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While good for them, basically any other protest march of hundreds of people would just be ignored. This article seems like propaganda trying to say our twenty

While good for them, basically any other protest march of hundreds of people would just be ignored. This article seems like propaganda trying to say our twenty years at war weren't a complete waste, as we empowered hundreds of women.

xkcd-sucks 5y ago
Few protests are ignored when the participants carry antitank missiles and AKs, and presumably a goal of the US occupation was to prevent "civilians" from bearing arms. Maybe a cultural victory...
- nradov 5y ago
  The US occupation forces never tried to confiscate regular small arms from non-combatant civilians.
  - lumberingjack 5y ago
    Most of the afghanies and Iraqis that I saw that were farmers were armed to the teeth. I have photos of one farmer I talked to every day the guy protected his sheep with a full automatic AK.
jeswin 5y ago
> While good for them, basically any other protest march of hundreds of people would just be ignored. But this is clearly not any other protest march. This is women taking up arms (and braving extreme danger) so that they could step out of their houses, educate their kids etc.
- boomboomsubban 5y ago
  Protesting that you don't feel safe and free in your own community isn't rare, and those protestors often risk retribution for their actions. Again, these women are absolutely right to protest, I just think this coverage makes it seem far larger than it is.
busymom0 5y ago
That was also the propaganda used by Laura Bush back in Nov. 17, 2001 to go to war in Afghanistan: > Text: Laura Bush on Taliban Oppression of Women - Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001 - Following is the text of Laura Bush – giving the weekly radio address normally delivered by President Bush – speaking out on Taliban oppression of women and children inside Afghanistan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/laurabushtext_111701.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attack...
- vmception 5y ago
  Because the US Federal government derives its power from its member states, it directs its power to places it can actually attempt to change instead of anything in its backyard.

xkcd-sucks 5y ago

Few protests are ignored when the participants carry antitank missiles and AKs, and presumably a goal of the US occupation was to prevent "civilians" from bearing arms. Maybe a cultural victory...

nradov 5y ago
The US occupation forces never tried to confiscate regular small arms from non-combatant civilians.
- lumberingjack 5y ago
  Most of the afghanies and Iraqis that I saw that were farmers were armed to the teeth. I have photos of one farmer I talked to every day the guy protected his sheep with a full automatic AK.

jeswin 5y ago

> While good for them, basically any other protest march of hundreds of people would just be ignored. But this is clearly not any other protest march. This is women taking up arms (and braving extreme danger) so that they could step out of their houses, educate their kids etc.

boomboomsubban 5y ago
Protesting that you don't feel safe and free in your own community isn't rare, and those protestors often risk retribution for their actions. Again, these women are absolutely right to protest, I just think this coverage makes it seem far larger than it is.

busymom0 5y ago

That was also the propaganda used by Laura Bush back in Nov. 17, 2001 to go to war in Afghanistan: > Text: Laura Bush on Taliban Oppression of Women - Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001 - Following is the text of Laura Bush – giving the weekly radio address normally delivered by President Bush – speaking out on Taliban oppression of women and children inside Afghanistan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/laurabushtext_111701.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attack...

vmception 5y ago
Because the US Federal government derives its power from its member states, it directs its power to places it can actually attempt to change instead of anything in its backyard.