Undefeated

At the Cadets, three of our guys faced Americans-and all three lost. Something’s seriously off. Considering how much money our federation spends (honestly, is there any wrestling federation in the world that spends more than Iran? I don’t know about the others, but I seriously doubt it), these results just aren’t acceptable. The federation always hides behind team results. But who even cares about team scores? Dabir sees those results as political PR for himself.

"On October 14, 2014, the lead story in the New York Times reported a study by the CIA reviewing major terrorist operations run by the White House around the world in an effort to determine the factors that led to their success or failure, with the very conclusion mentioned above. The article went on to quote President Obama as saying that he had asked the CIA to carry out such an inquiry in order to find cases of“financing and supplying arms to an insurgency in a country that actually worked out well. And they couldn’t come up with much.” So he did indeed have some reluctance about continuing such efforts. here were no cries of outrage, no indignation, nothing. The conclusion seems quite clear. In Western political culture, it is taken to be entirely natural and appropriate that the Leader of the Free World should be a terrorist rogue state and should openly proclaim its eminence in such crimes. And it is only natural and appropriate that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and liberal constitutional lawyer who holds the reins of power should be concerned only with how to carry out such actions more efficaciously." Noam Chomsky

"For a century, the Zionist colonization of Palestine has proceeded primarily on the pragmatic principle of the quiet establishment of facts on the ground, which the world was to ultimately come to accept. It has been a highly successful policy. There is every reason to expect it to persist as long as the United States provides the necessary military, economic, diplomatic, and ideological support. For those concerned with the rights of the brutalized Palestinians, there can be no higher priority than working to change U.S. policies—not an idle dream by any means." Noam Chomsky

The federation hasn’t officially announced it yet - and they usually post updates really fast (honestly, gotta give Dabir credit for that, most other federations update their websites like once a month). I do think Nokhodi will go to Worlds eventually, but they said he has to wrestle in a tournament first.

No, it was over when the Native Americans massacred the white folks.

You’ve only seen those things in the movies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Navid_Afkari

Nobody but regime loyalists watches state TV in Iran. People here use satellite - we can access channels from all over the world. Some networks are encrypted, but satellite techs know how to unlock them too. This isn’t North Korea. People in Iran have been fighting for whatever scraps of freedom we can get for decades. Back in the day, the government used to raid homes, confiscate dishes and receivers. At one point, even owning a VCR was illegal - during Khomeini’s time. But people still used them in secret. When I was a kid, they raided our house. Took our movies and the VCR. I begged one of the agents to give back Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone - I’d borrowed it from someone. He gave it back. They played every single tape to check for "banned content". One was just a comedy play. I told him, "That’s just theater". He fast-forwarded… and boom, at the end there was a clip of a female Iranian singer from LA. He looked at me and said, "This is your theater? Yeah right…" A lot has changed since then. The regime had to back off because even the people who used to shame us for being 'too Westernized' turned out to have green cards and homes in the West.

Years ago I read this line in The Emperor by Kapuscinski - he was quoting an zoology book. It said something like: “In every chicken coop, the weaker birds get pecked by the stronger ones. There’s always a hierarchy. The top bird pecks everyone. The middle ones peck those below but respect those above. And at the bottom, there’s a miserable class that just gets pecked by everyone.” Maybe once in a while, it’s healthy for the birds doing all the pecking to feel a little peck themselves. Funny how just one little tap and suddenly the squawking begins!

Feels like you’re living in the Stone Age, man. We see the kind of stuff you guys say online - the insults, the accusations, the trashing of people from other countries, other races, and anyone who’s not white. It’s everywhere. You’ve done it for so long it just feels normal to you now. Right here in this forum, your super white buddies have insulted Iranians multiple times. I’ve seen it on Flowrestling’s Instagram page, on YouTube - everywhere. Bashing Middle Easterners, trashing other nationalities, mocking people of color - it’s all part of the same pattern.

Coming after white people just for being white is just as dumb as targeting people of color. But maybe if white folks get a small taste of the kind of labels and insults they’ve been throwing at others for decades, they’ll finally get how painful it actually is. Funny how that CNN line really hit a nerve with the ones who treat their whiteness like it’s part of their résumé.

How about this one? Would you say it's General American too? https://ia801302.us.archive.org/25/items/historymathematics_1601_librivox/historymathematics_01_ball_128kb.mp3

What’s wild is how your stance on this issue pretty much depends on where you were born. Born in Iran? You’re against Israel. Born in the U.S.? You’re all in for Israel. Like… can y’all stop being brainwashed by your damn media? They’re all killers - Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Khamenei - every single one of them a bunch of murderous bastards.

People want the media to think for them - ‘cause thinking hurts. And you know what hurts even more? Standing up against the dominant pro-Israel narrative. But injustice is injustice, whether it comes from a Muslim, a Jew, or a Christian.

That land belongs to the people of Syria. It’s not some inheritance of the Syrian regime or its politicians that Israel can just claim because of conflicts with them.

Israel is even more dangerous to the world than the Islamic Republic. And it’s not just about Gaza - they’ve also occupied the Golan Heights, which is Syrian territory, and claimed it as their own. And the U.S. actually recognized that claim. That’s straight-up daylight robbery.

Gaza’s basically done. Israel is about to fully take it over and start building settlements. The people of Gaza will probably be relocated to other areas. The Islamic Republic of Iran spent half a century pouring Iran’s wealth into Hezbollah and Hamas - but in this latest 12-day war, neither lifted a finger for Iran. Not even a single rock thrown at Israel. Hamas and Hezbollah have lost their grip in the region - their hands are up.

Luckily, no casualties so far. Now fingers crossed for a personalized earthquake - just for Putin’s bedroom and his whole corrupt crew.

Totally agree with you. But at the same time, it kinda makes sense that - for now at least - ICE is more focused on the southern border. I mean, how likely is it that dangerous criminals or drug cartels are sneaking into the U.S. from the Middle East? Probably close to zero. They can’t really cross the border illegally - those countries don’t border the U.S - and even when it was easier for folks from that region to come to the U.S. legally, most of them were either wealthy or highly educated - like grad students going to top U.S. universities.

How come his skin color isn’t known, but his religion is?

Because sleep is for people who believe elections work.

Wait a sec - you were 100% sure I was a Democrat living in a blue state and not paying taxes just a few posts ago. And now you’re saying I wish I lived in America? Man, pick a narrative and stick to it. I was honestly looking forward to finally seeing Tom Waits in person now that I apparently live in the U.S., but looks like y’all just deported me back to the Middle East. Tough luck. Guess I’ll start planning my audience with Khamenei instead.

Honestly, one of the perks of hanging around this forum is that in just a week, I’ve somehow been granted citizenship in at least five different countries. Some unnamed African nation where, apparently, flushing toilets still haven’t caught on. Saudi Arabia, where our women are fully veiled and banned from driving. Afghanistan, where stoning women is still a thing. Nigeria, where I’ve apparently been trading goats for wives. And now I’ve been relocated to a blue city in a blue state in the good ol’ USA. Still scratching my head on that one - how a guy who’s against voting in broken systems ended up in liberal-town USA. The only downside: They wouldn’t let me bring my goat wives with me to America.

That scale’s way too kind. They’re somewhere between "clown" and "super clown". But to keep it short, just consider them all clowns. You're not really looking for my rating - you’ve already got a response locked and loaded no matter what I say. So go ahead.