Punjabis obsessed about Punjab
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 22, 2008 01:54 AM)
Why are Punjabis so obsessed with their own state, own people and own culture?
and why shouldn't they be? Punjabis have contributed a lot to the country's history and culture , their own native script, the Khalsa, the Guru Granth Sahib, the Golden Temple which that Communist biatch Indira Gandhi tried to raze, the Sikh regiments in the Army
No race that doesn't advocate for itself deserves any consideration, the Punjabis are only doing what they should.
Punjabis are all xenophobic.
You're confusing xenophobia with ethnocentrism, and Punjabi ethnocentrism in India might save us from the next foreign invasion. They've been India's effective gatekeepers for centuries, after all, dating all the way back to Porus and Dahir and the Mallaha (well the Mallaha were part Punjabi part Sindhi, but close enough anyways). Punjabi ethnocentrism creates an overbearing culture, true, but it also makes them formidable fighters. You pick a fight with a Punjabi and you can pretty much expect to hold your own pancreas after five seconds. Hell even the Afghans would tremble in their shoes whenever a Punjabi Army marched in their direction
In Pakistan, it's different. Punjabi ethnocentrism in Pakistan, corrupted by Sunni Islam, causes them to kill the Shia Baluch, but Indian Punjabis are not like that at all.
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 23, 2008 03:37 AM)
With all your talk of ethnocentrism, how the hell do you explain the concept of khalistan??
You obviously dont have your facts right buddy, punjabis (and sikhs) tried to break the country
"You pick a fight with a Punjabi and you can pretty much expect to hold your own pancreas after five seconds. Hell even the Afghans would tremble in their shoes whenever a Punjabi Army marched in their direction
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Gimme a break, you really are going overboard on this one boy.
And is this what people dislike about punjabis, ie. lack of manners, sophistication, picking up a fight with anybody irrespective of age and gender and with no reason at all..
There is always a scope of improvement buddy..
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 23, 2008 02:54 PM)
the concept of khalistan
They wouldn't be the first people in South Asia to want to secede. Besides, all that Khalistan stuff was spread by a small group of fanatics lead by Bhindranwale. You should also remember that the Khalistan terrorist insurgency was halted by a Punjabi himself (KPS Gill).
And is this what people dislike about punjabis, ie. lack of manners, sophistication, picking up a fight with anybody irrespective of age and gender and with no reason at all..
Nice little racist diatribe there buddy. How many Punjabis do you actually know?
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 23, 2008 10:30 PM)
"Nice little racist diatribe there buddy. How many Punjabis do you actually know? "
I live in Delhi, so that makes for a huge punjabi friend list(hell, my girls punjabi, and she knows I am writing this)
Whatever I said about punjabis above, despite the fact some of my closest pals and family friends are punjus, is generally true(as they say, exceptions are always there).
After all there is a reason the Punjabi stereotype of a fun loving, exuberant, rude,rowdy,and most importantly - not to be trusted in a business deal, is formed.
I am not a racist buddy, I am a realist.Please do not be offended by my views.
I have actually debated over these with my punju friends.
As for Khalistan,I agree you have a point.
Still your point about Punjabis vs Afghans had me in splits, you really crossed the line there pal.
Punjabis tend to exaggerate owing to their boisterous nature (which is endearing).
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 23, 2008 11:05 PM)
After all there is a reason the Punjabi stereotype of a fun loving, exuberant, rude,rowdy,and most importantly - not to be trusted in a business deal, is formed.
You sound exactly like some Russian anti-Semite ranting against Jews.
I am not a racist buddy, I am a realist.
Sure! So is David Duke. lol!
Still your point about Punjabis vs Afghans had me in splits, you really crossed the line there pal.
Ever read history books? There is a reason why the British called the Punjabis "Martial".
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 24, 2008 01:07 AM)
"You sound exactly like some Russian anti-Semite ranting against Jews"
You sound like a moron.
OR, YOU NEED TO MINGLE, get out sometime, meet NON PUNJABIS Just get out of your refugee camp,trailer,loft,cab,bus wherever you are living.
