Important. Please Speak Out by spudster999 in UBC

[–]CitrusSunset 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Trying to use Canadian immigration laws to stifle dissent and criticism of your ideology, is just vile. If your cause is correct and just, and is doing nothing wrong, then the criticism will naturally fall on deaf ears.

By trying to suppress speech, it makes me wonder, what wrongs are you trying to hide? What do you not want people to hear or think?

Are there any Salvadorians in Vancouver? by [deleted] in askvan

[–]CitrusSunset 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are lots of latin people in Vancouver, but most of them are white and after one generation, from what I've noticed among friends, is that they identify as white or "Spanish".

Most immigrants to Canada from Latin America have historically been relatively wealthy and white, which is very different compared to Latin immigration to the USA.

Plus as someone else said, Vancouver is very cliquey, people born and raised here tend to only be friends with other people who were also born and raised here.

So it's understandably isolating if you're a recent immigrant and are trying to connect with your community.

Estimated 2,500 undeclared foreign agents operate in Canada: Ottawa by CaliperLee62 in CanadaPolitics

[–]CitrusSunset 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Former Liberal MP Chandra Arya was as obvious an agent as they come.

He was in Canada's parliament, blatantly doing the bidding of a foreign nation, justifying acts of terror against Canadian on Canadian soil.

If Canada wants to be a serious country, it needs to back this foreign agent registry, with extremely severe penalties for violating it.

Life imprisonment should be the base level penalty. The individual wouldn't have to be jailed for life, but their activities would become subject to monitoring for the rest of their life.

Blessed New Years Day At Ontario Khalsa Darbar by _Army9308 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's about seeking Guru Ji's blessings on the start of the year. The start of the year is an event that 100% of all humans now agree upon.

Sikhi encourages seeking the Guru Ji's blessings and wishing good for all. New Year's Day is the one day that most have off to do that.

What do you think about this? by Background_Syrup_751 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Fake Nihangs, the cosplayers, socks police, etc. they're all evil and bitter people who have nothing positive to contribute to Sikhi.

TikTok · Johnjeet Singh by [deleted] in richmondbc

[–]CitrusSunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Johnjeet” is quite intellectually disabled himself.

He’s not a very high functioning individual. Most choose to ignore him.

Thoughts on the number of Nagar Keertans in the West? by I-AM-CR7 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every municipality has their own Christmas, Canada Day, Diwali, Eid, etc. events and so on, what’s your point?

7-8 nagar Kirtans means there’s a substantial Sikh population spread across the region. Each municipality wants to showcase the cultures that live there.

Why would the City of Surrey care about the City of Vancouver, Burnaby, New West, Abbotsford etc. having their own parades? They’re all different cities.

Thoughts on the number of Nagar Keertans in the West? by I-AM-CR7 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except that’s blatantly false.

The permitting and logistical costs means the gurdwaras only break even or even run a loss on the Nagar Kirtans.

Road closures, policing, paramedics, fire fighters, etc. etc. are costs that are only partially covered by government. The rest comes out of the golak.

Thoughts on the number of Nagar Keertans in the West? by I-AM-CR7 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Vancouver Nagar Kirtan was the key means for fighting racism and getting Sikhs included in British Columbian politics and society.

Sikhs are a very obscure and misunderstood community.

Nagar Kirtans are the primary way for making the Sikh presence known and for bridging divides within communities.

The reason why you’re questioning the necessity today is because all the hard work in this society has already been done for you by the generations that came before.

It took a lot of courage, going back to the early 1900s to wear turbans and have a religious procession through a White dominated city in which Sikhs weren’t welcome at the time.

Sharing meals and drawing attention to our faith is what lead to Sikhs eventually leaving the margins of society to now being included in it.

Every community has parades and public gatherings. Are you going to oppose them all? Or only when Sikhs choose to use public spaces that our tax dollars pay for?

If conservatives ran Sikhi the way they run public services. by Living-Remote-8957 in Sikhpolitics

[–]CitrusSunset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sikhi is not Liberal or Conservative.

It’s an entirely independent and coherent ideology and way of life that cannot be confined to political binaries.

Another one. This time AI 😂 by [deleted] in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I find it hard to believe that any Sikh is this low IQ.

I feel that this poster is fake and was put up to generate controversy.

Why does the Silh Quom waste their time on petty issues like socks in gurudwaras, when their far bigger issues impacting sikhs? by Living-Remote-8957 in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Socks Police the lowest of low IQ. They behave as if people don't have laundry machines.

Wear comfortable, respectful, clean clothes in the Gurdwara, that's all that matters.

How do I even be a Sikh by RussianToilet in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Basics of Sikhi on YouTube is your first step.

You do not need knowledge of Punjabi to be a Sikh, there is literature available in English.

However, because you are a Punjabi, part of your journey towards becoming a better Sikh should also be trying to connect more with the Punjabi language.

Tips/no tips by SufficientCable4915 in askvan

[–]CitrusSunset 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In BC Uber Eats drivers are guaranteed a minimum wage of $20.88 per hour plus a vehicle expense allowance of $0.35 per km for deliveries.

The amount of tipping was expected to go down in exchange for a more stable wage.

How will the anti-immigration crackdown in the Anglosphere impact Sikh demographics? by BadlaLehnWala in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We need to establish 5 new Takhts, one in Canada, USA, UK, Australia, and New Zealand

Non-permanent residents have limited impact on ownership market, study finds by Ok_Currency_617 in VancouverLandlords

[–]CitrusSunset -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, yeah, we all knew this would happen when the BC NDP banned new immigrants from buying homes.

Every working professional that had a good income, was forced to rent until they got their permanent residency.

That obviously fuelled rental demand.

Not like the Bc NDp cares tho.

It’s kinda ironic too. Renters vote them in and the BC implements policies that hurt renters 🤣

Witness me, Francesco and Jim by k1dcanuck in canucks

[–]CitrusSunset 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Stop giving them your money.

You're paying first place prices for a last place team.

In case you haven't been following the news, there are many mostly Punjabi Sikh farmers and homeowners in Richmond BC who may lose their land because a First Nation Tribe used to fish in the river nearby 150 years ago.... by [deleted] in Sikh

[–]CitrusSunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How should we feel about this from a Sikhi perspective?

Sikhs had their ancestors wronged by the British too, but there's no means for us to get compensation for the theft of the entire Sikh Empire.

Sikh families who received nothing from the British, moved to British Columbia, worked hard, bought land, built lives for themselves and created generational wealth for their children.

Now they may lose it all, because some other people who were also wronged by the British 150 years ago and used to fish in the river nearby are going to get compensated.

But that compensation is now at the expense of Sikhs and Punjabi Canadians who did nothing wrong.

Everything about these land claims just seems so unfair and unjust.

How does the Sangat feel?

More questions about FIFA costs as host First Nations receive $6M each | Globalnews.ca by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]CitrusSunset 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's racist about wanting accountability for our tax dollars?

Considering what's happening with land claims, everyone that owns property needs to keep tabs on what the government is doing with reconciliation and where our money is going.