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3894 · 09-01-2010, 05:23 AM

Traditional tribal Afghani society is misogynist and we're shocked! SHOCKED! that pederasty is rampant in Afghanistan.

Any college kid with a semester of Anthro 101 could tell you this is a pattern found around the world when men and women are strictly segregated. It's 110% predictable.

And another simple concept the U.S. government hasn't bothered to understand: culture change happens at a glacial pace, if it is lasting change. That democratization of the Middle East that's supposed to happen in Iraq will take a generation or more.

We need a hand smacking a forehead icon.

09-01-2010, 05:23 AM	#6084
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Does the State Dept. have to be so braindead? Traditional tribal Afghani society is misogynist and we're shocked! SHOCKED! that pederasty is rampant in Afghanistan. Any college kid with a semester of Anthro 101 could tell you this is a pattern found around the world when men and women are strictly segregated. It's 110% predictable. And another simple concept the U.S. government hasn't bothered to understand: culture change happens at a glacial pace, if it is lasting change. That democratization of the Middle East that's supposed to happen in Iraq will take a generation or more. We need a hand smacking a forehead icon. __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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