A Thousand Splendid Dictators Analysis
Power is a drug more alluring than any other and few individuals given access to it are able to resist its intoxicating draw. It drives most who drink from it insane with the thirst for more and then even more. All caught in powers spell eventually succumb to it and become corrupted to the point of no return. This is true time and time again throughout the entirety of recorded human history. Up until their demise, monarchs of European countries turned their peoples against them in droves with high taxes to finance petty wars and build extravagant palaces for their own enjoyment. Even more corrupted by power are the dictators of more recent times who carry out mass exterminations of those who stand up for themselves. Now, turn the focus to a rocky desert land in the Middle East which goes by the name of Afghanistan and
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The Soviets gave equality to men and women, but tried to force their ways on an alien culture that would eventually result in the county’s destruction. Next, the various warlords of the Mujahideen allowed the men under their control to do as they pleased causing fear amongst Afghanistan’s inhabitants that they might be shot, raped, or a number of other horrific things. Finally, the Taliban brought forth stability for the areas they controlled, but only through brutality and they strictly enforced their extreme Sharia Law. These people have had the power to change their country from a backwater nation to one in the modern era. Instead they use their power to suppress the population and make themselves incredibly wealthy. Before leaving Afghanistan it is the responsibility of the United States to make sure the new government is stable and strong enough to maintain its status quo of freedom for
The Soviets gave equality to men and women, but tried to force their ways on an alien culture that would eventually result in the county’s destruction. Next, the various warlords of the Mujahideen allowed the men under their control to do as they pleased causing fear amongst Afghanistan’s inhabitants that they might be shot, raped, or a number of other horrific things. Finally, the Taliban brought forth stability for the areas they controlled, but only through brutality and they strictly enforced their extreme Sharia Law. These people have had the power to change their country from a backwater nation to one in the modern era. Instead they use their power to suppress the population and make themselves incredibly wealthy. Before leaving Afghanistan it is the responsibility of the United States to make sure the new government is stable and strong enough to maintain its status quo of freedom for