Last night, after dinner and during the chaie portion of the evening, my wife and a few other Iranian Bahais were discussing the future of Iran and how glorious it will be. For some reason, these folks have strong beliefs about an Iran which will be the envy of the world. I kept my cool for a the first few minutes of the discussion. But the more silent I remained, the more outrageous their statements began to sound.
Glory will come from where? Are you thinking they’ll find a Kryptonite mine in Birjand and Iran will become the new super power of the world?
Listen. Countries like the U.S. Germany, Brazil, Japan, France, Spain etc etc are already 20-30 years ahead of Iran in terms of everything that matters; China and India are fast joining the ranks of the developed nations. Iran’s population will reach 100 million by year 2020. What does Iran have to show that makes you think good things are about to happen?
Technology? Is Iran producing semi conductors or computers? Maybe its software. Or maybe its the 37 year old Iran Nacional (Iran Khodro) and the Peykan thats the source of glory? Oh wait. I bet its Iran’s BioTech Valley in Qom where stem cell research is blazing the path.
The only 2 things of value that Iran has had, has and will have for another 25 years is oil and gas. Once this is finished, Iran will be a 4th world Islamic shit hole similar to Yemen or Haiti of today.
If the Islamic regime is somehow removed or changed into something reasonable, I don’t have a doubt that Iranians can with their collective brain power do something to atleast bring Iran to the level of a developing nation in the next 15-20 years.
