Iran is beside the point. There is always a convenient bogeyman: China, Russia, North Korea… They sow discord between peoples to cover-up the ineptitude of domestic institutional assholes.
Homosexuals.
Communists.
Islamics.
Hispanics.
Liberals.
Intellectuals.
There’s always an other. That’s what the Republicans have been doing for decades.
Please reconsider your logic. And:
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
The Blacks! hacked our firewall!
Those darn Hispanics! exfiltrated customer data!
F\*\*ing Liberals! hijacked the PLC for pump 3!