Consider the background leading up to current political climates in the U.S. and Afghanistan. A long insurgent war, the longest ever in fact, has brought us to a stalemate. Perhaps the lesson to be learned is there ultimately never really was any point to it. The forces of fundamentalist religion are the common denominator, and the situation is the same here as it is in the ‘Stan. The fight against oppression and racism will continue as long as religious zealots band together proclaiming their superiority over others. Rational people should consider the fools pushing abortion, LGBTQ and similar issues from churches across the U.S. as just a western arm of the Taliban.
With economic incentive to continue, the story will not change. Religion is fighting humanity. Everything doesn’t need to be a money-making proposition. How long will it take to figure this shyt out? Will we ever?