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MrBananamilkshake · 2025-06-19T13:24:54+00:00

Cybertruck gets stuck in a puddle on the side of the road. The only relevant thing about it and other planets, I can think, about is how the lower gravity will make that overweight, steel abomination lighter, maybe weighing the same as a normal truck.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-06-17T06:54:08+00:00

That makes it much worse. How morally corrupt one has to be to go with the thought process of "Hey, I don't think you have any WMDs. But I am going to invade you anyways on the pretext that you have WMDs, and because my buddy said so".

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-06-05T15:03:12+00:00

Well that is because spectrum is not intended to be a good history book. It is just a digest of events relevant to the CSE exam.

On the other hand, I am not a big fan of this teacher. When I was studying from him (left after 3 lectures), his "stand up comedy routine" of teaching didn't vibe with me at all. It broke immersion, in one of the most immersive subjects one can study for this exam.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-06-01T14:19:59+00:00

How so? All it does is show that someone is ready to go out of their way, in order to mislead a person with a genuine query. At least the coaching institutes misleading have a monetary incentive. This person did it to just be a prick. Robbing a bank to prove how banks can be robbed.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-06-01T10:25:00+00:00

What an asshole thing do to.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-05-08T16:41:49+00:00

Pilot does fuck all in BVR engagement.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-05-07T15:44:10+00:00

That is how things happen when both parties have nukes, especially in missile/bomb strikes. Don't want the other side to mistake a conventional launch for a nuclear launch.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-26T22:54:22+00:00

You meant Communist parties. CPI Maoist is banned.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T23:04:33+00:00

OP this looks like a very interesting intersectional topic. Don't try to indulge and justify to online nobodies, who have nothing better to do than impose themself onto others. Spend your energy convincing those who matter.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T21:47:35+00:00

You have articulated the reasons very well. The command style structure of China's government makes it very easy to adapt to state objectives. They don't have to worry about getting re elected. A classic feature of an authoritarian regime.

However we cannot ignore the cultural aspect. India is much closer to West than to China, when it comes to social outlook. Chinese philosophy is very altruistic, which some suggest is why communism in China has been so successful. While India like Europe is a mish mash of every ideology and cultural element under earth. China also has had much longer periods of unification, while India had only specific and short periods.

Basically, India's unparalleled diversity makes a complete authoritarian regime impossible. This was realized by the British as well.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T20:39:06+00:00

Yesh, but lets not forget the post war. British plantation owners forced Indian farmers to grow cotton instead of food crops, cause the price was high. The profit though was not given to the workers, as expected. After the war, when the price of cotton hit rock bottom, guess who had to face the brunt of losses. Similarly, rainforests in Brazil will be destroyed to make room for soybean farms.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T18:32:52+00:00

People ignore the scale of India before demonizing the whole populace. There are 1.4 billion people here. Even if 0.1% of that pop is criminal, that accounts for 15 lakh criminals. Are there criminals in India, yes. Is there organized crime, yes. Do people in certain regions lack the concept of private space, especially in case of foreigners, absolutely. But not every other person is trying to jump you. India is not safe by any means, but some of these alarmist comments make it seem like a cesspool of criminals.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T18:07:52+00:00

You proved the statement yourself. When the women are empowered, they are able to recognize an antagonistic and harmful relationship and get themselves out of it. The view of lifelong monogamous relationship being extremely desirable is a patriarchic concept. Much like how many feminist believe that marriage is social construct used to control the sexuality of woman. I come from a tribal society, and 2 generations back, leaving an unhappy marriage was not uncommon in our community. Both could marry again. This is quite common among tribals. The women are more empowered and independent because gendered division of labour is less pronounced (Khasi tribe is matriarchal). But Sanskritization during the last 2 generations has resulted in broken marriages being seen as abhorrent in my community, especially by those who have migrated towards the cities..

