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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Country run by pedophiles apparently

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently??

I don't think it's ever been much of a secret. Not all of them are monsters, just the ones in power and their concubines

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The people voted for this though. The secular dictatorship was replaced by a democracy, and this is something Sunni and Shia parties agree on with a majority in the parliament. The old (abolished) law was introduced in 1959 with the beginning of the republican era after the end of the monarchy in 1958.

Even the opposition to it doesn't look that popular, not a lot of people:

The US put Iraq through sanctions, killed its scientists, and artists, and then invaded it and destroyed its infrastructure. The majority of Iraqis left through all that trauma had nothing but their religion institutions and tribal connections left, and through the democratic system the US imposed voted for this directly or indirectly. It sucks, but the destruction of Iraq started decades ago.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, it is a parliamentary democracy.

A democracy is never a guarantee of favorable or progressive outcomes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Nonetheless, it's still run by pedophiles. And if this is because of voting, then the people voting on this are pedophiles as well.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are those nine year olds also allowed to vote?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

We're not talking about humans. It's just girls.

/s... Obviously...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm so glad we brought freedom to that country 👏👏👏

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I don’t know if Netanyahu is glad now that the Iraqi resistance is attacking Israel. But he did a good job selling it to congress.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh great, now some US states are gonna get jealous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Y'all-queda is taking notes

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why not just remove it entirely? 9 is oddly specific

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

Because 8 is too young, you pervert!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

I guess it matches Aisha's age in the Qur'an

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

What other legally binding documents can a nine year old sign?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Libertarian paradise

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wondering if anyone who knows the language/region.

Can confirm the terms they use. Because age of consent when its clear the child is not able to express a chioce or old enouth to understand what they would be agreeing to.

Seems like a western interpretation. Or are the laws there really that hypocritical in their terminology.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Did they also make rule about marrying widows? Apart from Aisha, all of the Prophet Muhammad's wives were widows

Sorry for bad english. English isn't my native language and i use translator

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Iraq is bringing back child marriage!!

So this is what US/UK war on achieved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Poor timing for anyone who just accepted a four year position on Trump’s cabinet.