Decolonization is fundamentally a violent process — Frantz Fanon (paraphrased) RTs are what I find interesting and are NOT fact checked.
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I would urge all Hindus to look at Derrick Bells Rules of Racial Standing. Its written about Black people in the US, but applies to Hindus 100%.
mdcbowen.org/p2/rm/define/be…
First Rule: (Hindu experiences do not count, they need MORE evidence than a non-Hindu to prove their case)
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Toadie Media.
From investigating and exposing the Bofors Bribery Scam to plugging a hagiography, quite a leap of ethical faith.
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Bhimrao was 21 when he impregnated his 13yo old wife, ramabai.
Bhimrao kept on impregnating her until she eventually passed away, after she was gone, he instantly ditched her and married another woman.
I reject the idea of this guy being the chairman of Constitution's drafting committee.
Dr. Ambedkar rejected the idea of portraying Rama as Maryada Purushottam on moral grounds, citing five controversial incidents in the Ramayana:
1. The killing of Vali – Rama killed Vali by attacking him from behind while he was fighting Sugriva.
2. Sita’s Agni Pariksha – Rama subjected Sita to a trial by fire to prove her purity.
3. Abandoning pregnant Sita – Rama sent his pregnant wife into exile in the forest.
4. Sita’s final ordeal – Sita ultimately returned to the earth rather than continue living under such humiliation.
5. The killing of Shambuka – Rama killed Shambuka for performing penance, according to the Uttara Kanda.
From the standpoint of morality and justice, Rama cannot be regarded as a God or an ideal man.
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While China continues information warfare, so as to promote violence against Indians in US, one has to wonder what else they are doing in terms of manipulating media inside India.
An extraordinary investigation by Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, Prothom Alo, has exposed a Chinese influence operation in Dhaka. More than 150 Chinese streamers have been livestreaming on WeChat from the city’s slums for months, presenting the locations to their Chinese audiences as New Delhi, India.
Prothom Alo investigated the activity, examined their Chinese-language broadcasts and had the translations verified by four Bangladeshis familiar with the language. The findings are quite revealing. The streamers were not merely misidentifying the location. They were portraying Indians as living in filthy, impoverished conditions, while describing the surroundings as New Delhi. One woman was even caught explicitly telling her viewers that she was showing them New Delhi while livestreaming from a neighbourhood in Dhaka.
This is how information warfare and perception-shaping work. Footage from Bangladesh is being deliberately passed off as footage from India to manufacture negative perceptions of the country. A disturbing example of how anti-India narratives and hate campaigns are manufactured and amplified through social media.
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HINDUS SHOULD BE AS CRITICAL OF OTHER RELIGIONS AS OTHER RELIGIONS ARE CRITICAL OF HINDUISM/SANATANA DHARMA, just as open debate is necessary for truth in Science. The attempt to disarm Hindus at a level of debate must end for the truth of the Divine Self to be revealed.
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As a proper malayali I endorse this
We celebrate Deepavali
Those who say malayalis only celebrate onam and vishu knows nothing about Kerala. A true malayali celebrate all festival. Next is our TriKarthika coming
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My uncle was killed in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bombings carried out by Islamist terrorists. The heartbreaking irony? He was parking his two-wheeler at a hospital to donate blood for the blast victims when another bomb exploded, taking his life. He went there to save lives.
Yeah but this courtesy is not extended to Hindus for some reason. Love it when such bigots get their just desserts from the racists who hate us probably less than the “Sikh Activists” hate us for just being Hindu.
My husband watched me pray in our Sikh faith at the RNC — and one of our last text messages before he died a couple of weeks later was telling me
he was so proud of me. He was supposed to be there, but he was also dying from two serious illnesses, and he could not make it at the last minute. Our medical staff at home took care of him while he watched me pray in our faith tradition -/ just as we did at home daily over each meal.
All you trash who have denigrated my prayer to the ONE GOD many faiths believe in, deeply hurt me for the last two years, but I could not comment back because I was part of a campaign and then confirmation -/ administration. It’s over. I won’t be silent any longer.
Go read the First Amendment and my extensive record on behalf of ALL people of faith in America. For 34 years. And then let’s measure our respective records on religious liberty. I welcome all comers who think they can prove they did more than I did for ALL people of faith in this country. There are none. I intend to keep fighting for ALL people of faith in America for the rest of my life. But I won’t hide my own faith for one second. It’s protected by our Constitution.
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Even after being abused by racists, the Khalistani is pleading to them that don't abuse me as I pray to the same Abrahamic god as you Christians do 😂 Entire ideology was invented to serve the goras and it's on display even now
My husband watched me pray in our Sikh faith at the RNC — and one of our last text messages before he died a couple of weeks later was telling me
he was so proud of me. He was supposed to be there, but he was also dying from two serious illnesses, and he could not make it at the last minute. Our medical staff at home took care of him while he watched me pray in our faith tradition -/ just as we did at home daily over each meal.