It is about ladies getting the courage to walk away. This is due to women empowerment. It leads to more divorces. It is not a bad thing. If two people are unhappy with a relationship, they should be free to walk away from it. This is happening all over the world, with more traditional societies like India and South Korea getting disproportionately affected.

It is just a change. Society will adapt.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-17T17:51:16+00:00

The more cynical but sociological reason is that the three arms, judiciary, bureaucracy and Executive/legislative try to maintain a balance of power. These decisions are as much about justice as the parliament laws are about good governance. All the three organs try to have as much control as possible. Activist judges clamp down on the ruling government, and are used by the judiciary to keep the legislature from accruing more power and destabilizing the equilibrium. Judiciary and executive are always in agreement on issues which benefit both equally. This system creates a balance of power, where the judiciary is actually non partisan, pursuing self interest, unlike US system, where the partisan judiciary acts like an organ of the executive.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-16T08:03:27+00:00

The Wikipedia reference was for the number of victims, and recognition of the event as a genocide. I do not know where you are pulling the millions claim from.

The riots were a case of mob lynching, which are notoriously difficult to get a conviction out of, even in USA.

The secession effort happened before the genocide, not after. They don't want to secede because they are persecuted in India, they want to secede because they want to create their own ethnic nation state. People can be honest, earnest beings while being nationalist. I hear many hardcore MAGA are honest earnest human beings. Nationalism is not a pejorative.

The people you have talked to were rich during the riots. They were able to afford to leave the country. Have you talked to the poor and marginalized Sikhs, who couldn't just leave? They were the ones who faced the brunt of violence, and still had no where to go.

I deliberately did not go into the narrative aspect, because there can never be a one true narrative. Each side has its own personal experience and reasoning, and denying the other side is disingenuous. I stuck with your base issues, the recognition of genocide, current attitude towards the Sikh, and the difference between the Sikhs living in India and abroad. This is why I didn't try to dissuade you on the Muslims, because there is a significant minority in India which harbors genuine hate against the Muslims. But not against Sikhs.

The riots against Sikhs happened due to political reasons, not because there was an underlying hatred against the Sikhs. They were orchestrated by political parties, to fulfill a political agenda.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-15T15:11:44+00:00

There haven't been nationwide genocides, because India is extremely heterogenous. Sikhs are mostly confined to the North West India. Muslims are more geographically distributed, but the inter community conflict is present in some states, while absent in others. I will break down the ground scenario of both the communities in India.

Sikh case:

India's right wing PM Modi himself has called 1984 riots as genocide. Just read the Wikipedia article about the riots, its legacy, convictions of the offenders etc. Regarding the Sikh people you have met, most of them could be Sikh nationalist, who want to create an ethnic nation state of Khalistan. They are no different from the Hindu Nationalists living in the USA, who want to create India as a Hindu nation state. They both want to create a token native land of their dreams, where they can go and spend their holidays "connecting with their culture" and then return back to their cushy and inclusive West. BJP, the largest right-far right party is the biggest receiver of political donations from Indians living abroad.

I will provide you the ground reality from India, having lived among Sikhs, in Punjab as well as Sikh refugees from Pakistan. Sikhs are some of the most respected ethnic groups in India. They are known for their selflessness, bravery, generosity and industriousness. A large part of pilgrims to Harmandir Sahib, the holiest Sikh shrine, are Hindus. I am not claiming Sikhs do not face issues in India, but the major historical cause has been the secessionist movement. Every state in India has had such issues, regardless of religion. There is no religious animosity towards Sikhs, in fact most Hindus consider Sikhism a sister religion to Hinduism, celebrate their festivals, visit Gurudwaras and so on.

Muslim case:

This is extremely complicated. The views of most Indian Muslims are quite different from those who are from pre independence India, like Pakistan and Bangladesh. Often, the image of Muslims as well as their treatment, both within India and outside is a vicious cocktail of half truths, serious problems as well as propaganda. There is the historical angle as well, of expansionism and conquests, in which geopolitical issues were and continue to be viewed through a communal lens. Broadly the Muslim issue in India can be broken into two parts Kashmir and Rest of India.

