The Taliban & GOP Both Threaten Women: Authoritarianism
- How Similar are the GOP & Taliban? (w/ Dean Obeidallah), Thom Hartmann Program, Aug 24, 2021. Afghan women's rights are threatened but the GOP isn't their champion. The Taliban aren't the only ones trying to impose their will on women's bodies and choices.
- Afghan Women's Rights Are Threatened, But The GOP Isn't Their Champion, Aug. 18, 2021, Dean Obeidallah, MSNBC Opinion Columnist. Over the last few days, the airwaves have been filled with Republicans voicing their deep concern over the rights of the women of Afghanistan. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., put out a statement sounding alarm bells that women will suffer the most from the loss of human rights under the Talibans rule. Rep. Steve Chabot, the self-described dean of Ohio GOP congressional delegation, appeared Sunday on NPR declaring that under Taliban rule, the lives of women and girls are going to be reduced, condemned to slavery....
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/afghan-women-s-rights-are-threatened-gop-isn-t-their-n1277034