After the US assassinated Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the cleric Shahab Moradi was doing an interview and said:
"In your opinion, if anyone around the world wants to take their revenge on the assassination of Soleimani and intends to do it proportionately in the way they suggest- that we take one of theirs now that they've got one of ours, who should we consider to take out in the context of America?
"Think about it, are we supposed to take out Spiderman and SpongeBob? They don't have any heroes. We have a country in front of us with a large population and a large land mass, but it doesn't have any heroes, all of their heroes are cartoon characters, they're all fictional."
It’s one of those quotes that stuck with me, and I’m reminded of it when I see news articles with lines like “CEOs have a distinctive role in society as trusted voices”
Such heroes are created in war and struggle, which is not something the US have known in generations, or personality cults, which the US also do not have as a free democratic country. So if they don't have "heroes" it's actually a good sign.
seo-speedwagon|2 years ago
"In your opinion, if anyone around the world wants to take their revenge on the assassination of Soleimani and intends to do it proportionately in the way they suggest- that we take one of theirs now that they've got one of ours, who should we consider to take out in the context of America?
"Think about it, are we supposed to take out Spiderman and SpongeBob? They don't have any heroes. We have a country in front of us with a large population and a large land mass, but it doesn't have any heroes, all of their heroes are cartoon characters, they're all fictional."
It’s one of those quotes that stuck with me, and I’m reminded of it when I see news articles with lines like “CEOs have a distinctive role in society as trusted voices”
mytailorisrich|2 years ago
hindsightbias|2 years ago
They were accused of trying to assissinate Big Bird in 1981. Only reported by SNL, quickly covered up.
https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2010/07/15/classic-snl-review-o...