Saturday September 15, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

As I watch the protests taking place in Iran and the read the banners screaming hatred of the United States and announcing the end of America, I am acutely aware not only of the turmoil, but of an underlying subtext running alongside the banners and announcements.

When the United States tightened sanctions on Iran, Iran fought back by boycotting US products.

The Iranian boycott of US products has not been very successful on big ticket items, but it has affected smaller products.

Coke is still a very hot item in the markets. And the most-in-demand Made in the USA items in Iran are Apple iphones and ipads.

Of course, they need to be hacked so that they can be used on the local Iranian information system, but they are the hottest hits on the market.

While hatred of the United States runs true and deep in Iran, it does not extend to US products and technology. Actually, and this is what makes a serious situation look comical, many of the protest participants are being invited to take part in angry protests aimed at the United States via cell phone technology developed in the United States.

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