Do you know what “critically support” means? because this leads me to believe you don’t.
My statement on the situation in Afghanistan is, to put it directly, if we’re forced to choose between two evils (this being the US and the Taliban), I’d at least want the local one that’s making promises (that they may or may not keep, we’ll just have to see) that would bring peace to their country. I’m not saying I support the Taliban blindly, I’m saying I’d rather have them than the US or the US-installed government. There are factions within Afghanistan I support more than the Taliban, such as the Maoists, or the Feminists. If Afghanistan erupted into a civil war, I’d support the factions that stand against the Taliban (as long as they’re not funded by NATO), but as far as the current domestic situation goes, you’d lack all nuance to fully dismiss the Taliban in these early stages of their new government.
But sure, take my words without the nuance I was trying to convey.
yes. Here is means something like this:
Being critical of some aspects, but overall bringing legitimacy to the one the criticism is directed to and usually being supportive to them while setting it in contrast to some others who are said to be worse, as if dichotomy thinking be an requirement for emancipation, and when claimed that behavior is supportive, to dismiss it by shifting the focus on “critical”, while not at all leaving the dichotomy bias.
I went ahead and looked at your history, and it looks like all you do on lemmy is be combative and argue with people, often taking what people said entirely out of context. I’m leaning towards believing you’re a troll. If you’re not a troll, I’d suggest working on how you interact with others. Because, honestly? You’re kinda toxic and I hope the lemmy mods do something about you.
but, in good faith. A big thing to keep in mind while talking about unfortunate situations happening in other countries, if you don’t live there, you don’t get a say - what so ever - about what should be happening. As observers, most of us from western nations, we can only talk about the facts of what’s happening, the policies of the organizations in question, and discuss the pros and cons of those things. My only basis for critical support for the Taliban (something I’ll freely divorce once more things develop) comes from their status as the legal government, the relative support they seem to have within Afghanistan, and the promises they’ve made to the international community. If they’re being honest about those promises (and mind you, as the replies say on my original comment, they’re in ‘PR mode’) then they’d already be leaps and bounds ahead of the previous government. They’re probably not going to uphold their promises, and I’ll be very critical of them when they eventually start to show their true colours. But, as of now, they’re the better of the readily available options for the country in my opinion, and I can only hope they do better for the country than 20 years of war has.
I know well the history of the Taliban, and I support none of that, nor do I support the Taliban as an organisation. But will I quietly watch from the sidelines hoping for the best? absolutely.
A big thing to keep in mind while talking about unfortunate situations happening in other countries, if you don’t live there, you don’t get a say - what so ever - about what should be happening
My opinion is shaped by people that actually live or lived there recently.
As observers, most of us from western nations, we can only talk about the facts of what’s happening, the policies of the organizations in question, and discuss the pros and cons of those things
Maybe that’s the difference between us. I don’t see myself in mere observer role, but as someone who takes part in shaping history.
I listen to the people that are effected, and try to find out what my capabilities are to support them. Obviously my capabilities are limited and I will not name what they are, but I will name possibilities of how to support:
help refugees with resources you have, or the one you can acquire
help refugees to get legal resistance status by many means
pressure your own government so that more safe passages can be organized
organize passports
organize money and hand it over to local groups
amplify the voices of people in Afghanistan who struggle for emancipation and find out what material support they need and how you can help with organizing such
attack by whatever means feasible the military industrial complex that is NATO, or that helps Taliban
support structures that emerged from the Kurdish resistance movements, as their experience and their achievements can help all surrounding communities
you can blend into the masses, speak local lang, you have useful skills that could benefit emancipation, you are physical and mental strong enough to deploy yourself into a potential war zone, then consider to go there and consider building international volunteer structure so that those that come after you, have it easier to join in
Do you know what “critically support” means? because this leads me to believe you don’t.
My statement on the situation in Afghanistan is, to put it directly, if we’re forced to choose between two evils (this being the US and the Taliban), I’d at least want the local one that’s making promises (that they may or may not keep, we’ll just have to see) that would bring peace to their country. I’m not saying I support the Taliban blindly, I’m saying I’d rather have them than the US or the US-installed government. There are factions within Afghanistan I support more than the Taliban, such as the Maoists, or the Feminists. If Afghanistan erupted into a civil war, I’d support the factions that stand against the Taliban (as long as they’re not funded by NATO), but as far as the current domestic situation goes, you’d lack all nuance to fully dismiss the Taliban in these early stages of their new government.
But sure, take my words without the nuance I was trying to convey.
yes. Here is means something like this: Being critical of some aspects, but overall bringing legitimacy to the one the criticism is directed to and usually being supportive to them while setting it in contrast to some others who are said to be worse, as if dichotomy thinking be an requirement for emancipation, and when claimed that behavior is supportive, to dismiss it by shifting the focus on “critical”, while not at all leaving the dichotomy bias.
I went ahead and looked at your history, and it looks like all you do on lemmy is be combative and argue with people, often taking what people said entirely out of context. I’m leaning towards believing you’re a troll. If you’re not a troll, I’d suggest working on how you interact with others. Because, honestly? You’re kinda toxic and I hope the lemmy mods do something about you.
but, in good faith. A big thing to keep in mind while talking about unfortunate situations happening in other countries, if you don’t live there, you don’t get a say - what so ever - about what should be happening. As observers, most of us from western nations, we can only talk about the facts of what’s happening, the policies of the organizations in question, and discuss the pros and cons of those things. My only basis for critical support for the Taliban (something I’ll freely divorce once more things develop) comes from their status as the legal government, the relative support they seem to have within Afghanistan, and the promises they’ve made to the international community. If they’re being honest about those promises (and mind you, as the replies say on my original comment, they’re in ‘PR mode’) then they’d already be leaps and bounds ahead of the previous government. They’re probably not going to uphold their promises, and I’ll be very critical of them when they eventually start to show their true colours. But, as of now, they’re the better of the readily available options for the country in my opinion, and I can only hope they do better for the country than 20 years of war has.
I know well the history of the Taliban, and I support none of that, nor do I support the Taliban as an organisation. But will I quietly watch from the sidelines hoping for the best? absolutely.
My opinion is shaped by people that actually live or lived there recently.
Maybe that’s the difference between us. I don’t see myself in mere observer role, but as someone who takes part in shaping history. I listen to the people that are effected, and try to find out what my capabilities are to support them. Obviously my capabilities are limited and I will not name what they are, but I will name possibilities of how to support:
they shut down women protests for example. They harass women. What more do you need to stop building legitimacy for the Taliban?
they say women have to obey sharia law as interpreted by the Taliban. That’s their promise.