• Skua@kbin.earth
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    3 months ago

    You responded to criticism of the state of women’s rights under Taliban governance with criticism of America, you absolutely said something exactly that simplistic. If the post was saying that America and/or its allies should re-invade or otherwise try to overthrow the Taliban, sure, you might have a point, but it isn’t

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      3 months ago

      You responded to criticism of the state of women’s rights under Taliban governance

      That is not what I responded to. If you would re-read what I said, I am focused on the material deprivation of the entire country that is the “go broke” part of this meme and consistent with OP’s behaviors elsewhere.

      You can also see from the responses so far that the logic of collective punishment is appealing to at least a few people here.

      with criticism of America

      Afghanistan is “broke” because the US invaded it, subjected it to two decades of war, stole a huge portion of its foreign reserves when it left, and then leveraged a massive sanctions regime. The “go broke” can mean nothing other than referring to how impoverished Afghanistan has become due to these actions.

      you absolutely said something exactly that simplistic.

      I did not. Quote me if you disagree. I was pithy, there is no need to try rephrasing it on my behalf.

      If the post was saying that America and/or its allies should re-invade or otherwise try to overthrow the Taliban, sure, you might have a point, but it isn’t

      It is celebrating the government of Afghanistan being poor.

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      This has literally nothing to do with women’s rights. The US doesn’t give a flying fuck about women’s rights in Afghanistan, any more than it does in Gaza, where it’s supporting the genocide of men, women, and children alike. It doesn’t care about them in Iran either, or anywhere else.

      The US empire’s “humanitarian concerns” have always been bullshit, an excuse, a pretext.
      Neocolonial empire don’t give a fuck.

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        3 months ago

        This has literally nothing to do with women’s rights

        this is exactly the point I’m making

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        There it is. Was surprised it took this long before the ‘genocide’ keyword got gratuitously thrown in.

        Lemmy’s version of Godwin’s law,