New World Man

The New World Man hopes that with this blog he can make people realize that the embrace of democracy and classical liberalism can make one feel the goodness of being alive on this planet. I couldn’t pass by ripping this blockquote from the lastest Good News From Afganistan post at Winds of Change.

“Badam is old enough to remember some of the crucial moments in Afghanistan’s early twentieth-century history. During the reign of the modernising King Amanullah [1919-29], he fought under Khan Haji against British forces. ‘At that time I was a handsome boy and I had the strength to fight against British,’ he said.

“Now, by voting, Badam said he felt as if he had struck another blow for Afghan independence. ‘I know it’s not appropriate for my age, but I danced the Atan [a traditional Pashtun dance] today because it’s one of the happiest days of my life,’ he said.

“He said he could count such days on the fingers of one hand. ‘The first was on my second wedding day, which was a love match, and the second was five years later, when I became father of a son,’ he said. ‘The third is today, when I decide my own destiny’.”

Looking back only a few years ago at the brutality that existed in Afganistan, it really is amazing to behold what’s taking place. At a slow pace, to be sure, but the seeds of a modern political culture are slowly germinating.

Read the whole thing.

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