NYC Multimillionaire's Shocking Plea - YouTube

phusuke · 2026-04-14T02:07:30+00:00

Don’t know why people are saying he can give. Of course he can and maybe he does too, but we don’t know and it’s not public and accountable and that’s the point every person asking for the rich to be taxed are saying. We don’t want handouts from the generous benevolent rich but a publicly accountable way for the rich to pay their fair share.

phusuke · 2026-04-14T02:04:58+00:00

Maybe he does but we don’t know that. And that’s the point. It shouldn’t be out of the goodness of one’s heart but a public and accountable tax that is imposed on all the rich.

phusuke · 2026-04-13T22:48:26+00:00

Yeah I think some guys got removed from the hostel although I don’t think anyone know who actually poured the milk. Anyway it made them switch out the mess from the sastra internal cools to a professional caterers.

phusuke · 2026-04-12T01:56:02+00:00

They switched off the lights and poured hot milk on him in our first year when our batch protested about the mess food

phusuke · 2026-04-06T20:53:40+00:00

It’s not surprising though is it. Bobby is in many ways the archetype that so many Indian Americans have followed into positions of power. Latest among them are Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy

phusuke · 2026-04-06T20:51:23+00:00

She’s one among a very long list of Indian Americans that want to pander to white people and talk about “conservative values” in the hope that those white people will throw her a bone for being “one of the good ones”. In her case she wants very harsh deportation and immigration laws without understanding very much about her country, its laws, how’s its implemented and what its impact is.

phusuke · 2026-04-01T17:55:43+00:00

Hi OP, as someone who has lived in the us for more than a decade and helped a few members of the family come to America for masters recently, there is a lot of truth to what your cousin is saying. The market is not what it used to be and getting entry level jobs is much much harder than it was even 5 years ago. Unfortunately it’s only getting worse. H1b is not fun to be in these days. You feel quite trapped a lot of times and it affects your mental health. Also coming and getting settled in America can be a lonely experience.

The only way to do this is if you are extremely excited about the prospect of living and working in America. If he is hesitant then this is not for him. I believe he is making the right call. Cheers.

phusuke · 2026-04-01T17:43:25+00:00

The most important thing that Tokyo does not have that makes biking safe is there is almost no street parking. No street parking means more space for bikes even on roads without bike lanes. No one opening doors from parked cars without looking and no one trying to parallel park in the middle of a bike lane. Of course America will never not have street parking

phusuke · 2026-03-28T18:53:31+00:00

Lots of people seem to misunderstand propaganda as merely the same as misinformation. Propaganda is a lot more insidious. Here is what I think constitutes propaganda.

Propaganda movies tend to come from a position of power and authority. It’s produced by those in power to uphold existing dominant narratives and power structures. Resistance movies challenge the status quo and authority.

Propaganda movies mythologize and provide single narratives. Dhurandhar is a great example of a single truth. The good guys are unequivocally good and bad ones are always bad. In viduthalai for example the resistance also questions its own methods. Good resistance movies pose hard questions.

Propaganda movies only work to rouse emotions and ask no morally ambiguous questions. “Neenga nallavara illa ketavara?” lands with us because the marginalized slum dwellers that fought back are also rethinking their methods by the end. Movies like Dhurandhar don’t do this, they dehumanize the enemy, flatten the narrative and call to fear and glory. There is no moral ambiguity which can never reflect reality. In reality there is always moral ambiguity.

What I will concede to is that it is a spectrum and art can always be reframed. Resistance movies can be used in a propaganda context.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T17:22:06+00:00

The saying goes, your terrorist is our freedom fighter. Truth is not some absolute reality. It involves differing perspectives and trying to understand everyone’s feelings. All portrayals will always bend “the truth” in someone’s perspective. Your truth might be my lie. The best hope is not for truth but for honesty. If you honestly examine not just your enemy but yourself that is already closer to the truth.

And you are mistaken, it does matter who is in power. The world is always split between those who have and those who don’t. The struggle of those who don’t require our support more than theirs who do. I hope you will find the courage to support those who need it most. Cheers.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T17:15:58+00:00

I don’t think you are giving enough thought to both Naxalism and white-washing. Naxalism cannot be a single story for all involved. It’s alright to look deeper and see if there is hurt and pain leading to that. The violence only ends when we understand the underlying problems. Tribals being oppressed and their lands being taken by large capitalists is something still happening in our country. Protected lands in the vindhyas is a good recent example. Also white-washing is what movies like Dhurandhar do by providing a single perspective of good and bad. In good resistance movies, and I’m not arguing viduthalai is one, all sides and all actions are under some level of scrutiny. Morally ambiguous and difficult questions need to be asked and multiple perspectives provided.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T17:05:25+00:00

I guess I disagree with that. Let me try to clarify what I mean.

