> The colonialism narrative of every native civilization is to demonize them. The fact that you believe it is that you have accepted the white man's burden line

> The colonialism narrative of every native civilization is to demonize them. The fact that you believe it is that you have accepted the white man's burden line, hook and sinker. Every civilization does that. They write history from their viewpoint. But at least they don't rely on sources of dubious credibility to reinforce their points. The grand hindutva narrative is often dubious and science-defying. > I see no harm in indulging in it. Especially when every other alternative involves wiping us out. You don't have to buy into a political narrative. You can just try to see objective truth. > And stop bragging about your Brahmin background. 90% of Brahmins will sell their identity for a dollar and munch on beef burgers given a chance. I did not brag about it. I told growing up in a Brahmin household made me realize we are also a stupid outdated religion, like all other religions. I also despised lazy preisthood in last comment. And what's wrong with eating beef? It was just a tradition not to eat it due to religious reasons. You can follow good & reasonable things from Indian culture and be an atheist, Savarkar was. The Brahman was supposed to be intellectual, even having an authority over the ruler class, being the face and brain of the society. What did __most__ Brahmins over the history do? Being lazy preists who did not contribute anything to society. Of course there are exceptions, but most did not value intellectual rigour, rather continued as religion preachers doing mystic rituals which position reinforced their wellbeing. If anything I am guilty of being born brahmin. > Identity and culture is the only valuable thing that 90% of poor Indians inherit from their ancestors and it is important for them to preserve it. It's also important to see what's good and what's bad for the current era. Even our sacred books say what's Dharma changes with time. I generally don't argue with people indoctrinated with right or left wing philosophy and see everything as black and white. But on this site, it's disappointing to see someone repeating all the usual rightwing insults at the people they disagree with.