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Blackthorne75 t1_je26b5w wrote

Why is it that every time I read about Afghanistan, it's always about their leaders trying their hardest to keep the country in a societal stone age?

Oh.

Right.

Power through enforced ignorance and terror tactics against their own population.

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YouLostMeHere t1_je2jzkw wrote

Just like what’s happening in the US.

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Blackthorne75 t1_je2kh0u wrote

... huh?

Last I checked, America wasn't across-country killing girls and preventing their education.

Your Reddit handle is quite on-point here :)

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YouLostMeHere t1_je2kmev wrote

Not openly state sponsored at least.

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Blackthorne75 t1_je2lyhx wrote

I see.

Also, here - I think you dropped this ~picks up tinfoil hat from the ground~

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cinemachick t1_je2lcp3 wrote

An avalanche starts as a snowball, you don't see the enormity until it's rolled down the hill

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Blackthorne75 t1_je2s8ub wrote

Aaaaaagain - Afghanistan isn't America, and vice versa

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only5pence t1_je5gxn9 wrote

Look, I hate whataboutism but they didn’t say that the situations are the same. Who the f would argue that? Looking at America’s policies, enforced ignorance and terror against the population are quite accurately on display. It’s just a matter of degree.

I can list rationale for both but I get the sense that it’d be wasted effort based on your engagement with this person.

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Blackthorne75 t1_je6ykol wrote

One of the answers was that I received seemed to imply that there was a secret US Government conspiracy to kill off girls and prevent them from learning in any shape or capacity, which is the reason for my snark-ridden replies here.

I certainly consider myself to be open to logical dialogue here. I would be interested to discuss findings or observations.

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littlebitofsnow t1_je5s5yp wrote

You mean like the Republican attacks on women's and LGBTQ rights?

To be fair any right wing extremist group is going to have mostly the same views. Authoritarianism with them on top, misogyny, racism, homophobia, hatred of the educated, etc.

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autotldr t1_je00nxw wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 79%. (I'm a bot)

> The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the United Nations said Tuesday.

> "Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls' education, was arrested in Kabul Monday," the UN mission in Afghanistan tweeted.

> "We are counting hours, mins and seconds for the opening of girls' schools. The damage that closure of schools causes is irreversible and undeniable," he tweeted last week as the new school year started in Afghanistan.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: girls^#1 school^#2 education^#3 Afghanistan^#4 Taliban^#5

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littlebitofsnow t1_je5s25v wrote

Fascism and misogyny go hand in hand. Rarely will you see a group that is one but not the other.

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