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> The US certainly has many issues, but I find calling it a "Police State", while praising the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same sentence quite ironic. you
by WilliamDhalgren 9y ago
> The US certainly has many issues, but I find calling it a "Police State", while praising the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same sentence quite ironic.
you mean, praising it as a tourist destination? How's that even controversial? Iran is an absolutely enchanting place to visit.
Now, agreed that calling the US a "police state .. these days" is still quite an exaggeration, but notice the context - the absolutely shocking, police-state-like US visa policy, mentioned in the prior sentence!
You only have to weaken the premise a bit to make it a perfectly sensible claim (and perhaps a bit of rethorical hyperbole is excusable?) : If the authoritarian behavior of the US government forces one to chose between visiting a place as beautiful as Iran, and visiting the US, surely that's an easy choice!
- saiya-jin 9y agoIndeed that's what I meant, perspective of a tourist, sorry for not being clear. I have no need to look for work in US, Switzerland provides superior environment to me. No business travels there either. It's a shame really, since both countries have a lot to offer for tourists, but for me personally, the choice is clear. And yes, for an european, even back in 2004 when I visited US for 3 months on work&travel, it felt very much like a police state. I presume according to all I've ever read/heard situation got only worse since then.