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>TIL that India outlaws same sex relationships. They have their laws. You have yours; please dont try to impose your customs and beliefs on other people.

rayiner 10y ago
There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures.
- Lordarminius 10y ago
  >There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures. Well you should examine more deeply your concept of "respect", "right" and "wrong". America for instance punishes bigamy; when I am in America I respect the law. The vast majority of people in other parts of the world frown upon homosexuality and lesbianism. Don't try to bully a path to my accepting your point of view. I am not making a moral judgement in my argument; what I am simply saying is that Western standards of morality are not the world's standards. Respect other people These issues have been extensively discussed on other fora. No need to revisit them here. I come to HN for tech discussions.
  - tptacek 10y ago
    The government of apartheid South Africa "frowned upon" black people. Should we have been more tolerant of apartheid, or do you think persecution of gays is a lesser moral offense?
untog 10y ago
Ironic, given that it is Indian law which imposes its custom and belief that same sex relationships are wrong upon the gay people who live there. I do believe in respecting the customs of other cultures - until they are oppressive and punish people for absolutely no good reason.
dcminter 10y ago
It's hard to think of a finer example of imposing ones customs and beliefs on other people than outlawing their relationships. Or does this only apply at an international level in your opinion?
meepmorp 10y ago
> They have their laws. You have yours; please dont try to impose your customs and beliefs on other people. How far does that go - was it wrong to oppose apartheid in South Africa or slavery in the US?

rayiner 10y ago

There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures.

Lordarminius 10y ago
>There is right and wrong, and that is more important than respect for other cultures. Well you should examine more deeply your concept of "respect", "right" and "wrong". America for instance punishes bigamy; when I am in America I respect the law. The vast majority of people in other parts of the world frown upon homosexuality and lesbianism. Don't try to bully a path to my accepting your point of view. I am not making a moral judgement in my argument; what I am simply saying is that Western standards of morality are not the world's standards. Respect other people These issues have been extensively discussed on other fora. No need to revisit them here. I come to HN for tech discussions.
- tptacek 10y ago
  The government of apartheid South Africa "frowned upon" black people. Should we have been more tolerant of apartheid, or do you think persecution of gays is a lesser moral offense?

untog 10y ago

Ironic, given that it is Indian law which imposes its custom and belief that same sex relationships are wrong upon the gay people who live there. I do believe in respecting the customs of other cultures - until they are oppressive and punish people for absolutely no good reason.

dcminter 10y ago

It's hard to think of a finer example of imposing ones customs and beliefs on other people than outlawing their relationships. Or does this only apply at an international level in your opinion?

meepmorp 10y ago

> They have their laws. You have yours; please dont try to impose your customs and beliefs on other people. How far does that go - was it wrong to oppose apartheid in South Africa or slavery in the US?