Has neo-Orientalism killed our ability to sense the limits of Western influence? The failure of Afghanistan should open our eyes to the fact that we don’t really know other countries and cultures at all.

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

People knew the problems in Afghanistan, they just wanted to pretend they didn't know.

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It’s like people want to govern themselves. Most of them see cheating in marriage a capitol offense. They think women should know their place. And they value men. God forbid.