Your too stuck up buddy(M sure you've heard that before)
"Sure! So is David Duke. lol!"
Dont try to sound smarter than you are boy!!
"Ever read history books? There is a reason why the British called the Punjabis "Martial".'
Blow me, your claim is still absurd.. You must be the village idiot of jalandhar everybody (ie.PUNJABIS) talks about.
You have to be the few DUMB punjus I came across(a rarity I admit)
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 24, 2008 04:15 AM)
OR, YOU NEED TO MINGLE, get out sometime, meet NON PUNJABIS Just get out of your refugee camp,trailer,loft,cab,bus wherever you are living.
Your too stuck up buddy(M sure you've heard that before)
So the racist finally outs himself with his stereotyping, scapegoating and ad-hominem attacks. oh well.
You have to be the few DUMB punjus I came across(a rarity I admit)
I'm a Bengali, so there!
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 24, 2008 05:33 AM)
YOU ARE A BENGALI..??????????? OMFG
OMFG
I dont really believe you though.
I know plenty of Bengalis and none of them would support the Punjabis so vehemently(or any other caste).And you can kiss arse if you tell me that you are a "true indian" and you believe that all cultures are equal and all the crap.
Even if you are a Bengali and support Punjabis for some weird inexplicable reason. Well then, YOU NEED HELP.
YES, I tend to stereotype.
Why?? because they exist. We stereotype because we observe a common trait amongst ppl of some particular kind(putting it loosely).
As for scapegoating - Are you telling me that I am making a scapegoat out of Punjabis from some personal observations??? LOL,cry me a river bongo!! what a nonsensical reason.
As for ad-hominem attacks - my points are absolutely solid.I deduced from your post on Gandhi that you are an NRI in US.Well desiboy, what the beep do you know about India sitting there?? Just because you live with people of mixed cultures(from india) doesnt make you a "complete indian".
I live in INDIA,I have travelled all across my country, so I know all about the cultures first hand.My claim are not flimsy, nor are they formed by any personal anger towards ppl of the subject culture, my statements are my interpretation of experiences, something I shared with people of all cultures.
Maybe you are dyslexic and could not read my earlier posts properely.
Here we go again- Most of my friends are punjabis, I love them, but that does not mean I turn a blind eye to their short comings. All over India, Punjabis are known for what I described in earlier posts.
Now coming on to BENGALIS.
Yes, you have tempted me to unleash my stereotypical fury again.
As I mentioned I have travelled all across India, spent 4 years in Maharashtra(more on Marathis later), and I did have the chance to interact with Bengalis.
Let me tell you something bongo, dont just use BIG words without fully understanding their meaning. You have a vocublary but you lack BRAINS.
I have destroyed enough Bongs in debates to know where they stand.
True, they make up for one of the best english writers in the country, but that doesnot mean each one of you Machar jhol eating morons is a la Shoba de or Amitav Ghosh.
If I were to choose between a Bong and a Punju - it would definitely be a Punju, you know why?? because Bongs are pansies,they are big on words but small on action,also they HATE HINDI, YES THEY HATE HINDI, they cant digest the fact that their language is not the national language, they go about flaunting their limited vocublary in english trying to prove a point, but mostly fail to do so.
If you are half Punjabi and Half Bengali, I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
If you are a Punjabi, then you are stupid not to understand the theme of my posts and my views.
If you are a BONG- well, as I said before, YOU need help.
Either way my comments dont make me a racist, go find a new word boy.
We all stereotype, WE ALL DO. I am yet to meet a person who doesnt. If you dont then you probably never got out of the house.
It might be wrong to prejudge a person based on his ethinicity or have prejudices against different cultures, but thats the shrieking reality, WE ALL DO THAT, ofcourse we are proven wrong at times, but as I said before there is a reason WE ALL form stereotypes.
Now go through all my previous post, and this one, and please reply only if you have a plausible retort.(like for khalistan)
Do not reply with BIG words which are pretentious and lack depth vis a vis this conversation.
