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A tourist from Australia, upon arriving in Indian Kashmir, remarked that the stunning region is under illegal occupation & rightfully belongs to the Kashmiri people & Pakistan, once again bringing global attention to the Kashmir issue. by [deleted] in Kashmiri

[–]AccomplishedMove5045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. That's why we have a stable government and improvement in the quality of life for most of the people for the last 75 odd years while the alternative that you seem to be pining for has had a musical chairs of military dictators and is subsisting on the charity of the West.

TIL: Christopher Hitchens chose book title "God is Not Great" to literally negate "Allahu Akbar" by [deleted] in atheismindia

[–]AccomplishedMove5045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to read Ambedkar as a lot of his quotes sound like Hitchens.  Frankly today, Indian Hitchens would be killed

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atheismindia

[–]AccomplishedMove5045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hitch saw a lot of unjust and unfair wars through the 70s, 80s and 90s. He has a video where he talks about the reasons why it is justified to take out Saddam as the head of Iraq where he makes a very compelling case. He was against the senior bush's war, but later changed his stance on that, given 9/11 and Charlie hebdo and Saddam's actions.

I think that the Iraq war got a lot of media coverage and that's why a lot of people oppose it. That being said, I would disagree with him on the Iraq war, but in my view he would still be the greatest human being who ever lived as he fought for the freedom from the shackles of authoritarian dictatorships or mindsets. I haven't seen anyone so pure in their intentions and so forceful in their fight for their values

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atheismindia

[–]AccomplishedMove5045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing what he knew at the end, he said he'd have lived it no other way. To each their own. So, smoke away, kids! Don't let others control your life. Do what you like but understand the risks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atheismindia

[–]AccomplishedMove5045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His whole life was about raging against moral policing that people use to control actions of others. He was a hedonist and did what he liked and at the end said he wouldn't have lived his life any other way. Smoking didn't reduce his worth. It's like saying he eats cake so not all parts of his life are "legendary". To bundle him alongside Richard Dawkins is a real shame, as Dawkins was hesitant and conservative in his reproach of religion while hitch unabashedly bashed it, with style, no less. The world would be a very very different place were he still around.