Maybe I should say the Taliban.
But in any case the question remains.
Why do they fear women?
Read this article.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/10/opinion/ghitis-malala-yousufzai/?hpt=wo_c1
and
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/world/asia/pakistan-teen-activist-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
So a 14 year old girl speaks out about the Taliban and in retaliation her and her friends are shot.
Doe this sound like the reasonable reaction of a sane human being?
Does this come anywhere close to the discourse we should find acceptable?
No.
These people are the lowest form of human life possible.
We have a Taliban here in America too. They are the Christian right. Whether they want to admit it or not they share more in common with these sub-humans than the decent people in this country.
I am far from religious (and certainly not a Christian), my friend. However, comparing the Christian right to the Taliban is hyperbole. In your anger, you may wish to use another analogy.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, you desire the freedom of non-belief and I would never begrudge you that. Give the same whom are religious the same freedom you ask for.
Actually the error I made was not quoting my sources.
DeleteThis is a very interesting book on how the Taliban and the Right use the same world view and principles.
American Taliban: How War, Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists and the Radical Right
Mr. Bates, I have to ask why you think it's necessary to suck up to American Christians who attack science education and brainwash innocent children. How are these god-soaked idiots any less insane than the Taliban?
ReplyDeleteFreedom for people who mentally abuse children? They have that freedom but I will never tolerate it. Child abuse is wrong, didn't you know that?