The economics of idleness.

The official spoke man of the IRI has said that following a decree by the President, various branches of the government are obliged to “saturate the market with articles of clothing which are consistent with Iranian culture”!! In another piece, the chief of the police stated that “13 large importing networks of inappropriate articles of clothing” have been smashed and added that in the next few days, further information would be made available about others.
We have a saying in Iran, that when barbers have no customers, to bear idleness, they start cutting one another’s hair. It seems that the President has completely mixed up issues with non-issues! It is a pity that a government that is at odds with the rest of the world, instead of focusing on issues of international significance, is wasting resources on issues that are not its damned business. The same people, who could develop nuclear technology, are mature enough to decide what to wear.
I believe that it is an insult to the people in Iran that their government thinks that it is fit to decided what cloth is appropriate for them and what is not.
What do you think?