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The flight of the human-rights warriors from Afghanistan and Iran
[Arutz-7] - I had already started writing this article when I stumbled upon an article in The Atlantic, "The Week the Left Stopped Caring About Human Rights. It’s remarkable how quickly liberals abandoned the women of Afghanistan." The initial impetus was U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks earlier this year when he said the "administration will stand against human-rights abuses wherever they occur, regardless of whether the perpetrators are adversaries or partners."It needs to be pointed out that The Atlantic is not some right-wing outlet, but is a leading light for the Democrat Party. So kudos to them for publishing this article. "Get the hell out has ... been the liberal position for two decades, until about 72 hours ago, when Democrats suddenly became so concerned about the fate of Afghanistan. ... You can call for American troop withdrawal for 20 years. ... But you need to be ready to take it on the chin when you get what you ask for, and the inevitable happens: girls being forced into child marriage and forbidden to go to school or to leave the house without a male relative. Is your conscience prickling. ... It’s remarkable how quickly the left took up the cold calculus of realpolitik. How quickly it forgot its love for Malala, the young Pakistani girl who survived a Taliban bullet to the head, her only crime getting an education and trying to help other girls get one too. The White House must have known she’d give Biden a bad news cycle or two, and indeed, she appealed to the president to take ’a bold step’ to stave off disaster." Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-24 |
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