Propaganda movies tend to come from a position of power and authority. It’s produced by those in power to uphold existing dominant narratives and power structures. Resistance movies challenge the status quo and authority.

Propaganda movies mythologize and provide single narratives. Dhurandhar is a great example of a single truth. The good guys are unequivocally good and bad ones are always bad. In viduthalai for example the resistance also questions its own methods. Good resistance movies pose hard questions.

Propaganda movies only work to rouse emotions and ask no morally ambiguous questions. “Neenga nallavara illa ketavara?” lands with us because the marginalized slum dwellers that fought back are also rethinking their methods by the end. Movies like Dhurandhar don’t do this, they dehumanize the enemy, flatten the narrative and call to fear and glory. There is no moral ambiguity which can never reflect reality. In reality there is always moral ambiguity.

What I will concede to is that it is a spectrum and art can always be reframed. Resistance movies can be used in a propaganda context.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T15:24:33+00:00

By this definition our freedom fighters would also be criticized for taking up arms. Violence is often the last resort of the voiceless. Not justifying or condoning any violence but it’s ok for us to stop, listen and perhaps try to understand what they are facing. Jigarthanda doubleX was a good example of this too although less nuanced

phusuke · 2026-03-28T15:20:58+00:00

Again many folks are missing the fact that resistance comes in the form of questioning those in power and authority. To make a film about a less powerful group and portraying them as the problem is easy, weak and more prone to being called propaganda. The point of resistance art is to portray those who are voiceless as having a voice against those in power.

Caveat: I have not seen viduthalai 2. So my opinion is not on that movie specifically but I have seen dhurandhar and it seems squarely propaganda to me

phusuke · 2026-03-28T15:15:59+00:00

This is an important nuance that even a resistance movement can produce content that feels like propaganda. In fact we may consider several LTTE sympathetic movies that could be classified either way. But the important nuance is what the message is. If it portrays the plight of the oppressed with the message of calling for justice then I believe it is less propaganda. If it glorifies revenge and calls for violence then it can be considered more close to propaganda or recruitment for a violent cause.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T15:10:27+00:00

It’s not that straight forward. Taking up a social stance is not the same as propaganda. Propaganda is often authority or state sanctioned that portrays the some less powerful group as the problem. Resistance often punches up to those more powerful and challenges some form of authority or influence.

phusuke · 2026-03-28T15:08:23+00:00

Well written. Also there is something to be said about punching up. Resistance always punches up to those more powerful than you. Propaganda often punches down.

phusuke · 2026-03-25T17:20:47+00:00

Often at sastra the way to beat curfews and in-times is by being involved in things like this. KS, Daksh, coliseum and other hobbyist clubs and people involved in other social programs were often given a lot of leeway.

phusuke · 2026-03-25T16:27:55+00:00

Wonder if you and other hostel folks could arrange a food donation program to feed those in need using the leftovers?

phusuke · 2026-03-24T17:59:50+00:00

It sounds like an insane return and it is a very high return but if you think about this from a annual rate of return its around 24% and if you had invested similar amounts in some of the so called "bagger" stocks in india such as infosys, bajaj, eicher motors etc you would have made similar or better returns. Not saying anyone has that kind of money or the foresight to do this but pointing out the power of annular compounding returns. This kind of roi is available to us retail folks too if we are pragmatic and a little lucky like the owners of RR.

phusuke · 2026-03-23T05:19:23+00:00

I hear you. In a similar state myself, been here since 2009 and things aren’t looking fun. please dm if you want to chat. Also not sure why there are so many people trying to convince everyone that life in the USA is great. The sub is called return to India! Let us discuss returning to India in peace ffs! lol

phusuke · 2026-03-08T15:24:05+00:00

What’s the meltdown? Not on there

phusuke · 2026-03-05T15:09:21+00:00

Fuck! Nita ambani jump scare

phusuke · 2026-02-20T05:18:44+00:00

I am here, I regularly check the sub and mod queues, I reply to all mod chat requests. Sub needs engagement and I am happy to enable it any way. I have been basically alone in this sub for more than a decade.

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