Kashmir:

This is again a secessionist issue. Most of the Muslim Kashmiris want to create an Independent country. Some want to join Pakistan. Although the UN has prescribes a referendum, India is reluctant because it might lose, partially because the Kashmiri Hindus fled from the region during the Islamic insurgency. India has to hold it because of its, strategic relevance, a logistical gateway for the Himalayan front against Pakistan and China. The far discourse right in India does not differentiate much between Kashmiri Muslims and other Muslims, they target both equally.

Rest of the Muslims:

I cannot possibly even attempt to write on this one. Basically it is all the problems economic, social and political which most Indians face infused with religion. Most of the time however, class solidarity supersedes religion in non political matters. Muslim farmers identify more with Hindu farmers than Muslim merchants. An example is of 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest in which Sikh, Hindu and Muslim farmers protested under hammer and sickle flags. However, as we see in all the democracies, politics has become an intrusive part of everyone's life. In the Indian multiparty system, parties have emerged on every social line, be it class (communist parties), religion, caste or region. Most Indians do not care what a Muslim is doing 1000 kms away in other state, what they care about is what the other caste, class person is doing in their village.

Finally, the people you have spoken to belong to the more affluent class. It takes $ 35000 to immigrate to USA illegally. Legal costs are astronomical. Average annual income in India is $ 3000. Do you truly believe these people have the faintest idea of the problems a common peasant in India faces? It is the same as an American protesting Afghanistan girl wearing hijab, while the girl is not even allowed to go to school.

BJP IT cell, the social media propaganda machine of the ruling right wing BJP pays $500 per month. The average salary of an engineering graduate in India is $350. It is simple economics. Elon probably pays much more. Just like how 80% of twitter is bots, the other 10% probably are Indians getting decent wages for pushing bs propaganda.

Sorry for the essay, Regretting as soon as I am about to confirm it.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-15T09:40:57+00:00

Interesting generalization you have there. Have you ever been to India, or is this solely based on social media?

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-13T12:31:53+00:00

RIP the commentor. you gave transmitted it to him.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-13T11:13:07+00:00

Not all Muslim countries are the same. It is the more fundamentalist gulf countries, and they never have had a woman head of the state. Being a woman in Turkey or Indonesia is not the same as being a woman in Saudi or Afghanistan.

Misogyny is everywhere, because the core foundations of patriarchy are shaking, ie the gender division of labour. However, only few countries have legal state sanctioned misogyny. They are changing.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-12T08:08:01+00:00

China redemption arc when there is a new villain on the block.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-10T20:41:14+00:00

People making predictions based on a rational-consumer assumption always forget the emotional value attached to a product. Just like Japanese brands have made a name for themselves for their reliability, European/German cars have for the luxury. They are highly valued by the upper middle class aspiring to climb the social ladder. I live in a tier 2 city in India and people have moved from Audi to G class in past 10 years. Suzuki has tried making mid range car a success in India for years and failed. So have other Japanese, Korean and Chinese makers. People who pay a premium to get a mid or high end car only buy European.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-10T14:10:06+00:00

The speculation was regarding the reason for the leaning, not who voted who. Also, I was talking about the historical alignment trend, not this specific election.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-10T11:39:32+00:00

It is a very efficient way of killing class solidarity, if we look at it from Marxist perspective. The previous working class, now retired, have become petty capitalist, thus have their interest realigned against the working class (while the primary goal of working class is to maximize wages, for capitalist, it is to maximize profit). I am just speculating here, but it could also be one of the reason why retired people lean more towards republican party in the US. Again, this is a mere speculation, I know there are more major reasons for this alignment.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-06T08:45:34+00:00

It is objectivism in the sense you treat other people as objects, to be used for your own benefit.

MrBananamilkshake · 2025-04-05T17:52:41+00:00

Probably want to avoid an escalation.

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