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minus-square@cydlinkEnglish8•edit-27 days agoNot really analogous, I think? The Taliban are and continue to be wackos, and the US-supported government in between the Taliban regimes was always obviously made up of incompetent crooks and grifters.
minus-square@nogooduserlinkEnglish3•7 days agoIt is a little bit similar in that the Taliban also said that they were going to be more moderate. That didn’t last very long though.
minus-square@cydlinkEnglish1•edit-27 days agoFair enough. I think the “Taliban are moderating” narrative was also helped by the fact that the Taliban were being compared against fricking ISIS.
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Not really analogous, I think? The Taliban are and continue to be wackos, and the US-supported government in between the Taliban regimes was always obviously made up of incompetent crooks and grifters.
It is a little bit similar in that the Taliban also said that they were going to be more moderate. That didn’t last very long though.
Fair enough. I think the “Taliban are moderating” narrative was also helped by the fact that the Taliban were being compared against fricking ISIS.