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I think that was just me and what I was saying -- which you are wildly misrepresenting -- is that I'd rather the Taliban be in charge of Afghanistan than the US, because with a local government rather than a colonial government there is a much better outlook for positive change due to local sentiments (and protest, etc.)
As I told you then and will repeat: I do not like the Taliban. This isn't about "liking" anyone, it's about the US colonial occupation not being a model for anyone in the country making progress except for a small handful of compradores.
The problem is you like the Taliban oppressing the people of Afghanistan more than them having a representative democracy where they govern themselves. The Taliban denies woman basic human rights like access to education. It cuts the heads off of political enemies. It's performs cruel and unusual punishments on prisoners. It imposes its version of Islam on everyone. This is not desirable. The idea you would blow this off with nonsense about colonialism is absurd. Local rule is not somehow inherently desirable. Going out of your way to rationalize authoritarianism is tanky behavior.