1) americans dont even realize the canadians are there.
2) they WANT their theocracy damnit
3) all of the socially conservative religious zealots i know feel that the talibans socially conservative religious zealotness is a good reason to go to war, to liberate, to spread democracy. do all zealots lack a sense of irony?

The ironing is delicious.

>> ^peggedbea:
1) americans dont even realize the canadians are there.
2) they WANT their theocracy damnit
3) all of the socially conservative religious zealots i know feel that the talibans socially conservative religious zealotness is a good reason to go to war, to liberate, to spread democracy. do all zealots lack a sense of irony?


The South used to want slaves. Some cultures still do. Some cultures want cannibalism. Where should the line be drawn? When should outside influences intervene? Isn't that what this is all about?

I believe the expression "consider the source" is extremely relevant here

^the assumption that deadly intervention is the route to improvement of quality of life for afghanis is literally retarded. maybe you don't like the idea that women have to cover their heads and maybe you like the freedom to drink alcohol, but maybe that doesn't give you the right to invade a country to dictate new laws there, and maybe if you invade anyway you will simply be fucking up the place you claim to care about.

there are many things wrong with the culture of the invaders too, so perhaps they should be taking the plank out of their own eye before bombing the fuck out of the splinter in afghanistan. it might give the intervention some kind of credibility.

oh and if intervention is so morally compelling, there's a big list of countries where you have to go and intervene right now. why aren't the forces of peace and democracy there too? what if north korea had oil pipelines etc etc etc.

>> ^jrbedford:
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The South used to want slaves. Some cultures still do. Some cultures want cannibalism. Where should the line be drawn? When should outside influences intervene? Isn't that what this is all about?



intervention should atleast require a coherent plan. weve been tampering with afghanistan for 30 or so years now. wheres the plan? this war is an excuse for abuse after extensive abuse. and whatever govt manages to be setup there when we finally withdrawl will only be the source of our aggression 12 or so years later when americans forget about this go around.

i feel like the answer is blaringly apparent, in all of the places we "should" be doing something about. we "should" be bringing "peace" too. e d u c a t e.