Episode 3: "Tribes Are Different From You and Me"

What qualities define tribes? Warrior pride, hostility to all outsiders, perpetual warfare, the obligation of revenge, suppression of women, a code of honor rather than a system of laws, extreme conservatism, unity with the land, patience and capacity for hatred.

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[AFGHANVIEW]

you got it wrong

the tribe is like democracy

we pashtuns have jirgas which means:peopel coming together giving their opinion and everyone is listened to.

and there is also a great individual freedom such as freedom to privacy and people are not valued by their belongings but everyone is a honourable person and its not pride but honour.

and tribal people are open to change but not by force or invaders but it comes from their own people and they arent against education,they just dont

[StevePressfield]

Thanks, Afghanview. Indeed I think I overstated. In a way such communal gatherings as jurgas are "more democratic than democracy" because everybody really gets heard. Thanks for correcting me!

[Ken1567]

Though I don't agree on everything, I do respect your well researched and academic material. You are a person that I enjoying reading! I wish that documentary was longer and with more examples.

[StevePressfield]

That was all I could afford, Ken!

[StevePressfield]

Thanks, Afghanview. Will do!

[jesusnotallah]

from below.. the enemy must be given protection. A prisenor of war cannot be tortured or killed. If he has not done any thing he must be allow to go home safe. the highest democracy. I think there are too many things to mention here but because the author does not really know about the full pashtun wali life style he has made some big errors but some of it is good.

[topbluffa1]

what a load of shit.

no women are worse treated than western women they want you to work so they can tax a extra 50% of the country that they couldn't before and so mothers have less influence on their children and more influenced by schools whos curriculum and opinions they favour our chosen by the government.

and also getting the women to go to work means a possible 50% rise in consumers.

not to mention how they parade naked women like objects and do it in the name of liberty... disgusting

[coolbuddydude1]

@AFGHANVIEW

Education of girls depends really on the father.

Some encourage their daughters and some don't.

I got uncles who let their daughters go to school and some that doesn't.

It is not a question of dishonour but more a question will be it useful, such as staying at home and helping out or going to school. This is true for both sides of my family. financial situations also are strong that influences their decision.

[bakeel2000]

any afghani guy please I need your reponse for my question if you know the answer, I heard that phastoon tribe are originally from yemen from

yemeni guy who loves afghani people, they are our brothers

[jesusnotallah]

Some of his points are good but some are not! for example in trible society you cannot take women to prison. You cannot allow to women to beat or charge a woman with any crime. such a system is the highest democracy. women are exculded from any form of law punishment. Again the highest democracy. If a man kill some one and he ask for fogiveness he must be forgiven this is a the part of the pashtun wali code. and it is the highest democracy. If an enemy ask for protection continue above...

[AFGHANVIEW]

anytime if you have any questions whatsoever ask me anytime.

my english is not so great but i,ll try to answer.

by the way nice videos