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Yep. The best way to avoid police violence is to decriminalize something. Or ask the police not to enforce the law for it.
That opening was way too Seinfeldian.
Word. Thanks for the heads-up on the latest.
I think it's really convenient to believe that it's all that reductionist, black and white and all. But this buys into oversimplification of people and the world.
Modimania is a thing. I don't get it.
There are no black people in Portland.
Yep. Their loyalties are only as good as their revenue streams.
As much as Nassim Taleb is a total d%$k, I do agree with him on this much: the system is biased towards extremism because the "holier than thou" mantra only works by edging people out further at the extremes.
Ah, the man I wanted to hear from on this! 
The person I first asked "WTF?" when Modi got elected.
Congress sounds a lot like the ANC when you put it like that. And we all know what the C stands for.
I am done with leaderism. Nobody is coming to save you. There is no messiah to take you to the promised land. Humans are all fallible and imperfect. You do your hero-worship and put your faith in a single individual, you are doomed for failure.
Maybe something to do with the Indian expat experience??
Exactly.
That opening was way too Seinfeldian.
Modi and his cronies. (Don't tell me you didn't see this coming )
Edit: In case you weren't aware, the MSM here is mostly pro-govt, most of the ppl reporting against the govt have been forced out of MSM and into independent media, label such independent media as "pro-communist, anti-national" so that people themselves avoid reading them (no govt censorship necessary), companies frequently practice self-censorship to avoid the wrath of the govt, etc.
)Edit: In case you weren't aware, the MSM here is mostly pro-govt, most of the ppl reporting against the govt have been forced out of MSM and into independent media, label such independent media as "pro-communist, anti-national" so that people themselves avoid reading them (no govt censorship necessary), companies frequently practice self-censorship to avoid the wrath of the govt, etc.
Word. Thanks for the heads-up on the latest.I think it's really convenient to believe that it's all that reductionist, black and white and all. But this buys into oversimplification of people and the world.
Modimania is a thing. I don't get it.
There are no black people in Portland.
Yep. Their loyalties are only as good as their revenue streams.
As much as Nassim Taleb is a total d%$k, I do agree with him on this much: the system is biased towards extremism because the "holier than thou" mantra only works by edging people out further at the extremes.
Why did you tag me bruh? Now I'll be watched by the all seeing cyber army of bhakts
The problem with Congress is that the old guard still wants a Gandhi at the helm. To them it's part of the party's identity. The party really has to crash and burn and emerge with new leadership. The sad part is that they do have really capable young leaders who are being sidelined.
For the country itself, the only hope is that regional parties rise in power again and eventually form a third front that can challenge BJP federally. Regional parties played an important role in squeezing out power when Indira Gandhi was abusing it and they should be able to do it again. At least in the South, regional parties are now pumping in money with the next election in mind. And with how the state elections have gone in the past year, with BJP losing or only narrowly winning, there is some hope left.
Of all the things that's going wrong, it's what's happening with the judiciary that's the most concerning and the most saddening. They are setting precedents that'll continue to put the country in a hole long after BJP loses power.
The problem with Congress is that the old guard still wants a Gandhi at the helm. To them it's part of the party's identity. The party really has to crash and burn and emerge with new leadership. The sad part is that they do have really capable young leaders who are being sidelined.
For the country itself, the only hope is that regional parties rise in power again and eventually form a third front that can challenge BJP federally. Regional parties played an important role in squeezing out power when Indira Gandhi was abusing it and they should be able to do it again. At least in the South, regional parties are now pumping in money with the next election in mind. And with how the state elections have gone in the past year, with BJP losing or only narrowly winning, there is some hope left.
Of all the things that's going wrong, it's what's happening with the judiciary that's the most concerning and the most saddening. They are setting precedents that'll continue to put the country in a hole long after BJP loses power.
The person I first asked "WTF?" when Modi got elected.Congress sounds a lot like the ANC when you put it like that. And we all know what the C stands for.
