Unfortunate that does include dev of lemmy too.

edit: The opinions if that support actually takes place or not differs between people as you will find out in the discussions below.

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    3 years ago

    A big thing to keep in mind while talking about unfortunate situations happening in other countries, if you don’t live there, you don’t get a say - what so ever - about what should be happening

    My opinion is shaped by people that actually live or lived there recently.

    As observers, most of us from western nations, we can only talk about the facts of what’s happening, the policies of the organizations in question, and discuss the pros and cons of those things

    Maybe that’s the difference between us. I don’t see myself in mere observer role, but as someone who takes part in shaping history. I listen to the people that are effected, and try to find out what my capabilities are to support them. Obviously my capabilities are limited and I will not name what they are, but I will name possibilities of how to support:

    • help refugees with resources you have, or the one you can acquire
    • help refugees to get legal resistance status by many means
    • pressure your own government so that more safe passages can be organized
    • organize passports
    • organize money and hand it over to local groups
    • amplify the voices of people in Afghanistan who struggle for emancipation and find out what material support they need and how you can help with organizing such
    • attack by whatever means feasible the military industrial complex that is NATO, or that helps Taliban
    • support structures that emerged from the Kurdish resistance movements, as their experience and their achievements can help all surrounding communities
    • you can blend into the masses, speak local lang, you have useful skills that could benefit emancipation, you are physical and mental strong enough to deploy yourself into a potential war zone, then consider to go there and consider building international volunteer structure so that those that come after you, have it easier to join in
    • …etc.
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      3 years ago

      I’ll be very critical of them when they eventually start to show their true colours

      they shut down women protests for example. They harass women. What more do you need to stop building legitimacy for the Taliban?

      If they’re being honest

      they say women have to obey sharia law as interpreted by the Taliban. That’s their promise.

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        3 years ago

        But will I quietly watch from the sidelines hoping for the best? absolutely.

        please do so, instead of writing long posts about your “critical support” for the Taliban.