They say that 50% of Afghan women are depressed because of all the decades of war and anti-women

[applegrove]

governments. They say that Afghanistan is like a 11th century country. Maybe being happy humans
all the time is new. That would explain why you are less delusional and more perceptive when you are sad than happy or angry.
When stressed and depressed and fighting for your and your children's daily survival you would need to bring your
"A" game and be extra perceptive. And because people are happier in the last few centuries in the USA people are more easily swayed by GOP nonsense.

[choie]

1. only 50%?

n/t

[applegrove]

2. I don't have the article but yeah it was a little more than 50% were depressed but there was a whole

host of other mental illnesses that people suffered from. So most of the people were mentally ill somehow.

[Riftaxe]

3. They say a lot of things, amazing

how they can still to this day keep their anonymity...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. It is especially bad because they used to have much more freedom

It's not as if they've been living cooped up in their houses forever.

That's what is especially depressing.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

5. Afghanistan in the 1950s and 60's

I found these pictures mind blowing, a whole new dimension of afghan society that was news to me.

http://englishrussia.com/2011/07/21/the-afghanistan-of-the-50s-60s/