[Eclipse]

You guys do realize that not every culture is well-suited to national government, right? The native peoples of the middle-east are very nomadic and tribal. The Taliban happens to be very popular as the "named" power for villages, as they represent conservative, religious values.

Pop quiz, which US party is popular in smaller towns, and what do they represent?

'Mericans... I don't know.

[Satan]

You guys do realize that not every culture is well-suited to national government, right? The native peoples of the middle-east are very nomadic and tribal. The Taliban happens to be very popular as the "named" power for villages, as they represent conservative, religious values.

Pop quiz, which US party is popular in smaller towns, and what do they represent?

Guessing Libertarian, and I really don't care because I doubt I'll agree with it.

[Oni]

You guys do realize that not every culture is well-suited to national government, right? The native peoples of the middle-east are very nomadic and tribal. The Taliban happens to be very popular as the "named" power for villages, as they represent conservative, religious values.

Pop quiz, which US party is popular in smaller towns, and what do they represent?

Depends what town.

[OversouL]

Have you guys seen "Lone soldier" to? It took massive amounts of taliban and weapons to kill 4 or 5 soldiers. :3

[Eclipse]

You guys do realize that not every culture is well-suited to national government, right? The native peoples of the middle-east are very nomadic and tribal. The Taliban happens to be very popular as the "named" power for villages, as they represent conservative, religious values.

Pop quiz, which US party is popular in smaller towns, and what do they represent?

So, what's that got to do with why the Taliban don't allow vaccines? The people are not suited to a government? o.O

[w00t]

The point was the the US has religious and other types of fanatics against well-proven vaccines, too. The only reason we don't agree with them is because our society is no longer structured to value conservative, religious values over all else.

You make the Taliban out as a big bad bully because that's what you've been trained to think, when we have equivalent organizations thriving in the US, and while you may not agree with them, I don't see you rallying against Amish people, when they also refuse vaccines, modern medicine, and deny their young education.

[Satan]

The point was the the US has religious and other types of fanatics against well-proven vaccines, too. The only reason we don't agree with them is because our society is no longer structured to value conservative, religious values over all else.

You make the Taliban out as a big bad bully because that's what you've been trained to think, when we have equivalent organizations thriving in the US, and while you may not agree with them, I don't see you rallying against Amish people, when they also refuse vaccines, modern medicine, and deny their young education.

There's a difference there though.
The Taliban is speaking on part of other adults.
The Amish speak for themselves.
Taliban is denying vaccines & modern medication for other people,
Amish are only for themselves.

The Amish respect people who live another way of life,
The Taliban do not.

[Eclipse]

The point was the the US has religious and other types of fanatics against well-proven vaccines, too. The only reason we don't agree with them is because our society is no longer structured to value conservative, religious values over all else.

You make the Taliban out as a big bad bully because that's what you've been trained to think, when we have equivalent organizations thriving in the US, and while you may not agree with them, I don't see you rallying against Amish people, when they also refuse vaccines, modern medicine, and deny their young education.

I don't live in the US, and although I'm British born, and have never been to Pakistan, I have links there, so I haven't been 'trained' to think anything. I'm still confused on your standing in this. You haven't said anything about your opinion, and rather have just given examples of the same thing happening elsewhere. Also, I have never heard of Amish people, but their situation sounds similar, and I have sympathy for them.

[Satan]

I don't live in the US, and although I'm British born, and have never been to Pakistan, I have links there, so I haven't been 'trained' to think anything. I'm still confused on your standing in this. You haven't said anything about your opinion, and rather have just given examples of the same thing happening elsewhere. Also, I have never heard of Amish people, but their situation sounds similar, and I have sympathy for them.

Educate yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

The situations really aren't anything similar.
They're basically pacifist. They aren't forcing anyone to do anything, it is their faith.

[w00t]

And denying modern medicine is a part of fundamentalist Islam, too.

The Amish do force their opinions on others, namely their children. And yes, the Taliban make decisions for other adults, because guess what? They were/are the ruling party for most of Pakistan.