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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (23 children)

Oh, I got an idea. Let's bomb the shit out of them, including a bunch of weddings, reinvade, and install another heroin kingpin as President.

Look, the Taliban is shit and these stories are truly horrific, but where was the coverage of Afghanistan the last 10 years?

Whenever I read these stories, all I see, aside from the obvious human misery and evil, is a media class that is continually trying to rewrite history to somehow justify the failure that was the 20 year occupation, and discredit the withdrawal.

I hope this woman gets justice and I hope things improve for women in Afghanistan. But I also want the Western audiences not to be the blinded by the sinister intent that is behind a lot of the Western Afghanistan media coverage.

Not because they should dismiss this women's story, or those like hers, but so they don't forget what a failure the NATO adventure in Afghanistan was. So they don't believe that the next war, should go on forever, or that expeditionary military force and occupation can be used to improve women's rights.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I feel you. Been fighting that war half my life.

Counterpoint. This horrific story could emotionally trigger and activate anger in those who've never been exposed, as horrible as it is after all this time.

Am I naive?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So people shouldn't know about war crimes, so people wo go to unnessecary wars and kill wont get triggered?

Whats that shit? Don't fucking go abroad to kill people then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Wrong turn big dog. I believe we're on the same team here.

I'm suggesting that constant reminders bring truth to light and respective responses to found truth. (E. G. Getting angry) And that is a good thing to do so. Not suggesting avoiding triggering.

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