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From the guy's own mouth.

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[–] Syldon@feddit.uk -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This post is dedicated to the brave Mujahadeen fighters of Afghanistan

And the brave women trying to get an education there.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the U.S. actually gave a shit about women's rights it wouldn't ally with Saudi Arabia (and a dozen other countries) and wouldn't have funded and armed fundamentalist Muslims throughout the 70s and 80s.

The U.S. view of human rights generally is that they are occasionally a useful rhetorical cudgel for browbeating skeptical liberals into supporting the war du jour.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cannot argue against that. Much in the same way the EU bought Russian gas and oil after the invasion of Ukraine. Necessity is a burden sometimes.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

The adults in the room make hard descision get things done sweaty smuglord

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Incredible own goal here my man

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Syldon@feddit.uk -1 points 1 year ago

welcome to my block list.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

The US created the people keeping women from getting an education

Youve got neutron star for brains

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

If the west allowed the Soviet Union to bring socialism to Afghanistan, the Mujahadeen would have been a footnote in the pages of history. If you agree with no other part of the USSR, the social and gender equality aspects are surely better than current Russia/Afghanistan. Instead we have Osama doing what he did

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the brave women trying to get an education there.

Damn, maybe America shouldn't have funded the fucking Mujahideen of Afghanistan to overthrow the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan who delivered to the women of Afghanistan their right to choose who to marry, where to work, right to education, and political rights.

Historically illiterate dipshit

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe if Russia/Stalin had not decided to annex half of Europe there would not have been a cold war. These people decided to sleep with the Russians. The enemy of your enemy is your friend.