Saddam to Swing

Aliantha · 12-30-2006, 09:02 PM

Els...the comparison between Iraq and Afghanistan has been made before. They're both land masses which were forced to become nations by western influences, and yet have been ruled by tribes for thousands of years. There will never be peace between these tribes until tribal cultures have been destroyed. Good or bad? Any anthropologist will tell you bad, and so will anyone who values cultural diversity. On the other hand, it'd certainly stop a lot of people being killed if these countries were homogenised like the rest of the western world huh?

12-30-2006, 09:02 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Els...the comparison between Iraq and Afghanistan has been made before. They're both land masses which were forced to become nations by western influences, and yet have been ruled by tribes for thousands of years. There will never be peace between these tribes until tribal cultures have been destroyed. Good or bad? Any anthropologist will tell you bad, and so will anyone who values cultural diversity. On the other hand, it'd certainly stop a lot of people being killed if these countries were homogenised like the rest of the western world huh? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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