Iran’s powerful figures stand on the podium
Always firm.
“America is the axis of evil, a symbol of imperialism,
“It is an enemy that must be fought.”
Clench your fist in front of the microphone, clenched your fist in front of the flag
Burning eyes. Anti-Americanism is for these people
It is an ideology, a job, and a political lifeline.
But when the lights go out and the speech is over,
The story changes.
The country they said they hated the most,
To the land that was pointed out as the most corrupt
The children board the plane quietly.
The destination is not the Plaza de la Revolution, but Manhattan,
Beverly Hills, not the land of martyrdom,
Luxury apartments on Park Avenue and SoHo
Where the boutique awaits
There, their children
Enjoy freedom to the fullest.
Driving a large SUV, Land Rover Range Rover
Across campus,
Columbia University, where tuition is higher than salary
“Self-Actualization” from New York University
Learn “global leadership.”
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Hermes bags
Wearing Rolex and Cartier watches,
At Apple Street and Pipeline Gallery
Go shopping, enjoy Moet & Chandon on the terrace
Enjoy Domaine de la Romanée wine.
Citizenship of a country that your parents called evil
In the state-of-the-art infrastructure of a country that parents cursed,
Crossing the Hudson River on a yacht,
In a penthouse near Central Park
Throw a cocktail party.
Meanwhile, the people remaining in their hometown are completely
Trapped in another world.
Under the universal excuse “because of US sanctions”
Prices are skyrocketing and the value of currency is rising.
It becomes a piece of toilet paper, and food and medicine
It’s so rare that it sells out as soon as it gets your hands on it.
Schools are shabby, hospitals are inadequate,
Electricity and water are often cut off.
All that remains for them is anxiety and despair.
“”There is only one reason why they criticize America.
American-style freedom and American-style democracy
Because it is not helpful to their maintenance of power.”
ㅡJiao Guobiao, former professor at Peking University (currently unknown whether alive or dead)ㅡ