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"Really the Islamic countries are about 500 years behind the history of Western Europe... Moving ahead 500 years is not easy.Net, Afghanistan is going to be an
by bokonist 13y ago
"Really the Islamic countries are about 500 years behind the history of Western Europe... Moving ahead 500 years is not easy.Net, Afghanistan is going to be an Islamic country, some version of an Islamic country, but still an Islamic country, likely run by a king, strong man, or cleric. Sorry 'bout that. We won't like such a 'culture': Some of the men use boys for sex."
Taliban-style regressive Islam is not 500 years old in Afghanistan, it is only a few decades old. Check out these pictures from Afghanistan in the 1960's:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2013/01/28/podlich-afghanistan-1960s-photos/5846/ http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2013/01/28/podlich-afgh...
- graycat 13y agoYes, for a while, parts of Afghanistan started to look modern. But the point is, to have a good country, need a good culture. But about all Afghanistan has is Islamic culture, and it is more than just a religion -- it is also about food, clothing, education, laws, government, etc. Just can't have a good culture, good enough for a good country, from just a religious culture. E.g., people in Afghanistan do not have enough information to have any good reason to believe in democracy so don't. So, the Taliban with Islam and Mafia techniques can run the place better than the elected government the US helped set up. Right, the Taliban are not 500 years old, but Islam is. If Islam were just a religion, then the 500 years might not be so bad. But with Islamic culture, also get Islamic laws, education, and government, and those are 500 years out of date and bad. Talk to a guy 500 years ago about US democracy in the 21st century, and he will think you've been smoking funny stuff. Well, that's about what the US faces in Afghanistan.