The Associated Press reported today that a new Afghan law makes it "legal for men to rape their wives ...(according to) human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers."
Oh, a new law about wife rape. What, was the old one getting a bit outdated?
"As long as the husband is not traveling, he has the right to have sexual intercourse with his wife every fourth night," according to the AP's dissection of the law. "Unless the wife is ill or has any kind of illness that intercourse could aggravate, the wife is bound to give a positive response to the sexual desires of her husband."
Great. Good job, Karzai, you slimy oaf. Tell me again why we haven't framed some pawn for assassinating this guy yet?
Now listen, I don't usually agree with people that just want to nuke the living hell out of whole chunks of desert, but I have had it with these people. They are never going to join us here in the 21st century - not societally, anyway.
To which I say: Fine. You want to remain in the 15th century as a society, you take all that comes with that. We'll stick you in a bubble and take away every advance made since, oh, let's say, 1500.
Which means no guns. Sorry, you'll have to make do with longbows. It also means no bombs, which is nice for the rest of us. No schools for the poor (not that anyone there is taught from any other text than the Qua'ran anyway). How about no cars? Don't worry, the exercise will do you good when you're heading to the candle shop because hey - NO ELECTRICITY, NUMBNUTS.
No farm equipment beyond a yak.
No water treatment plants.
No packaged foods.
No digital watches.
No plywood.
No #$%^ing air conditioners.
You starting to get the picture here?
Hey, you want to live in the past, I'll be more than happy to provide that for you. Just hope you know how to build a fire without matches there, Skippy. Enjoy your pitiful medieval existence!