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I'm not talking about what they want to see. I'm talking about what actually happens. You keep coming back to this idea that according to their religion and their culture, women are seen as equals, but different. Maybe that's true in a theoretical sense, but in a practical sense, you have said yourself they are not treated as equals. They are punished. So maybe people don't want to see that, but they allow it, they accept it, they even defend it.I am pretty certain no sane parent anywhere in the world wants to see their daughters being treated second class or not equal to their sons. I respect you and others being worried and wanting the best for the girls of Afghanistan. My debate is about the many nuances that play a part in this part of the world for this to be the case.
You're explaining why it works that way. I'm not arguing against the explanation. I know there's lots of nuances to it, I've spoken to many of these people too across the world. I'm just stating that they are treated unequally, for varying reasons. You argued against that to begin with. So let's answer the question directly: are women treated unequally in Afghanistan?
Ok, so you agree, it's unfair, it's unequal.It's a matter of survival. In our society your sons are the ones who are going to look after you in your old age, they're the ones who are going to bury too. In a world with no pensions, no healthcare, no govt support, it's effectively banking on your own financial future. It's very unfair, but even in 2021, in large parts of the world, it's still true today as it was 100 years ago.