well he/she does have a point. if someone sitting in Pakistan supports Taliban, then he might himself become a victim of the barbarians he supports. and even then, most of those lost souls (except for JI followers) who might have sympathized with the barbarians once upon a time have been forced to reevaluate their views for self-serving reasons if nothing else.
but it ridiculous for someone to sit in UK/US/Canada and enjoy the benefits of secular democracy, freedom of religion, freedom of speech to openly support or secretly defend the Taliban like you see here and on other forums. can’t get any more ironic than that - living in countries that are for the most part extremely tolerant and yet support so-called Muslims who cannot even tolerate fellow Muslims.
I remember the thread when FairyTale was talking about the town where kids were blown up playing volleyball in the evening. she said she was from that small town and how she was devastated, etc. but as soon as someone said something against the Taliban, she jumped into overdrive defending the Taliban and pinned it all on Jews and Hindus. and this was after some TV anchors went to the town and spoke to the people of the town who mentioned that many small time criminals and thugs had joined up with the Taliban and that they had unleashed this barbarity on the people of the town. I mean for God’s sake, how thick can we be? how much more proof do we need? when will we open our eyes?
these Taliban are not some warriors descended from heaven. most of them are illiterate. that Muslim Khan jackass of Swat was a laborer in the middle east. and these people made him into some sort of a great general a la Tariq bin Ziyad or whatever.
so, I agree with burqaposhx, it is ridiculous for those sitting in the west and enjoying the benefits of democracy to support/defend the Taliban or wish for martial law/army dictatorship (another fashionable demand from expats).