ADIOS BONGO.
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 24, 2008 08:52 AM)
YOU ARE A BENGALI..??????????? OMFG
OMFG
I dont really believe you though.
I know plenty of Bengalis and none of them would support the Punjabis so vehemently(or any other caste).And you can kiss arse if you tell me that you are a "true indian" and you believe that all cultures are equal and all the crap.
Even if you are a Bengali and support Punjabis for some weird inexplicable reason. Well then, YOU NEED HELP.
LOL,cry me a river bongo!! what a nonsensical reason.
Machar jhol eating morons
You have a vocublary [sic] but you lack BRAINS.
If I were to choose between a Bong and a Punju - it would definitely be a Punju, you know why?? because Bongs are pansies,they are big on words but small on action
So you graduate from anti-Punjabi racism to anti-Bengali racism. Yahya Khan would love you. Maybe you went with him while he slaughtered 3 million Bengalis in 1971.
YES, I tend to stereotype.
Then you're a racist beep
Why?? because they exist.
No. Stereotypes are unfair racist generalizations by definition. Just because some Jews deal in banks doesn't mean all Jews are bankers. Just because some Jewish leaders were involved in the crucification of Christ doesn't make all Jews "Christ-killers". Just because some blacks are criminals doesn't mean all blacks are criminals. Just because some Germans were Nazis doesn't mean all Germans are Nazis.
Just because some Punjabis are aggressive and boisterous doesn't mean all Punjabis are. There are many friendly and sensitive Punjabis out there.
We stereotype because we observe a common trait amongst ppl of some particular kind(putting it loosely).
yes, but only racists use that purported trait as an ethnic slur, as you did.
As for ad-hominem attacks - my points are absolutely solid.I deduced from your post on Gandhi that you are an NRI in US.Well desiboy, what the beep do you know about India sitting there??
I know enough to spot a racist a mile away (or a kilometer if you like). You'd fit in nicely with Neo-Nazis here in the US. They say the same thing about Blacks and Jews that you say about Punjabis and Bengalis. Hell I'll bet there are some self-loathing racist Indians like you secretly trolling Neo-Nazi forums waxing on about how they are the "true Aryans" and Bengalis, Punjabis and Tamils are "filthy untouchable Dalit Dravids" or some such pseudohistorical rubbish.
That sectarian racists like you even exist is a national embarassment. You'll reduce India to the level of Iraq someday.
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 24, 2008 10:52 PM)
"So you graduate from anti-Punjabi racism to anti-Bengali racism. Yahya Khan would love you. Maybe you went with him while he slaughtered 3 million Bengalis in 1971"
Again pointless argument, just because you read a few pages of History doesnt mean you can put up a sensible front.
There is a difference between stereotyping and racism. Racism exists from an irrational hatred toward ppl of a particular color or ethinicity.
Stereotyping can exist anywhere.I can stereotype ppl of different cultures or even ppl from a particular work group and so on..It necessarily doesnt insinuate hatred toward that culture/workgropu etc.
Moreover, IF YOU HAD READ MY POSTS PROPERLY, you moron, you would have noticed a few words that mention that I DO NO HATE PUNJABIS(i like punjabis actually), the same goes for Bengalis. I DO NOT HATE THEM just for the heck of it. Just because I am smarter than you and able to find fualts(glaring personality traits) does NOT make me a RACIST.
You mention that there are many Punjabis who are friendly and sensitive.
You bloody moron, WHY CANT YOU READ MY POSTS PROPERLY. Why the beep would I make friends with them and then criticise them if I didnt like any of them. You jerk, why dont you realise what I say is a mere GENERALISATION. How many Punjabis DO U KNOW??? Obviously not enough to form an opinion. I know plenty to generalise. I mentioned in some post that EXCEPTIONS are always there (DID YOU GO beep BLIND WHEN THIS LINE TURNED UP??????)
Your irrational usage of the word Racist clearly indicates that you have been at the receiving end plenty of times in the US, well I feel sorry about that.
