Comparing the US and Iran causes a small storm in a tiny teacup

I had a couple of day-after-the-Fourth-metaphorically-speaking pieces ready to go, but a change of plan is in order given the overwhelming response to the series examining the US and Iranian systems. (Click here, here and here for said series.)

In the interests of transparency and fairness, below are a few readers’ comments. Mostly, they are fragments. Some of these were publicly posted on various platforms; others were sent as messages via the platforms. You can assess them for yourself. The general tone is mostly in the range of disapproving/outraged/appalled, but some readers expressed interest and appreciation.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that people — anywhere and everywhere — bridle at a perceived insult to their country, culture, cuisine etc.

For obvious reasons, I’m not providing the readers’ names (as and when I have them), nor their social media monikers. This means you won’t be able to ascertain the ethnicity or nationality of the person making the comment. Rest ass…