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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 06:36 AM Aug 2021

The Far Right Is Celebrating the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

“I think Islam is poisonous,” posted an account linked to a former Proud Boys network on Telegram, an encrypted app widely used by the far right. “BUT, these farmers and minimally trained men fought to take their nation back from [world governments]. They took back their national religion as law, and executed dissenters. Hard not to respect that.”
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“To be honest, the Taliban is epic,” said a popular white-nationalist commentator on Telegram, in a post viewed over 2,000 times. “The US had to invade in the early 2000s and stay over 20 years, spending $1 trillion dollars, and dozens of American lives to hold them back. As soon as we left, the Taliban took over the whole country in like 12 hours. LMAO.”

[link:https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8apw/the-far-right-is-celebrating-the-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan|]
Emphasis mine

Of course they are celebrating - right wing theocracy wannabees always love to see the subjugation of others through violence. Lets face it - if you had to put a piece of paper between GOP and Taliban on certain Policy Platforms... hhhhmmm

No reproductive health services for women
Gay marriage illegal
Unregulated access to guns
Religious Courts / Judges to administer ‘justice’
No infrastructure investment
Compulsory religious classes in schools
No separation of church and state

Oh, and,
Cheering as their supporters storm the Capital.


Graphic mine

Like two peas in a pod. Heh.
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The Far Right Is Celebrating the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan (Original Post) Soph0571 Aug 2021 OP
Not 'far' right. J_William_Ryan Aug 2021 #1
RWers are pro-terrorists .. . . .. Lovie777 Aug 2021 #2
"...and executed dissenters. Hard not to respect that." DBoon Aug 2021 #3
Birds of a feather. Chainfire Aug 2021 #4
The US will turn into something similar if GQP wins again, they'll change voting laws ASAP and .... uponit7771 Aug 2021 #5

J_William_Ryan

(1,751 posts)
1. Not 'far' right.
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 06:48 AM
Aug 2021

Just the right in general.

This is mainstream conservatism and fundamental rightwing dogma.

DBoon

(22,354 posts)
3. "...and executed dissenters. Hard not to respect that."
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 10:23 AM
Aug 2021

He admires execution of dissenters and has no shame in admitting it.

Let that sink in.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
5. The US will turn into something similar if GQP wins again, they'll change voting laws ASAP and ....
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 11:52 AM
Aug 2021

.... give a damn about the political consequences cause they'll keep winning elections

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