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[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Country run by pedophiles apparently

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 14 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

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 13 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.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, it is a parliamentary democracy.

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

[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 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.

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Could be anywhere then

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 29 points 1 month ago
[–] Cryan24@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are those nine year olds also allowed to vote?

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

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

/s... Obviously...

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Y'all-queda is taking notes

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why not just remove it entirely? 9 is oddly specific

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

Because 8 is too young, you pervert!

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 13 points 1 month ago

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

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Libertarian paradise

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 7 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.

[–] fatur0000new@lemmy.ml 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

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] 4vr@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Iraq is bringing back child marriage!!

So this is what US/UK war on achieved.