Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Afghan girls poisoned in second anti-school attack [View all]marsis
(301 posts)10. Yet more proof
that religion is a wonderful thing.
You know of course that most of our born again bible belt christians would be Taliban if they were born into that culture. Same mind-set, just born in a different place.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
52 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I know this doesn't help, but a boy's school was torched in Baghlan province last week.
Prometheus Bound
May 2012
#4
No, the fight over who PROVIDES this service, which is the KEY to winning a Civil War
happyslug
May 2012
#9
Bullshit. That area is rife with misogynistic, ignorant people who've oppressed women for centuries
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#17
We cannot solve the problem. We must leave this wasteland of cultural ignorance
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#37
As I've posted before, thiis reminds me of the Saudis keeping girls in a burning school because
libinnyandia
May 2012
#6
Wars are fought over economics not culture, Culture is used a propaganda only
happyslug
May 2012
#24
So when the Viet Cong did the same thing during Tet, it was because of Relgion???
happyslug
May 2012
#15
I imagine that would also validly apply to philosophical extremes, political extremes...
LanternWaste
May 2012
#16
t seems that with so many forms of extremism having wrought so much damage over so long a period of
LanternWaste
May 2012
#25
This is a terrible thing these men have done, but stop the hate and ignorant hyperbole. please.
redqueen
May 2012
#26
Gynocide. A reminder of what Afghanistan will be once the world ignores it again.
McCamy Taylor
May 2012
#32
I'm sorry but I just don't believe that there are all that many people who believe that.
drm604
May 2012
#35
Under the guise of cultural relativity, there are certainly DUers who are "apologists"
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#38
Oh FFS! I'm a veteran of probably every burqa thread on DU and there are HUNDREDS
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#46
They are defending the disappearing of women in society by virtual shrouding
riderinthestorm
May 2012
#48