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pwb

(12,600 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:40 AM 16 hrs ago

The cradle of civilization is expected to bend the knee to an administration of village idiots? Iran has us when it comes to brain power. IMO.

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Iran has been around for 10,000 years as we celebrate 250 years. [View all] pwb 16 hrs ago OP

We've always had a president over the past 250 years. Omnipresent 16 hrs ago #1

They had a Shah for thousands of years. LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #12

He was quite different from the 20th century Shah muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #17

History ( still castrate the rapist ) Whip-poor-will 16 hrs ago #2

No, Saul was travelling north from Judea to Damascus muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #4

Isn't it north east? LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #14

Many apologies - yes (nt) muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #19

Been thinking about this for days malaise 16 hrs ago #3

I don't think anyone would date Iran or Persia "10,000 years" muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #5

It is older. pwb 12 hrs ago #9

I'm not celebrating "250," but I get your point. nt City Lights 13 hrs ago #6

They had a large empire dalton99a 13 hrs ago #7

Iran is estimated to be about 2500 - 3500 years old. LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #18

+1 dalton99a 8 hrs ago #22

Posthumous Ronnie: "Don't bomb Iran, they put me in office!" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 12 hrs ago #8

True, but the Islamic Republic of Iran is less than 50 years old Jose Garcia 9 hrs ago #11

Yeah, but have you seen that power structure flow chart? LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #20

Not with organizational continuity. n/t Munu 8 hrs ago #13

"Iran has us when it comes to brain power." Do they? EX500rider 8 hrs ago #16

They don't have 10,000 years of continuous history. Crunchy Frog 8 hrs ago #21