[SocialMeltdown]

...the truth is that, Taliban or no Taliban, women here remain strictly second-class.

Meet the new regime, same as the old regime.

I'm sure things will be "better" for women but it's all a matter of degree.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Yeah, the executions and beatings were only a degree or two less than the shame that these women must endure if they break tradition. Same old oppression, different (but close to equal) punishments.

[pocat]

"The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend" - Aristotle

[DAnconia55]

So basically...

Taliban = GOP
Northern Alliance = Demonkrats.

That about right?
Same old game played everywhere...

Bonus Points : The lesser of two evils is still _________?