I am done with leaderism. Nobody is coming to save you. There is no messiah to take you to the promised land. Humans are all fallible and imperfect. You do your hero-worship and put your faith in a single individual, you are doomed for failure.
My boyfriend's parents are Modi supporters. The conversation they had with their son (in my presence) during the Delhi riots was so much fun 
Also some of the most powerful Indian academics I know in econ/business are supporting Modi. I have never seen an academic trusting a politician in the way some of the US based Indian academics support Modi's politics.
Also some of the most powerful Indian academics I know in econ/business are supporting Modi. I have never seen an academic trusting a politician in the way some of the US based Indian academics support Modi's politics.
Exactly.
As someone who had rubber bullets shot at him in a UC Berkeley People’s Park protest march where I was merely an observer, let me tell you this. Along with organized marchers for a protest, you always get bored high school kids from the nearby suburbs who are like, “Is this a private riot, or can anybody join in?”
The biggest nightmare in US is that you can't express your opionion openly anymore...becuase is the risk that the liberal mob will kick you from work,universities,practically destroy your life, if that opinion isn't matched with theirs. That's fucking scary.
For the wrong word,they will eat even their own.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...sh-deleted-tweet-using-term-people-color.html
For the wrong word,they will eat even their own.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...sh-deleted-tweet-using-term-people-color.html
Racism is thinking one race is superior and act on that. Nothing can change that. If we are dealing with another phenomenon we should find another name for it.
The belief that blacks in the US are more likely to commit a crime than nonblacks is similar to the belief that men are more likely to commit a crime than women. Blacks and men are disproportionally more likely than non-blacks and women to be stopped by police. Nobody finds the latter discriminatory although the disproportion rate is far higher there. Both beliefs are rooted in our screening of the environment we are living in. Both beliefs are stereotypical and biased but that's all they are. Having lived in Philly in the past 7 years, the assailant/suspect in every single alert I have received on my phone from the university police about a crime, from theft to armed robbery and aggravated assault, is a black man. Now I'm coming from another country, and I see myself as very empathic towards the poor and marginalized and vulnerable. When walking home at night in an uncrowded street though, I feel much more threatened when I see a black than a white person coming towards me, a lot more threatened when I see a man than a woman. I am stereotyping, and police do that too. There are two differences though: one, the police have screened the environment a lot more than me and have had more exposure to what's happening out there (doesn't mean there are no racist cops but the % is probably proportional to the % of racist people in the country), and two, while my stereotyping will make me cross the street or be more alert about a potential threat, Police's stereotyping can take an innocent person's life, so we should use incidents like this to demand reform because any life that's taken unjustifiably is worth our attention, sympathy and call for a change.
The belief that blacks in the US are more likely to commit a crime than nonblacks is similar to the belief that men are more likely to commit a crime than women. Blacks and men are disproportionally more likely than non-blacks and women to be stopped by police. Nobody finds the latter discriminatory although the disproportion rate is far higher there. Both beliefs are rooted in our screening of the environment we are living in. Both beliefs are stereotypical and biased but that's all they are. Having lived in Philly in the past 7 years, the assailant/suspect in every single alert I have received on my phone from the university police about a crime, from theft to armed robbery and aggravated assault, is a black man. Now I'm coming from another country, and I see myself as very empathic towards the poor and marginalized and vulnerable. When walking home at night in an uncrowded street though, I feel much more threatened when I see a black than a white person coming towards me, a lot more threatened when I see a man than a woman. I am stereotyping, and police do that too. There are two differences though: one, the police have screened the environment a lot more than me and have had more exposure to what's happening out there (doesn't mean there are no racist cops but the % is probably proportional to the % of racist people in the country), and two, while my stereotyping will make me cross the street or be more alert about a potential threat, Police's stereotyping can take an innocent person's life, so we should use incidents like this to demand reform because any life that's taken unjustifiably is worth our attention, sympathy and call for a change.