Historically, Pashtuns were called "Afghans": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PashtunsSo what's the main Afghan language then? Do they call each other Afghan or Afghani?
that's amazing thank you, I love it!@TwoSheds turns out there’s an Afghan musician called Qais Essar who has a series of albums titled I am Afghan, Afghani is Currency, listen here - https://m.soundcloud.com/qaisessar/sets/i-am-afghan-afghani-is-currency
“He explained how the title, I am Afghan, Afghani is Currency, was a cheeky testament to the objectification of Afghani culture and people.“Afghani is [a word] commonly used for inanimate objects, like an Afghani rug,” he said.”
https://www.kajalmag.com/qais-essars-i-am-afghanvol-ii-positions-him-as-our-budding-ustad/
I've wondered, why not let the Tajik & Uzbek-dominated regions join Tajikistan and Uzbekistan?Historically, Pashtuns were called "Afghans": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtuns
Ethnicities of Afghanistan are: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek,
who speak either dari (Persian/Farsi basically) or Pashto
... walk into a bar.
There’s been no impulse on either side to do so. All ethnicities have - up to this point - been committed to Afghanistan, there have been no significant separatist movements. And there’s no indication those states have any interest in taking them on.I've wondered, why not let the Tajik & Uzbek-dominated regions join Tajikistan and Uzbekistan?
Ok. In that case, I'm kinda surprised the Tajiks and Uzbeks haven't started separatist movements.There’s been no impulse on either side to do so. All ethnicities have - up to this point - been committed to Afghanistan, there have been no significant separatist movements. And there’s no indication those states have any interest in taking them on.
Furthermore, the Tajik and Uzbek regions are not homogeneous - there are Pashtuns scattered throughout the north, there are Turkmen, Aimaq nomads, and even a tiny number of Arabs.
Also, Tajiks are spread quite wide, so detaching a Tajik “region” from Afghanistan would be very messy.
From what I understand, it’s just never been a thing. Afghans of all ethnicities are said to be extremely proud of being Afghan, despite their knowledge of the country’s economic underdevelopment. They have a shared heritage of independence and resistance to European colonialism, and a deep commitment to Islam (in which they take lessons from nobody). Robert Byron famously wrote of Afghanistan “At last, Asia without the inferiority complex”, and it’s not clear that breaking away to join what they may see as a second-rate Central Asian ‘Stan state has any appeal.Ok. In that case, I'm kinda surprised the Tajiks and Uzbeks haven't started separatist movements.
Don't know about Tajik and Uzbeks as much but Hazaras do and have wanted independence/autonomy whatever you may call it. Panjshir in this current resistance, was aiming for some level of tajik/panshjir autonomy.I've wondered, why not let the Tajik & Uzbek-dominated regions join Tajikistan and Uzbekistan?
The old comparing women to items of fruit anologies... i take it you've all heard the lollypop version?Tweet
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I havnt actually. But if you havn't seen the fruit of the melon, how can you know if it's worth buying?The old comparing women to items of fruit anologies... i take it you've all heard the lollypop version?
The lollypop one goes - would you buy a lollypop that didn't have a wrapper on it?I havnt actually. But if you havn't seen the fruit of the melon, how can you know if it's worth buying?
Because in Bronze Age ethics women were regarded as chattle. And still are in many places in the world.The lollypop one goes - would you buy a lollypop that didn't have a wrapper on it?
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The thing I find the most problematic with these examples, it's men treating women as saleable commodities. Why can't they just say that they're going to enforce cultural and religious restrictions on the population because they consider it their religious/cultural duty to do so? The dumbing down of it really doesn't help.
Also i'd buy a slice of water melon, especailly one of those big ones - who's going to eat a whole one of those?!
You only have to read the comments under the sidebar of shame stories on the Daily Mail to see how true that is even today.Because in Bronze Age ethics women were regarded as chattle. And still are in many places in the world.
The guy in the video might may believe what the caption is saying but in this specific clip he doesn't say that.
I don't know how true this quote is but it's from Mullah Omar's wiki.Tweet
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Omar explained why he ordered the statues to be destroyed in an interview:
I did not want to destroy the Bamiyan Buddha. In fact, some foreigners came to me and said they would like to conduct the repair work of the Bamiyan Buddha that had been slightly damaged due to rains. This shocked me. I thought, these callous people have no regard for thousands of living human beings – the Afghans who are dying of hunger, but they are so concerned about non-living objects like the Buddha. This was extremely deplorable. That is why I ordered its destruction. Had they come for humanitarian work, I would have never ordered the Buddha's destruction.[72]
What does he say?The guy in the video might may believe what the caption is saying but in this specific clip he doesn't say that.
In a nutshell:What does he say?
I'm watching it nowThe Netflix documentary series "Turning point" is a compelling watch which I can recommend to all contributing to this thread.
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Surely the point is to continously dehumanise them, so it helps fulfil that goal?The lollypop one goes - would you buy a lollypop that didn't have a wrapper on it?
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The thing I find the most problematic with these examples, it's men treating women as saleable commodities. Why can't they just say that they're going to enforce cultural and religious restrictions on the population because they consider it their religious/cultural duty to do so? The dumbing down of it really doesn't help.
Also i'd buy a slice of water melon, especailly one of those big ones - who's going to eat a whole one of those?!
I'm not sure it is. I think they truly believe what they say. It's thier culture.Surely the point is to continously dehumanise them, so it helps fulfil that goal?
Yeah, their culture consider women to be less human than men. They think of them like lollipops or melons, things that men need to protect so that men can make use of them in the ways they decide when they’re ready to use them. Not humans that are entitled to basic things like…education.I'm not sure it is. I think they truly believe what they say. It's thier culture.
I mean Afghans do sell their daughters...Yeah, their culture consider women to be less human than men. They think of them like lollipops or melons, things that men need to protect so that men can make use of them in the ways they decide when they’re ready to use them. Not humans that are entitled to basic things like…education.
I think there’s a place for moral relativism personally, controversial as it is, but let’s speak plainly about what those moral values are. Their analogies of women are not clumsy representations of their views, the fact that it makes them sound like saleable assets is an accurate representation of their views.
Yes, the analogy was definitely clumsy and wrong. The guys taking over the country are not your typical University educated politicians who will choose words carefully. These are men educated in local villages and religious institutions. The language will be based on their religious upbringing and not much in the way of education as we know this in the West.I think there’s a place for moral relativism personally, controversial as it is, but let’s speak plainly about what those moral values are. Their analogies of women are not clumsy representations of their views, the fact that it makes them sound like saleable assets is an accurate representation of their views.