Magnitude

A week ago, Americans expressed vociferous outrage over the behavior of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They demanded his immediate resignation, threatened to sue and prosecute him, and considered rebranding the bridge bearing the name of his father.

Since then, a country the size of Texas was taken over by armed zealots who beat, rape, enslave, and murder women with impunity.

To understand the magnitude this tragic event, each of us should each consider an uncomfortable question. Would you rather work for Gov. Cuomo for a year or live under Taliban rule for a week?

If Americans had focused their outrage on dangerous threats like the Taliban instead of trying to ostracize someone’s creepy but otherwise effective boss, the women and girls of Afghanistan might have a future.