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‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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The point being? Why should I care about an interview of some murican from decades ago?
The christian world has a main head BTW, it's called the Vatican and its pope. But why would I care if that is the case or not? It's all cancer to control the dumb and the poor people. If not globally then per country. Doesn't change a thing.
God damn the miseducational system
Edit: If you read it and/or had reading comprehension skills, you would understand the United States saying they funded the rise of the mujahideen and OBL and didn't care about consequences like this because they thought it was worth it to punish communists, they only real threat to the dollar and power hegemony.
Oh man, this is old news, everyone knows. Even me, a non-murican.. Yet it has absolutely nothing to do with the topic. The only similarity is that those mujamorons were also muslim, like slaves and hate women. Do you even have a point somewhat adjacent to this topic? Maybe use your superior reading comprehension?
If you are so well aware, you should have understood the original comment. USA is fucked, and this is why. Zero critical thinking. Zip.
Errr...okay, maybe you're in the totally wrong thread or so, but the USA has 0 to do with this post. And because you continue your ad hominem, I'll retreat from this "discussion". Have a nice day weirdo.
That's not an ad hominem.
I stopped caring about your words, go praying and working.