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[virgil tibbs]

I note that yow are still arguing against a position I
never took in any post.  But, just so that you are not
just whacking off in the wind, try this: Not long ago,
those same Afghanis supported the Taliban.  Why? 
Because, you see, those pesky warlords ain't no
picnic.  It turns out that years of unrest can make
many a man, woman, and child long for an authoritarian
regime.  Just take a look at Russia.  Do you think so
many Russians would fight to the death to avoid a
return of a represssive "communism" if it meant
shorter bread lines?

As for your point about the increase of human rights
and civil liberties in Afghanistan, I applaud, though
I am pessimistic that it will endure much past the
removal of U.S. forces.  Had I ever posted on the
subject, that is exactly what I would have said.

--- Brad DeLong <jbdelong at uclink.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> virgil tibbs <sheik_of_encino at yahoo.com>
> 
> >As for whether the people of afghanistan are better
> >off..on what do you base the claim that they are,
> or
> >more importantly, that they will be?
> 
> I would have thought that the fact that it is now
> legal in 
> Afghanistan to teach girls to read was sufficient
> basis to claim that 
> the people of Afghanistan are now better off.
> 
> But I'm sure that, if you were minded to try to
> climb out of your pit 
> of ignorance, you could find a lot more pieces of
> evidence that 
> normal tribal warlordism is a better politico-social
> regime than 
> militant islamic theocratic fascism...
> 
> 
> Brad DeLong
> 
> 

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