All you trash who have denigrated my prayer to the ONE GOD many faiths believe in, deeply hurt me for the last two years, but I could not comment back because I was part of a campaign and then confirmation -/ administration. It’s over. I won’t be silent any longer.
Go read the First Amendment and my extensive record on behalf of ALL people of faith in America. For 34 years. And then let’s measure our respective records on religious liberty. I welcome all comers who think they can prove they did more than I did for ALL people of faith in this country. There are none. I intend to keep fighting for ALL people of faith in America for the rest of my life. But I won’t hide my own faith for one second. It’s protected by our Constitution.
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I was once working in Qatar. I was approached by two Pakistani colleagues who were uncomfortable with my wedding ring. “Men don’t wear gold.” When I explained it is the only piece of gold I wore. One said “wear silver. All Muslim men do.”
When I laughed, they continued, “Don’t laugh. If ever you become Muslim you’ll know. Become one. It’s the right thing. Look around. This is a Muslim country. Nobody is poor here. There is wealth. All countries that were walked on by our Prophet are rich. Even Israel.”
Then I did something dangerous. “Why is Pakistan poor if it is Islamic?” The other one said, “Because we are neighbors to Hindus.” This shocked me. I excused myself from there immediately and avoided any more of this conversation.
Complaint would not have helped me. They would have sided with my colleagues. Thankfully, I had to bear only three more days there. Since returning to India, I have never gone back to a Muslim country since.
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Iran’s government officials gave maybe the most insightful, thoughtful and serious Diwali greetings I’ve seen today. While others, including Indians themselves, posted generic greetings with Bollywood-like images devoid of substance, Iran’s embassy posted and delivered some interesting remarks on the meaning of Diwali and connecting its history to the present.
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This Deepavali is making people go deeply into civilizational memory it appears! (a viral post on western elite "shame" about replacing their old gods unlike the hindus; this framing here...)
Iran’s government officials gave maybe the most insightful, thoughtful and serious Diwali greetings I’ve seen today. While others, including Indians themselves, posted generic greetings with Bollywood-like images devoid of substance, Iran’s embassy posted and delivered some interesting remarks on the meaning of Diwali and connecting its history to the present.
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China remains India's greatest adversary. And the Chinese Communist Party plays dirty. It will wield all the weapons and tools at its command and then some to delineate India as backward, superstitious, dirty, filthy.
These influence operations go hand in hand with Chinese analysts exploiting the openness of social media platforms while their platforms remain blocked behind the great firewall.
Add to that CCP's systemic operations to constrain India's rise by strict export control and weaponisation of supply chain on tunnel boring machine, rare earths and minerals, engineers, etc.
It is in no hurry to solve the border problem, and is now selling fighter jets to Bangladesh.
An extraordinary investigation by Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, Prothom Alo, has exposed a Chinese influence operation in Dhaka. More than 150 Chinese streamers have been livestreaming on WeChat from the city’s slums for months, presenting the locations to their Chinese audiences as New Delhi, India.
Prothom Alo investigated the activity, examined their Chinese-language broadcasts and had the translations verified by four Bangladeshis familiar with the language. The findings are quite revealing. The streamers were not merely misidentifying the location. They were portraying Indians as living in filthy, impoverished conditions, while describing the surroundings as New Delhi. One woman was even caught explicitly telling her viewers that she was showing them New Delhi while livestreaming from a neighbourhood in Dhaka.
This is how information warfare and perception-shaping work. Footage from Bangladesh is being deliberately passed off as footage from India to manufacture negative perceptions of the country. A disturbing example of how anti-India narratives and hate campaigns are manufactured and amplified through social media.
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Ugandan businessman Frank Gashumba says he doesn’t believe in democracy and would rather have a dictator in charge for 25 years if it meant better social services.
In an interview shared by News Lion, he argued that holding elections every five years doesn’t actually change anything.
What people need, he said, is reliable electricity, running water, decent schools, hospitals, and roads.
Ordinary Africans, he added, care more about those services than about who the president is.
He pointed to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and China as places that work without elections, and claimed that every five years only a small group benefits from the voting process, not regular people.
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Soviet TP-05 magnetic levitation (maglev) prototype train. Photo by Evgeny Nederya, 1986.
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"I don't know" ≠ "there isn't any".
But, to be fair to Iris here - the blame attaches to Hindus themselves who tell vague words like "light over darkness".
It is when a divine King returned to his kingdom; day when a demon was slayed. And when ancestors leave for the year.
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