re: It helps in some ways. But, then you give people to many choices and they may reject the one you want them to make. Freedom is a double edge sword.

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re: It helps in some ways. But, then you give people to many choices and they may reject the one you want them to make. Freedom is a double edge sword.

Chris Vancil — 10/17/2004 10:45:39 PM (archived)

We gave a single individual the power to visit all the polling areas in Afghanistan. Gees, and he won what a surprise!

We give them freedom or the appearance of freedom which is it?

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Three years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan is flooding the world with heroin, warlords reign in the provinces, women are scared and the new security forces are underarmed and undersized, anal… - Bowser - 10/16/2004 6:25:17 PM
- Progress is an eight-letter word spelled E L E C T I O N (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/17/2004 5:13:38 PM
  - Voting, elections and illusions, Afghan style. - Bowser - 10/17/2004 10:53:57 PM
    - Democracy does not sprout overnight. It will take time. Fortunately, we have started to ball rolling. - David F Mayer - 10/18/2004 6:56:15 PM
  - re: It helps in some ways. But, then you give people to many choices and they may reject the one you want them to make. Freedom is a double edge sword. - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 10:45:39 PM
- Uh Do You Remember What It Was Like Under The Taliban? - Mark Eby - 10/16/2004 11:12:09 PM
  - re: A little better on reducing sales of drugs. The Taliban had tighter control of the state. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 2:21:24 AM
    - DNC idiots - Taliban advocates! Un(freekin)believable! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/17/2004 8:29:46 PM
      - re: If you think that I'm some how pro Taliban you're the IDIOT! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 10:29:00 PM
        
        Whew! Thank goodness. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/18/2004 2:38:38 AM
    - Only Temporarily I Think - Mark Eby - 10/17/2004 12:26:45 PM
      - re: Only Temporarily I Think - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 10:38:37 PM
        
        Drats I Was Hoping For Actual Data To Review (n/t) - Mark Eby - 10/17/2004 11:02:30 PM
        
        re: Drats I Was Hoping For Actual Data To Review - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 11:11:29 PM
        
        Don't Want Any Drug Searches On My Computer - Mark Eby - 10/17/2004 11:16:02 PM
    - So are you in favor of us using Taliban style tactics? (n/t) - Lee - 10/17/2004 3:53:15 AM
      - No. The bigger question is Bush planning to "remove" all dictaorships and regimes we now don't like? - Chris Vancil - 10/17/2004 5:09:30 AM
  - No opium? (n/t) - Bowser - 10/16/2004 11:19:35 PM
- re: Three years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan held an election - gbaikie - 10/16/2004 9:01:31 PM
  - Afghanistan had some voting. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/17/2004 5:35:03 AM
    - Total: 4,699,659 - 41% of Registered Voters - gbaikie - 10/17/2004 6:40:02 AM
      - In the old Soviet Union, Stalin would get 90% of the voters voting for him...... - Publius - 10/18/2004 7:49:33 PM
        
        re: In the old Soviet Union, Stalin would get 90% of the voters voting for him...... - gbaikie - 10/18/2004 8:07:01 PM
      - Voting v. Election - Bowser - 10/17/2004 3:15:16 PM
        
        Total: 5,470,812 - 47% of Registered Voters- still counting (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/18/2004 6:59:06 AM
        
        Total: 5,822,579 - 50% of Registered Voters- still counting (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/19/2004 1:21:29 AM
        
        Total: 6,162,320 - 53% of Registered Voters- still counting (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/19/2004 9:32:10 AM
        
        Total: 6,611,926 - 57% of Registered Voters- still counting (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/20/2004 7:49:01 AM
        
        It's better than nothing - Fox - 10/17/2004 4:39:41 PM
        
        Behind the bites. "Election" or illusion? - Bowser - 10/17/2004 8:05:52 PM

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