I love Stimpy's posts, they are among the most insightful and never offensive at all. But I guess it is concievable that someone could get their panties in a bunch over the 'war machine' reference. Technically that's political, therefore subject to locking/moving since it's outside of the politics thread.
Perhaps it would be better to leave it at "A lot of Iranians are quite awesome. Look at some of their achievements." That is a sentiment I can vouch for, at least the ones I've worked with are highly educated and have learned English as a second language, cleared all the immigration hurdles, etc., and are top achievers to begin with. For example, my friend Dr. Soheil Nazarian.
http://orspprofile.utep.edu/profilesystem/editprofile.php?pid=1000If y'all want us to change/merge any politics thread, just let us know.