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FrodosPet

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4. Back in the 1980s, when the Russians invaded, I'm sure it was safer

Reply to Quantess (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 05:11 AM

Mar 2012

I can't help but think the Russians had cracked down so hard and were so ruthless that the radical fundamentalists were much more in check.

In any event, we need to get out NOW and let the Afghans run their own show. Better, worse, whatever, it is not our place to try and "fix" their culture, especially when ours is flawed.

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Hundreds of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes' [View all] limpyhobbler Mar 2012 OP

and this in a country where abusing adolescent boys is considering manly ... ugh nt msongs Mar 2012 #1

Thanks to the USA. David__77 Mar 2012 #2

Afghanistan used to have a better standard of living, didn't they? Quantess Mar 2012 #3

Back in the 1980s, when the Russians invaded, I'm sure it was safer FrodosPet Mar 2012 #4

But then again, it's not easy to know if it actually was better, Quantess Mar 2012 #5

The status of women in the cities was definitely better. David__77 Mar 2012 #7

I would love to suggest a book called "A bed of red flowers" Marrah_G Mar 2012 #10

No, it's not. It's their choice to run their country that way. It's in their culture. DutchLiberal Mar 2012 #9

actually before the taliban, before the soviet invasion newspeak Mar 2012 #14

"you broke, you bought it..." David__77 Mar 2012 #16

Oh bullshit, the backwards fundies have always been there.. snooper2 Mar 2012 #13

my friend was in afghanistan before the soviet invasion newspeak Mar 2012 #15

this is the direction that the christians bowens43 Mar 2012 #6

No it isn't gratuitous Mar 2012 #18

But when you say our culture is superior to that backwards shit, DU will call you a "racist"... DutchLiberal Mar 2012 #8

Islam is not a race. Muslim is not a race. Quantess Mar 2012 #12

There is no "DU" in that sense. And not all cultures are "relatively" equal. David__77 Mar 2012 #17

Western culture isn't only superior in terms of economic development. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #20

Sounds like what this country will be if santorum were President. libtodeath Mar 2012 #11

Thanks to Karzai... cynatnite Mar 2012 #19