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haele

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5. Agreed, just pointing out the explanation given by those who push the "tradition"...

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 07:05 PM

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It's all about social control in that particular culture - like ritual bathing, menstrual huts, prohibitions against certain foods...
Some tribal leader was afraid of dogs, and had to come up with an excuse to make them "unclean" so he didn't have to deal with them unless they were closely controlled as a tool. Because he sure as hell couldn't get his subjects to give up their herding and guard dogs.
Just like others with Mommy or Daddy issues had to control their women and children.
And the "tradition" was continued.

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I despised the shah as well and fervently disagreed markodochartaigh Tuesday #1

The shah is old news at this point fujiyamasan Tuesday #4

The Islamic regime is worse. The people of Iran prefer the Shah over JI7 Tuesday #7

A lot of tribal cultures in the middle/central East consider it unclean to keep a dog for other than working haele Tuesday #2

I'm going to push back on that a bit. For a dog's presence to be "unhealthy" requires Coventina Tuesday #3

Agreed, just pointing out the explanation given by those who push the "tradition"... haele Tuesday #5

No problem, just saying what the explanation was from what I'd been told. haele Tuesday #6