RE: Once Again, I ask...
February 17, 2012 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: February 17, 2012 at 1:32 pm by Minimalist.)
It is not "prejudice." We are not "pre-judging."
We are judging. Is every one of them an ignorant, 10th century, asshole? No. But far too many are.
Based on the entire society's repeated acts of barbarism.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that our puppet....excuse me, "ally" Karzai is just as big a crook as all the other drug lords in the fucking country.
Besides, do not lose sight of the fact that the story notes
So "most" (but obviously not all" religious scholars say it is illegal but it flourishes anyway? Laws are pretty worthless if no one enforces them.
We are judging. Is every one of them an ignorant, 10th century, asshole? No. But far too many are.
Based on the entire society's repeated acts of barbarism.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that our puppet....excuse me, "ally" Karzai is just as big a crook as all the other drug lords in the fucking country.
Besides, do not lose sight of the fact that the story notes
Quote:Although baad (also known as baadi) is illegal under Afghan and, most religious scholars say, Islamic law, the taking of girls as payment for misdeeds committed by their elders still appears to be flourishing.
So "most" (but obviously not all" religious scholars say it is illegal but it flourishes anyway? Laws are pretty worthless if no one enforces them.
