Writer's Block: Independence Days

[uberreiniger]

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A jaded person might say it reflects America's love of violence, but Hindu mythology is filled with gods and heroes fighting with what resemble modern thermonuclear weapons so I think that argument kind of breaks down. I don't know if it necessarily reflects anything about either culture since most holiday traditions have little to do with what's actually being celebrated. The detonation of a bunch of Chinese recreational explosives has as much to do with renouncing British colonial rule as Nordic tree-lighting rites have to do with the birth of the Hebrew messiah.

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[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I wish I hadn't started reading other peoples' responses to this. Yeah, it's a loaded question clearly intended to make America look bad or stupid, but the sheer amount of ignorance coming down the pipe about this just makes me sick. You think America's got an obsession with violence, fine I can respect that. But all this crap about "India is so much more PEACEFUL!" is bullshit. Like you pointed out, they've started and finished as many wars as anyone. Poverty and pollution are massive problems in many regions of the country and the nation is still dominated by a caste system that views some people as intrinsically "less" than others by virtue of birth.

Talk about my country's flaws all you want. I won't deny them if they're legitimate, but don't hold them up in comparison to the supposed virtues of a country you know nothing about.