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I don't get why you're getting the hate here. This is a known issue, and I don't see how censoring you from discussing it is going to help. You are not being di

I don't get why you're getting the hate here. This is a known issue, and I don't see how censoring you from discussing it is going to help. You are not being disrespectful and are providing sources and facts to back you up. Meanwhile reddit like "funny" comments are left here but having a debate on mistranslation by western scholarship is some how deemed to be a flamewar. This is a disappointing direction to see HN going down.

KrishnaShripad 4y ago
I'm not even going to argue with Dang as I don't want to get banned over this. I'm used to this bias in all social platforms. It's not new to me. Cancel culture is the norm. If you are a square peg in a round hole you will be cast out. Unfortunate reality. Anyways I am happy atleast I have some support here from others who see it for what it is.
- uptownfunk 4y ago
  We used to be able to have data driven civil conversations. Well folks, getting to the truth isn’t easy or comfortable and sometimes feelings will get hurt. But is that a reason to shy away from the truth?
  - HexDecOctBin 4y ago
    > We used to be able to have data driven civil conversations. That "we" was a very exclusive club by design, and now that people outside it are trying to butt in, it is only natural that doors would be slammed in their face. The idea that the club was open to all was a fiction, told in the knowledge that only "we" had a voice to speak with anyways.
deodar 4y ago
Most westerners have a subconscious and unacknowledged bias against Hindus. This shows up everywhere. I don't blame them for it, it's a product of decades of misinformation and misunderstanding. In internet forums, criticizing or mocking Hindus is perfectly acceptable but any comments trying to present Hindu culture in a fair light get quickly classified as nationalistic or flamebait. The canonical example being r/India. We're still years away from where this bias is seen and acknowledged for what it is. For what is worth, I saw nothing in the original parent comment to classify it as flamebait. It was a perfectly valid opinion about how Hindu texts have been misrepresented by Western scholars. Thanks Krishna for your comment, I for one learned something from it.

KrishnaShripad 4y ago

I'm not even going to argue with Dang as I don't want to get banned over this. I'm used to this bias in all social platforms. It's not new to me. Cancel culture is the norm. If you are a square peg in a round hole you will be cast out. Unfortunate reality. Anyways I am happy atleast I have some support here from others who see it for what it is.

uptownfunk 4y ago
We used to be able to have data driven civil conversations. Well folks, getting to the truth isn’t easy or comfortable and sometimes feelings will get hurt. But is that a reason to shy away from the truth?
- HexDecOctBin 4y ago
  > We used to be able to have data driven civil conversations. That "we" was a very exclusive club by design, and now that people outside it are trying to butt in, it is only natural that doors would be slammed in their face. The idea that the club was open to all was a fiction, told in the knowledge that only "we" had a voice to speak with anyways.

deodar 4y ago

Most westerners have a subconscious and unacknowledged bias against Hindus. This shows up everywhere. I don't blame them for it, it's a product of decades of misinformation and misunderstanding. In internet forums, criticizing or mocking Hindus is perfectly acceptable but any comments trying to present Hindu culture in a fair light get quickly classified as nationalistic or flamebait. The canonical example being r/India. We're still years away from where this bias is seen and acknowledged for what it is. For what is worth, I saw nothing in the original parent comment to classify it as flamebait. It was a perfectly valid opinion about how Hindu texts have been misrepresented by Western scholars. Thanks Krishna for your comment, I for one learned something from it.