No I think it is political rangling pure and simple, what about yourself Molly?
On 24 Aug, 12:26, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you blaming democracy for the passing of this law? > > On Aug 24, 7:21 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Democracy, we might say, is a good thing. Democracy is freedom and a > > necessary progressive step for all countries. We believe in it so much, in > > fact, that we'll die for it. Or at least send our soldiers to die for it. > > We'll regard countries that appear undemocratic with disdain and haughty > > superiority. In the search for absolute philosophical truth (as hoped for by > > BB in another thread), democracy is a pretty sure bet. > > > So be proud, then, when you see what our invasion of Afghanistan and the > > instilment of democracy has achieved there. By the power of this wonderful > > thing called democracy, Shia men have now been granted the right to beat and > > starve their wife if they deny them sex. A law, by the way, which works very > > nicely with legalised rape within marriage. > > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/14/afghanistan-womens-rights... > > > Ian- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
