tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post7627319214533067504..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Irony. It's Dead, JimDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-13246434629095847982009-02-12T13:32:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:32:00.000-08:00Religions are like Rorschach tests. If you're a sm...Religions are like Rorschach tests. If you're a small-minded person who is easily offended, your religion will require that you be offended by others' remarks about it. I suppose India is a classic example of this.<BR/><BR/>We humans have found two ways you can deal with a society with so many different religions. You can make everyone respectful of everyone else's feelings, no matter how easily bruised, or you can allow free discourse as long as it's not meant to incite violence or crime. I don't know which works better from a point of view of keeping order, but politicians seem to love the first alternative. Needless to say, I don't.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-65574929673136121242009-02-12T13:15:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:15:00.000-08:00Hey hey Hank, India is a secular democracy, accord...Hey hey Hank, India is a secular democracy, according to its constitution - it secularly worships ALL religions, with a preponderance of Hinduism in the mix... *eye roll*<BR/><BR/>Maybe it should call itself an "ecumenical" democracy, except that is also a lie (see any of the regularly flaring communal tensions all over the country between Hindus and Muslims, Muslims and Christians, Christians and Hindus, and throw in other religions like Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism to enliven the mix).<BR/><BR/>The caste system also contributes, in terms of intra-Hinduism clashes, Shia-Sunni clashes, Catholics and Protestants, Fundamentalists of all stripes. And all the changing alliances between religious and caste groups. There's some fun in it for everyone of a violent bent, no matter what their personal prejudices.<BR/><BR/>Just keeping them all straight in your head is a feat of comprehension to rival any genius in history. BAH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-34438492408566971902009-02-12T12:19:00.000-08:002009-02-12T12:19:00.000-08:00You're talking about a country that still practice...You're talking about a country that still practices the caste system for fucks sake!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123159428544560989noreply@blogger.com