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Post by speedergurl68 on Apr 7, 2009 6:54:32 GMT -4
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Post by AquaHolic on Apr 7, 2009 6:59:52 GMT -4
I cannot understand their logic or reasoning for a lot of the things they do on the other side of the earth. Personally...people like that make me sick...and what makes me want to gag even more is that this person who okayed this is a Leader? So how are they supposed to make good decisions about anything else when they don't value human life as equal...
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Post by falgar25 on Apr 7, 2009 7:23:10 GMT -4
I understand the concern, but translation and interpretation will mean a lot here. What the law means in its original language may be different than what the words mean in English. How the law will be interpreted and applied may be different than how the media is interpreting it.
"when they don't value human life as equal" I really, honestly, swear to god, don't want to take this thread astray, but the US may need to think about their own glass house before throwing that stone. Many countries in the world cannot understand how our Govt. can condone murder in the form of the death penalty and the acceptance of abortion.
I'm not trying to argue that the Afghan law is right or that US laws are wrong. I only want to point out that they are not us, our values are not theirs, and "different" does not necessarily mean "wrong."
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Post by mcbeth on Apr 7, 2009 11:18:08 GMT -4
Agreed, Falgar. My concern is that many of the individuals involved follow a tradition where laws have NOT protected "underclasses" (for instance, women); these legislators may decide not interpret them any differently than they are written. I hope that they really do read through the laws and ensure that they match Iraq's constitution, because that allegedly is written to ensure equal protections.
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Post by falgar25 on Apr 7, 2009 16:30:12 GMT -4
Another thing occurred to me after I wrote that initial response. The assumption is that the law makes matters worse, but what if it actually makes matters better? Are we sure that an Afghan woman has a right to say "no" EVER? It could be that this new law, as bad as it may appear, actually gives her the right to say "no" 75% of the time rather than 0% now.
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Post by mcbeth on Apr 7, 2009 18:19:49 GMT -4
I think that in this law a woman has NO rights, not even to say "no". So, nope, not an improvement. I just can't understand the women legislators who voted for it.........
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