There was a revolution in Iran because the Shah was corrupt and the SAVAK, the secret police, so brutal. But the revolution made things worse, as revolutions often do, contrary to your chaos theory. (View Post)

Well, the Shah and his relatives became very wealthy… (View Post)

I’ve got one of these (in red): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126696223847 Takes a bit of getting used to (about 6 months). (View Post)

Not true. What they require is a sensible approach, as opposed to endless penny-pinching and trying to operate everything at 100%, wasteful “marketisation”, and inefficient contacting out. (View Post)

But also, demonstrating the complex interrelated nature of the modern world, fewer Iranian weapons going to support the Russian war effort. (View Post)