Yesterday I had lunch with 2 of my Korean buddies whom I have known for ever. The 3 of us started working for a U.S. based electronics company in the late 1970s. Since then, we have kept in close touch with each other by having lunch once a month. I like Korean food and they LOVE Iranian food. So, we mostly eat Chelokabab together over at Caspian. One of these dudes works for Samsung now. He is a member of the “President’s office”. The other guy is a sales guy for LG.
Samsung started its forey in the world of electronics in early 1970s. A bit later in the same decade, LG got on the same band wagon. In the past 30 years, despite lack of ANY natural resources such as oil, uranium, natural gas, copper etc etc S. Korea has become the defacto leader of the electronics world. Samsung is #1 in production of RAM and some ASIC/RISCs, LCD TVs, LCD Monitors, cellular phones and most Electronic components which go inside these products.
LG just replaced SONY as the 2nd largest LCD TV and Monitor maker in the world; LG is now the biggest home appliance maker worldwide, 3rd cellular phone maker, and #1 or #2 provider of technology and equipment for electrical power plants, cement plants, and I forgot what else.
In 30 years, Korea pulled itself from a backward shit hole which stank of garlic to a technology and economic power house. During this transformation, 17 million manufacturing and managerial jobs were also created to help establish a solid middle class in the country.
Now, Lets review the achievements of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the past 30 years. The 2nd and 3rd generation Peykan?!
Copies of 40 year old rockets? More advanced aftabeh?
Graduates of Sanati Ariamehr and PolyTechnique are some of the sharpest minds of our time. Why despite such an incredible pool of brain power Iran is not #1 in anything except for production of assholes like Khamenei or Ahmadi?
I attribute this vacuum to Islam.
