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Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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I don't agree with any of the posters in this thread advocating that India become a Hindu state. But your viewpoint is also troubling for me. Do you not think there is an undercurrent of theocracy in Islam? Do you think that there is nothing wrong with the countries in that list? India is still far more diverse, liberal, accepting than any of those countries. You can't simultaneously think that India is horrible for…

Of course Islamic countries can be fairly theocratic. India was liberal pre-2014. Now all parties feel compelled to sport some form of Hindutva-lite. But you are fooling yourself if you think India is liberal or secular today. How many Muslim majority countries will you find where lynching is commonplace and a terror accused is specially picked as a candidate, because the act of terror was a blast in a mosque. Outsid…

Stoning to death is pretty common in Islamic countries.

You actually believe life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Iraq is safer?

India is always meant to be a Hindu state. The word secular was introduced by Indira Gandhi in her brief dictatorship.

Only 3 European countries do not have a state religion. All 56 or so Muslim majority countries clearly back a specific denomination.

Recently you have had a rally of 5 million Sunnis calling for the death Shias in Pakistan.

Stop making the false claim that India is dangerous for Muslims, it is the Muslims who are dangerous for India as you would never know when they are going to stab you in the back.

We have seen this many times over since independence, 2.4 million Hindus killed in Bangladesh in 1971.

Half a million Kashmiri Hindus ethnically cleansed from their ancestorsal homeland.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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> watch some videos of what actual Hindu gurus say. I am watching videos of what actual hindu gurus are saying and quoting hindu texts https://twitter.com/DalitChef/status/1283967349691826184?s=1... Right from the horses mouth. Quoting prabhupada. https://twitter.com/Devendrakumar_/status/128447931018772890... More knowledge from Prabhupada. Click on the video to hear him explain clearly. "The word dharma is used. Dh…

https://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/practice/dharma/th...

"duties according to his or her own nature"

Where do you find a fault in this?

The greatest sages and kings are famouly NOT born into families of priests or nobility.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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Of course Islamic countries can be fairly theocratic. India was liberal pre-2014. Now all parties feel compelled to sport some form of Hindutva-lite. But you are fooling yourself if you think India is liberal or secular today. How many Muslim majority countries will you find where lynching is commonplace and a terror accused is specially picked as a candidate, because the act of terror was a blast in a mosque. Outsid…

Stoning to death is pretty common in Islamic countries. You actually believe life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Iraq is safer? India is always meant to be a Hindu state. The word secular was introduced by Indira Gandhi in her brief dictatorship. Only 3 European countries do not have a state religion. All 56 or so Muslim majority countries clearly back a specific denomination. Recently you have had a rally of 5 m…

You have been spouting easily refuted fake news all over this thread. I am not going to fall into the trap of refuting false statement you make.

Only 3 European countries lack a state religion! Great going! The number of muslim kashmiris killed by state forces is several orders of magnitude higher than the Hindus killed - a couple of hundred in 1989-90. I will stop here, because you will simply respond with a barrage of lies.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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Imagine having a mind that is so saturated with hatred and propaganda that a young girl's cry of despair from 1855, protesting against centuries upon centuries of oppression and brutality, is blithely discarded as 'atrocity literature'. For all the warbling about 'dharmic' culture, basic humanity and a desire to develop an inner yardstick for truth is utterly missing from your absurd screeds.

Was the book "written" by the girl or is it the church/colonizers that had authored the book. And did the girl live for centuries just so she can experience the white savior?

I am out of the thread. Not interested in engaging anymore with silly, trollish bile that is regurgitated from a reservoir of rancor and insecurity.

But it's quite clear that the essay managed to rattle your threadbare, befuddled convictions.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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https://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/practice/dharma/th...

"duties according to his or her own nature" Where do you find a fault in this? The greatest sages and kings are famouly NOT born into families of priests or nobility.

From the link

"The shudras are the only section of society allowed to accept another’s employment"

As I am an employee now, as are many of my brahmin friends, are we shudras now? If I start teaching the holy books, do I become a brahmin?

What the hell does duties according to ones nature mean? Who decides ones "nature"? A single person can be an employee, warrior, priest or businessman. What is the point of forcing people into categories?

What does it mean to perform your caste duties and nothing else, even if I am better at something else? How does that jive with "duties according to ines nature". If I am an employee, can't I have a side business.

Why is there so much worry about marriage across caste lines? Why fret about varna sankara? It is obvious that you get your caste by birth, not by your acts. If you perform your caste duties without asking questions you get an upgrade to a higher caste in the next birth. Ultimately, becoming a brahman. You can cross check with any guru in a temple you like, instead of arguing with me.

Examples of shudras becoming brahmins are pre-bhagavata gita. After the gita, such a caste transition is only possible via the cycle of death and rebirth.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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Stoning to death is pretty common in Islamic countries. You actually believe life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Iraq is safer? India is always meant to be a Hindu state. The word secular was introduced by Indira Gandhi in her brief dictatorship. Only 3 European countries do not have a state religion. All 56 or so Muslim majority countries clearly back a specific denomination. Recently you have had a rally of 5 m…

You have been spouting easily refuted fake news all over this thread. I am not going to fall into the trap of refuting false statement you make. Only 3 European countries lack a state religion! Great going! The number of muslim kashmiris killed by state forces is several orders of magnitude higher than the Hindus killed - a couple of hundred in 1989-90. I will stop here, because you will simply respond with a barrage…

You are just a brainwashed islamist cherry picking facts.

Pakistan exports terrorism to Afghanistan, Iran and India. Security forces kill terrorists.

Ethnic cleansing is about driving out people.

Bangladesh claims the 2.4 million Hindus killed.

You do not need a research report to prove the ethnic cleansing I Islamic dominated regiins, Pakistan as well as Kashmir has 99% muslim population. Please explain.

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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post #174

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Was the book "written" by the girl or is it the church/colonizers that had authored the book. And did the girl live for centuries just so she can experience the white savior?

I am out of the thread. Not interested in engaging anymore with silly, trollish bile that is regurgitated from a reservoir of rancor and insecurity. But it's quite clear that the essay managed to rattle your threadbare, befuddled convictions.

No it just exposed you as a member of atrocity literature cottage industry.

Perhaps connected to a church or left organisation

Re: Silicon Valley thought India was its future, now things have changed

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This downward trend has long been in the works. The current government came into power riding on a wave of popularity, largely driven by their "IT cells". Now comfortably in power, they are probably dismantling the path, to avoid others who might try to follow. The government is not just in a stand-off with big-tech companies. It continues to view its own citizens as adversaries with frequent internet shutdowns [1].…

Can we stop with all this IT cell bullshit? Modi got in because he was more competent than the rajputra of the Nehru dynasty. My family are from Gujarat. We’ve known about Modi since he was governor. We moved out of our ancestral village several generations ago but still return on special occasions because our kuladevi is there. The area is semi-desert. Modi got water from the Narmada dam piped in. Now cash crops can…

I don't think people are going to like this reply mate. :)
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