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Its quite sad to see innocent folks getting killed in the crossfire/emotions that were invoked for politics. I used to live in Kansas, am an Indian and have you

Its quite sad to see innocent folks getting killed in the crossfire/emotions that were invoked for politics. I used to live in Kansas, am an Indian and have young kids. This has disturbed me so much emotionally I'm not even sure what to look for next and the way things are going, this is just the beginning.

shripadk 10y ago
Why not come back to India? I know the lifestyle cannot be compared to the US but hey at least you can be part of directly building the Nation. It's better to live in peace (with freedom) than live in fear (and in a golden cage).
- xazJ0ku5CZnlmg 10y ago
  India is not all that great either...I was in India for 6 months last year, and I have seen kids getting kidnapped for ransom by friends. My wife's cousin was killed for ransom last year. Dont know which is better/worse.
  - shripadk 10y ago
    True and I'm not disputing you. In India it also depends on the kind of social circle you have. I have heard of such stories myself. However, it largely depends on who you make friends with or have relations with. But these are all incidents that have a backdrop of some sort and these stories are quite common in any country you go to. I'm not talking about such incidents. What I'm talking about is random shootings: Rarely is it the case (at least I haven't heard of any in India) that some random stranger comes up to you and starts unloading bullets just because you are of some different ethnicity/background. Be it school shootings or pub fights, most incidents that come out of USA are racial targeting where the perpetrator does not have any idea about his targets (victims). Even the caste-based violence in India stems out of some real backdrop: Inter-caste marriages, dowry harassment etc. All these are avoidable if you have the right social circle. What you can't avoid is crazies going around with guns shooting random people based on how their look.

shripadk 10y ago

Why not come back to India? I know the lifestyle cannot be compared to the US but hey at least you can be part of directly building the Nation. It's better to live in peace (with freedom) than live in fear (and in a golden cage).

xazJ0ku5CZnlmg 10y ago
India is not all that great either...I was in India for 6 months last year, and I have seen kids getting kidnapped for ransom by friends. My wife's cousin was killed for ransom last year. Dont know which is better/worse.
- shripadk 10y ago
  True and I'm not disputing you. In India it also depends on the kind of social circle you have. I have heard of such stories myself. However, it largely depends on who you make friends with or have relations with. But these are all incidents that have a backdrop of some sort and these stories are quite common in any country you go to. I'm not talking about such incidents. What I'm talking about is random shootings: Rarely is it the case (at least I haven't heard of any in India) that some random stranger comes up to you and starts unloading bullets just because you are of some different ethnicity/background. Be it school shootings or pub fights, most incidents that come out of USA are racial targeting where the perpetrator does not have any idea about his targets (victims). Even the caste-based violence in India stems out of some real backdrop: Inter-caste marriages, dowry harassment etc. All these are avoidable if you have the right social circle. What you can't avoid is crazies going around with guns shooting random people based on how their look.