This is an absolutely amazing idea. If the US takes control of the strait it would mean mad cash money for our most important citizens: billionaires. And with California gone those damned democrats would never hold the presidency again and we could live in the fascist hellscape utopia every American dreams of. Shame about Hollywood though, I don't think the Iranians would appreciate the phenomenal propaganda powers the major studios wield.

Who needs Hollywood when they got those hilarious Lego videos that Americans get giddy when a new one appears

Iran away when that happened

If they aren't going to give us bread, at least we still have circuses

WTF does geopolitics have to do with Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture?

USonians is an interesting way of saying American.

You can blame usonian architect Frank Lloyd Wright for bringing that back to the lexicon. It comes from a Scottish-usonian writer who thought "American" was pretentious and variations of "United Statian" not specific.

Fun fact: In esperanto, the denonym of the US is "usono"

Not American, but as a movie fan I would have questions about how Iranian law will impact Hollywood

I would tell Iran not to be foolish, that the US has shown many times that shows of good faith will be taken as shows of weakness, and to negotiate unabashedly from a position of strength. Keep Hormuz and take California anyway.

It's a huge economy with so many people who would benefit from being instantly free of the US sanctions regime. Can you imagine what could be accomplished there if they suddenly gained access to affordable Chinese EVs and solar panels? Cuban medicine? Culture from around the world? And all those Silicon Valley freaks with their flock cameras and eugenics fetishes would have to flee or lose the protection of the US government. I also think Iran, like most new vassal state owners, would be incentivized to leave as much of the legal structures in place as possible, meaning no religious law. They're not stupid, they wouldn't want to raise the danger level in their nice new wealthy province by implementing policies that would galvanize popular support for the right wing Christian insurgency that would immediately start putting itself together. They would prefer those people and the general public remain alienated from each other, and frankly so would I.

Overall I see some big wins and a few annoying losses, like shipping and administrative stuff. Oops, didn't notice the comm.

You lost me at 'imagine the US and Iran making a compromise...'.
Now I need to pour a replacement cuppa for the one I spewed at the wall.

Control of the straight protect Iran, and the owning California does not

I'd say it's not a fair deal.

what does California even do?

... do people call us Usonians?

It's a lie!

Jokes aside, never heard of anyone being called that before. I might start doing it to confuse people.

Usonian

I call you that since I've heard some Usonians refer Canada as Canadia.
I found Yankee not insulting enough, considering its origins.
And the Germans referring US as "amies" does not sit
well as someone who grew up hearing that word used in the Latin way.
I'm Dutch.

Fair. Any insult for us is likely not strong enough. But I guess being from the US is its own insult.