh, how terrible!" said the consoler.  "How did the first one die?"

"She ate poisoned mushrooms," sniffed the sad guy.

"Awful!" said the consoler.  "How did the second one die?"

"She also ate poisoned mushrooms," sobbed the sad guy.

"What a terrible coincidence!" said the consoler.  "And the third?"

"She was strangled," said the sad guy.

"Strangled?!" said the consoler.  "How did that happen?"

"She wouldn't eat her mushrooms."

[laylalex 7,300]

So I have a friend of a friend who is currently in Tehran getting married. (How's that for timing?) Both my friend and his friend are Iranian-American; my friend was born here, his friend came as a baby. Anyway, I checked in with my buddy to see how his buddy is doing, since I've been thinking about the groom a lot over the past few days. According to the groom, do NOT believe everything that is being shown on TV about a gazillion Iranians rising up in anger and thirsting for revenge. He said in Tehran, people were happy to have a day off work, and the vast majority of people just did their own thing, chilled out, partied (!!!!), etc. We are getting fed a very different narrative than what this guy is seeing on the ground, right there in Iran. He's American as can be, typical young LA Persian dude (if you've ever seen Shahs of Sunset, like that -- as is my friend... ). Sure, a bunch of people are out there protesting but most people are just continuing to live their lives and think it's not going to come to anything, and didn't care about the assassination very much.

 

From their text conversation, so you can see how seriously they take this: 

[OriZ 3,157]

On 1/6/2020 at 6:21 PM, laylalex said:

So I have a friend of a friend who is currently in Tehran getting married. (How's that for timing?) Both my friend and his friend are Iranian-American; my friend was born here, his friend came as a baby. Anyway, I checked in with my buddy to see how his buddy is doing, since I've been thinking about the groom a lot over the past few days. According to the groom, do NOT believe everything that is being shown on TV about a gazillion Iranians rising up in anger and thirsting for revenge. He said in Tehran, people were happy to have a day off work, and the vast majority of people just did their own thing, chilled out, partied (!!!!), etc. We are getting fed a very different narrative than what this guy is seeing on the ground, right there in Iran. He's American as can be, typical young LA Persian dude (if you've ever seen Shahs of Sunset, like that -- as is my friend... ). Sure, a bunch of people are out there protesting but most people are just continuing to live their lives and think it's not going to come to anything, and didn't care about the assassination very much.

 

From their text conversation, so you can see how seriously they take this: 

I am not surprised...I have an ex who is half iranian and neither her nor her mom support what this regime does. There are also plenty of Iranians living outside of Iran who will tell you the same thing(but those who live there can't, really). That's exactly the troubling part though - you have people in the west protesting what the people who were actually hurt by this guy, support. And this isn't the first time, and he isn't the first guy. The self-righteous western far left is terrible at actually realizing what the people it's trying to "protect" actually want or need.

Edited January 8, 2020 by OriZ

[laylalex 7,300]

2 hours ago, OriZ said:

I am not surprised...I have an ex who is half iranian and neither her nor her mom support what this regime does. There are also plenty of Iranians living outside of Iran who will tell you the same thing(but those who live there can't, really). That's exactly the troubling part though - you have people in the west protesting what the people who were actually hurt by this guy, support. And this isn't the first time, and he isn't the first guy. The self-righteous western far left is terrible at actually realizing what the people it's trying to "protect" actually want or need.

If it gives you any further context, both my friend and his buddy over there are Persian Jews. I find it interesting that even people who might feel even more in the targets of the regime on the ground there are just... meh. My friend checked in with me yesterday night and said that he's way more worried about the attacks on Iraq by Tehran than what happened to Soleimani. 

[Boiler 45,970]

The whole Iranian thing will burst at some point, the Imams will have to become more and more progressive to keep a cap on things but they can not do that for ever.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

On 1/6/2020 at 6:20 PM, TBoneTX said:

A guy sees another guy sitting on a park bench, crying bitterly.

First guy sits next to crying guy.

"There, there," he said consolingly.  "What's the problem, buddy?"

"My third wife just died, as did the first two," sobbed the other.

"Oh, how terrible!" said the consoler.  "How did the first one die?"

"She ate poisoned mushrooms," sniffed the sad guy.

"Awful!" said the consoler.  "How did the second one die?"

"She also ate poisoned mushrooms," sobbed the sad guy.

"What a terrible coincidence!" said the consoler.  "And the third?"

"She was strangled," said the sad guy.

"Strangled?!" said the consoler.  "How did that happen?"

"She wouldn't eat her mushrooms."

OMG that was funny. 

[laylalex 7,300]

Have we really gotten to the point that I am better about staying on topic than one of the mods?

 

Wow, really new year, new me. 

[Boiler 45,970]

1 minute ago, laylalex said:

Have we really gotten to the point that I am better about staying on topic than one of the mods?

 

Wow, really new year, new me. 

I think it is bit too early to make that call, let us give it some time.

[laylalex 7,300]

Just now, Boiler said:

I think it is bit too early to make that call, let us give it some time.

We should make this not about me. 

 

I think it's important to point out here that the regime didn't call for a bounty, but the person eulogizing Soleimani on state TV. There's a difference. https://heavy.com/news/2020/01/trump-iran-bounty-head/

[Boiler 45,970]

24 minutes ago, laylalex said:

We should make this not about me. 

 

New year resolution?

 

Just though are you job hunting?

[laylalex 7,300]

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

New year resolution?

 

Just though are you job hunting?

We can take this discussion elsewhere.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

Have we really gotten to the point that I am better about staying on topic than one of the mods?

 

Wow, really new year, new me. 

I think a certain mod would have a lot of catching up to do, for that to happen 

[OriZ 3,157]

9 hours ago, laylalex said:

If it gives you any further context, both my friend and his buddy over there are Persian Jews. I find it interesting that even people who might feel even more in the targets of the regime on the ground there are just... meh. My friend checked in with me yesterday night and said that he's way more worried about the attacks on Iraq by Tehran than what happened to Soleimani. 

Oh, well, all the persians I know are muslim. I can't wait for this regime to be nothing but a chapter in history books.