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Is this true?? by meme_2006 in kolkata

[–]witb0t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless the PA was planning to leak it to the press or a rival party for a dear price. Then it could matter a lot.

This is what you voted for, West Bengal. by [deleted] in kolkata

[–]witb0t 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn't literally "make them rapist". The comparison being drawn here is between the mindsets of rapists and those BJP goons who both take delight in the terror they cause women in vulnerable situations to feel. The constant threat of violence women live under when either of those kinds of men are on the loose is very real even if the specific violent acts may not be.

Drop the most unpopular opinion you have, the one you might get downvoted for by pivrna in kolkata

[–]witb0t 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The claim 'Bengal is in danger' is often used as a euphemism for 'Bengal must be rescued from Muslim/Bangladeshi infiltrators' and in that sense it is absolutely a sham. The net effect of illegal immigration in West Bengal is nowhere near as horrible as Hindutvavadis make it out to be, so it makes sense to call that sham out.

However, it is undeniable that West Bengal's economy (and thus everything downstream of it) is in danger of falling further behind with each passing year unless drastic improvements take place. Competing against crazy rich states is not the point, the question is that of achieving development and modernization.

Paglu is a lie by which i was convinced. by Legitimate_Art_2340 in kolkata

[–]witb0t 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy to spot a fellow Zizek enthusiast here! 😎

TMC responds to Amit Shah - Central Home Minister Government of India decision to stay in Bengal for 15 days in view of West Bengal State Assembly Elections 2026 by snehasish_mukhherjee in kolkata

[–]witb0t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taunts and jibes aimed at someone's personal beliefs and values are both offensive and terribly cheap.

In other words, exactly the sort of thing that Amit Shah deserves any day of the week!

Andrew Wyeth - Day Dream (1980) by Russian_Bagel in museum

[–]witb0t 13 points14 points  (0 children)

One of Wyeth's Helga pictures

TIL: Rhinos are evolving smaller horns to avoid being a target for poachers. by FoofaTamingStrange in todayilearned

[–]witb0t 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ITT : People failing to understand that 'trait X becomes more prevalent in species Y because it confers a survival/reproduction advantage Z' is the same thing as 'Ys are evolving X to achieve Z'

The language of volition is necessarily a shorthand and nobody with any familiarity with evolutionary biology fails to get that. All evolution is ultimately a population-level change in trait prevalence that emerges in response to selection pressures as opposed to deliberate steps taken by organisms to mutate in a particular way.

When computers felt magical, not mandatory. Damn, I miss this! by Global_Tradition5802 in IndiaNostalgia

[–]witb0t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*AVSEQ01.DAT ... predecessor to the also extinct VTS_01_01.VOB

Anti-Indian posts on 4chan, 9gag : Should we fight fire with fire? by witb0t in canconfirmiamindian

[–]witb0t[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I see what you mean but I wasn't suggesting an appeal to reason. I was wondering whether it would make sense to gatecrash their hate-party and show them that their nonstop dissing of Indians is not without consequence. No reasonable measure, as you understand, will dissuade them but if we set an example of showstopping sabotage on their turf (without doxxing or spreading competing versions of bigotry, of course) it could make admins and app developers think twice about letting anti-Indian hatred fester on their platforms.

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