But thats not how things work here. In other words I represent the voice of India, you know why?? because thats how everybody feels, thats how things work, at least in INDIA. ppl generalise/stereotype all the time, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, and I mean ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
You have no right to post in this topic because you pretty obviously dont know anything about India. I have met thouasands of ppl all across the country of different cultures/regions, and I am obviously more apt at making these comments than you.
What you call is Racism, is called stereotyping in INDIA, and Yes, there is a major difference between the two.You have absolutely no knowledge about our country to make comments like that.My statements MAYBE branded as Racist in the US, but NOT IN INDIA, NOT IN INDIA.As I said before I speak for all the Indians(LIVING HERE) and uninitiated NRIs like you can keep their bloody mouth shut.
"You'd fit in nicely with Neo-Nazis here in the US. They say the same thing about Blacks and Jews that you say about Punjabis and Bengalis. Hell I'll bet there are some self-loathing racist Indians like you secretly trolling Neo-Nazi forums waxing on about how they are the "true Aryans" and Bengalis, Punjabis and Tamils are "filthy untouchable Dalit Dravids" or some such pseudohistorical rubbish"
Ohh puhlease..this pretentious crap which is completely irrelevent to this conversation is only a waste of my time.
Moreover I read your comments on the Gandhi thread wiseguy, and its pretty obvious from those that not only YOU ARE A RACIST(by your comments against whites), also you are pretty much disliked by the Indians.
You know what, at this point it doesnt matter what culture/ religion/ caste you represent, i dont give a beep if your a Punjabi or a Muslim or a Bengali or a Gujrati.. because you more than anything else you are pathetic human beinge(LOSER as you americans would call it).
Let me draw a character sketch of yours - I am a psychology grad, so dont bloody argue with me on this one oldman.
You have obviously been at the receiving end of Racism in the US, maybe you were beaten by the whites and harrassed by the blacks, It is for this reason only you have hatred against them(as was CLEAR from your posts on the Gandhi boardYOU ARE A RACIST, time to wake up oldman)
Your intentions are fairly positive as you wish to unite India, maybe thats why you defended Punjabis in the first place.
But you fail to see things from OUR prespective(OUR means all Indians living in INDIA).
Its about time you learnt the truth about your motherland - THIS IS HOW WE ARE. YES we Stereotype, but we still love and co-exist with everybody.
You call me a "national embarassment."?? then each and every Indian is a national embarassment as per your dumb logic.
I understand you wish to "unite" the country and all that jazz, I would suggest you mind your own beep business and do not meddle in affairs of which you know nothing about/do not concern you.
There is a reason no one likes you old man - and that is you are ARROGANTLY IRRATIONAL, hardly any of your posts made sense, you used terms like neo nazis and jews and what not.. well get this old man, they hardly make any sense in the context of our conversation. What you say might be relevant in the US,but not here,no sir.
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 25, 2008 08:11 AM)
Stereotyping can exist anywhere.I can stereotype ppl of different cultures or even ppl from a particular work group and so on..It necessarily doesnt insinuate hatred toward that culture/workgropu etc.
Nope, stereotyping is the first step to establish hatred. Raphael Lemkin coins stereotyping as the third step towards genocide.
You have no right to post in this topic because you pretty obviously dont know anything about India. I have met thouasands of ppl all across the country of different cultures/regions, and I am obviously more apt at making these comments than you.
What you call is Racism, is called stereotyping in INDIA, and Yes, there is a major difference between the two.You have absolutely no knowledge about our country to make comments like that.My statements MAYBE branded as Racist in the US, but NOT IN INDIA, NOT IN INDIA.As I said before I speak for all the Indians(LIVING HERE) and uninitiated NRIs like you can keep their bloody mouth shut.
Racism is racism anywhere in the world. Whether it's racists like you ranting against Punjabis, or racist Englishmen rewriting their colonial history to make themselves look good, or racist Malaysians with their "Ketuanan Melayu". Racism is racism anywhere in the world.
