By the way, let's not forget that in actuality, there is a large part of the population on the other side of the burka, as it's put... That actually WANT Islamic law. They WANT the veil. They DO NOT want to drive.
Yeah, I know, might sound stupid here, but it's their culture. Like an Indian woman I once met, speaking about arranged marriages... She was totally faithful to her parents making the choice. After all, she had no life experience compared to them. They were far more wise, in her eyes. To her culture, making a good marriage does not need to follow Western ideals.
The part I'm not convinced of is that the general populace is even capable of dealing with real democracy. Real representation. The culture has been under one thumb or another for soooooo long they don't even know what peanut butter is. They're actually used to dictators.
Might suck, yeah. Sure, I'd love to change it, open their eyes, as it were. Can't do that with a crowbar like the US military/coalition, though :)
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Date: 2005-07-17 12:04 pm (UTC)Yeah, I know, might sound stupid here, but it's their culture. Like an Indian woman I once met, speaking about arranged marriages... She was totally faithful to her parents making the choice. After all, she had no life experience compared to them. They were far more wise, in her eyes. To her culture, making a good marriage does not need to follow Western ideals.
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Date: 2005-07-17 02:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-18 10:57 am (UTC)The part I'm not convinced of is that the general populace is even capable of dealing with real democracy. Real representation. The culture has been under one thumb or another for soooooo long they don't even know what peanut butter is. They're actually used to dictators.
Might suck, yeah. Sure, I'd love to change it, open their eyes, as it were. Can't do that with a crowbar like the US military/coalition, though :)