Reply #36: I was talking to an American who originally came from Iran recently [View All]

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And we have to keep in mind they don't have the same kind of free speech. But I got the impression from her that in Iran, no one takes this stuff seriously. She described wearing minimal headgear to just barely comply and college students who live together (as in sin) and kids who text each other behind the clerics' backs.

Gave me a more optimistic view of their general populace. And also it seems the leaders of ME Countries tend to exaggerate and take the extreme position so that in bargaining with them they don't give away anything up front.