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 03:18 AM)
"Racist Englishmen rewriting their colonial history to make themselves look good, or racist Malaysians with their "Ketuanan Melayu"
Do I sense some serious stereotyping there??
Answer is YES.
If you can stereotype ppl of other countries, you can stereotype people of your own country too..
Welcome oldman, welcome to the club. I suppose you are a true Indian after all.
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 10:41 AM)
Do I sense some serious stereotyping there??
It's no stereotype. Ask any Irishman or Scotsman and he'll tell you that racism dominates English society to the point that it's defines them. There is ample evidence of systemic racism by the English everywhere, as well as their propensity to kill people whom they consider racially inferior to them, from J.Bagh in India to the oppression and murder of the Irish people. It plainly follows that racism is as English as "les rosbifs".
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punditz — 17 years ago(April 29, 2008 09:26 PM)
So does that mean each and every Britisher deserves our hatred and scorn???
What bout the interracial couples in UK??Do they feel the same way as you generalised them??
I have friends living in the UK, living with britishers, their bonding is so strong that they even get invited to their homes for parties and allWhere does that leave your "generalization" about English???
I am not fond of English either, I think they suffer from an arrogant superiority complex.and what you mention above is a mere generalisation, you cant be too sure about each and every britisher(like in case of punjabis for that matter)
So ur generalisation safely falls in the catagory of Stereotyping.
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hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(April 29, 2008 11:46 PM)
So does that mean each and every Britisher deserves our hatred and scorn???
Once again, you conflate "Britisher" with "English". of course all British aren't racist hatemongering ethnocentrists. The ENGLISH, however, are. I have yet to meet an Englishman who isn't. Show me a good, kind and humble Britisher and he'll probably be a Scotsman or Irishman.
And yes, every Englishman deserves our scorn. Or, at least, our caution. If we don't watch them carefully, they'll kill us someday. Given their culture of hatred and bigotry, I would suspect every Englishman just as every Jew would suspect a German.
What bout the interracial couples in UK
The English regard them as "race traitors". To them, interracial couples represent a perceived "mongrelization" of the "purity" of Anglo-Saxon blood. Interracial couples in the UK live in constant fear of their lives.
So ur generalisation safely falls in the catagory of Stereotyping.
For any other ethnic group you'd have a point. For the ENGLISH, however, it's a simple fact. English are normatively, culturally, racist. It forms the very basis of their society.
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punditz — 17 years ago(May 07, 2008 03:17 AM)
I might agree with you considering I am not personally fond of the English.
But as for the rest of India(or Indians).. you still suck arse..
Adios
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thenerdwithin — 17 years ago(May 08, 2008 12:10 PM)
You guys are both racists if you generalize about the English like that. I probably know many more English than either of you, and two of my closest friends are English. None of the English I know are racist at all, so there ends your stupid generalizations. About Hariseldon, he's a crank. Always turns up and pokes his nose into something about which he has no idea. States baseless comments and writes them as if they're so well researched (by giving sidelines about jews and nazis etc, which make you think, beep this guy knows a lot). He's got a habit of misquoting and quoting people out of context, which is one of the worst things you can do here, and is listed as one of the causes for kicking-out from this site.
I don't hate Punjabis at all. They're good people, and very very helpful. I just don't like their stupid pop music and their ethnocentricism. I like Bongs too, as well as English, Pakistanis etc etc, i.e. any race you can think of. -
hariseldon99 — 17 years ago(May 11, 2008 03:21 PM)
About Hariseldon, he's a crank. Always turns up and pokes his nose into something about which he has no idea. States baseless comments and writes them as if they're so well researched (by giving sidelines about jews and nazis etc, which make you think, beep this guy knows a lot). He's got a habit of misquoting and quoting people out of context, which is one of the worst things you can do here, and is listed as one of the causes for kicking-out from this site.
Now that's what I call cognitive dissonance. Reply to legitimate arguments with ad-hominem and false comparisons. bravo, how very English of you. Those buggers invented the art.
Liberalism is dauntingly powerful. But the one force it does not have on its side is truth.