MSNBC host Joy Reid has been criticized for using the tragedy unfolding for these Afghan women and girls who have been raised in Western values to demonize conservative American Christians, comparing them to the Taliban.
Reacting on Saturday to a Twitter post from BBC presenter Yalda Hakim reporting that the women of Taliban-controlled Herat had been turned away from their offices and university, Reid broke the news. “The Handmaid’s Tale in Real Life. “ She added, “(This is) a real warning to the United States, which has our own extreme religious right winging dreams of a theocracy that would impose a particular brand of Christianity, kick women out of the workforce and only at childbirth. , and would control all politics. “
It’s the handmaid’s tale in real life. A real warning to the United States, which has our own extreme religious right winging dreams of a theocracy that would impose a particular brand of Christianity, kick women out of the workforce and only at childbirth, and control all politics . https://t.co/R1lSCSUVwv
– Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid ???? (@JoyAnnReid) August 14, 2021
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Reid was quickly pushed back for using the Taliban’s rapid takeover of much of Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of the US military to bludgeon its political enemies. The notoriously misogynistic Islamic group cemented its control of northern Afghanistan with its capture of Mazar-e-Sharif on Saturday.
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“Here’s your takeaway: a tragedy unfolding in real time for girls in Afghanistan and you worry about an impossible and entirely fictional scenario that has never been particularly clever, let alone plausible.” one commentator said. “Rediscover your humanity, please. Afghan girls deserve better.
It’s your take-out! A tragedy unfolding in real time for girls in Afghanistan and you worry about an impossible and entirely fictional scenario that has never been particularly clever let alone plausible. Please rediscover your humanity. Afghan girls deserve better.
– Mjfern (@mjfern6) August 14, 2021
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Another watcher called Reid’s post “Utterly shameful, an insult to the plight of Afghan women who are being raped and slaughtered as we speak. Repulsive. “
Completely ashamed. An insult to the plight of Afghan women who are being raped and slaughtered as we speak. Repulsive.
– Mike McD (@MickGMick) August 14, 2021
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Reid, who has defended the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, has used similar rhetoric in the past to vilify the Tories. On Thursday, she said the Texas Republicans were “Put bonuses on women” by passing a law allowing residents to continue abortion clinics, adding, “It’s Talibanism. “
MSNBC’s Joy Reid compared Republican-backed laws to “Talibanism” in a Twitter rant about the Texas Heartbeat Bill? Now are we pro-lifers Taliban TERRORISTS? She doesn’t even understand what the Taliban are. If Republicans really liked the Taliban, she would be a man’s toy pic.twitter.com/zIl7qPfpmr
– WooWoo Laloo (@lmcdonald9) July 14, 2021
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In May, she said Texas lawmakers were “Create a warlord state” because they passed a bill allowing residents to carry handguns without being allowed. “By the time they are done”, she said, “We will not be Belarus, we will be Afghanistan.
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Reid’s latest slander against the Taliban sounded familiar to some observers. “You’re a one-trick pony with that, and it’s getting old” Republican pollster Glen Bolger tweeted. “Sorry, you don’t trust this country enough, but I do. “
You’re a one-trick pony with that, and it’s getting old. Sorry you don’t trust this country enough, but I do.
– Glen Bolger (@posglen) August 14, 2021
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