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I feel like this is a cop-out. Indian culture is objectively worse than American culture, and this article is pretty solid evidence of this. "Traditional value
by lmartel 13y ago
I feel like this is a cop-out. Indian culture is objectively worse than American culture, and this article is pretty solid evidence of this.
"Traditional values" are no excuse for misogyny and barbarism. Tradition is close to the literal opposite of social progress and I don't understand why it is glorified. I'm pretty proud that I have no "solid foundation of traditional values," and that I've incidentally raped a grand total of 0 people.
Edit: I read your clarifying comments on the other sub-threads. What's the difference in this context between a social issue and a cultural one?
- kenster07 13y agoThough I am disgusted by the descriptions in the article, I find your comment equally offensive.
- j45 13y agoAll traditions have their spectrum, good and bad. India's a really old civilization and studying a lot of old civilizations, brings to light some unfortunate similarities. I make absolutely no concessions or explanations for barbaric behaviour anywhere, at anytime, but instead of taking a minute to turn a stranger into a person that you can relate to, you too, may be dehumanizing a group that requires effort to learn about. "All traditions were new once", as we heard in Fiddler on the Roof.
- gcforky 13y agoI wanted to write a comment on this topic. But just figured out that every word you wrote is true. I am happy that i follow no religion, no cast, no nonsense.