Comments on: Iran’s Brain Drain Problem

By: Dark Helmet

Dark Helmet — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:07:47 +0000

That’s funny…. some of the best and brightest are already here and have been great Americans since dimmy karter let Iran go to the mooslimes. If reeeally smart people leave, then shouldn’t most of hollyweird been gone 8 years ago?

By: kabud

kabud — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:21:42 +0000

LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!

By: J'hn1

J'hn1 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:08:55 +0000

Well, if the stay loyal to that branch of Islam (or are likely to come back to it) they should be referred to as “colonists”. Ask the citizens (but not politicians) of the “old EU” countries.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:13:29 +0000

Boy, I wish I could spell schadenfreude.

By: DD

DD — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:48:26 +0000

The mullah’s loss is our gain. Some of our best graduate students are ‘Persian’ (as they describe themselves). They are smart, have a reasonably good work ethic and a lot of pride in their ancient history of civilization. Persians are NOT the enemies of the west. The regime is another matter.

By: a Duoist

a Duoist — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:42:45 +0000

The best and brightest Iranian students might well be moving to the Anglosphere for an education, but they are discovering that Anglo immigration laws make it very difficult to stay once they have completed their degrees. In the US, young Iranian PhD’s are being forced to go home after their student visas have expired.

By: Tamara Wilhite

Tamara Wilhite — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:45:04 +0000

This could simply be a matter that those who know of a better life do not want to live under Sharia. Or this could be a matter of Shariah discriminating against the intelligent. Or it could be a matter of those with the ability to leave do, while many other Persians would leave if they could.
Very few people would actually choose to live under Shariah. That’s why it has to be enforced by the sword.

By: Roger L Simon

Roger L Simon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:25:51 +0000

The problem decent Iranians have is their choice is between mafiosi (Rafsanjani, et al) and psychopathic theocrats (Ahmadinejad). There is no good choice but to leave.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:17:14 +0000

“Increasing numbers of Iranian pilots are leaving their $450-a-month jobs in Iran for $7,000 monthly salaries paid by newly established Persian Gulf airlines.”

Ahhhhh capitalism. Praise allah.

By: Toad

Toad — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:07:04 +0000

There is an old saying, “Do you want him inside the tent pissing out, or outside the tent pissing in.”
The Mullahs require money to stay in power. Also it is getting harder for the populace remaining to get food on the table. Another old saying is that, “Three missed meals and a government falls.”