ashok _ wrote: > On 7/18/07, shiv sastry wrote: >> Let me end this post with a barbed semi insult - even if it is >> flamebait to >> jog minds. is it possible at all that my thoughts are more advanced >> than those >> of a lot of people on this issue in that I do not seek to dispute or >> fight, >> but rather seek to resolve by breaking people out of their boxed-in >> opinions >> that I see repeated again and again. >> Are people on here (and outside) actually more biased than they should >> be in >> seeking to characterize and classify and fit others' opinions into moulds >> that they have in their minds - moulds based on one's individual >> woldview? > > Let me tell you what I think of a certain type of indian that I meet > sometimes. > You can add it to this societal encyclopedia of yours : > > ==They lack critical spirit, they do not recognise the limitations, > accept the imperfections, are not skeptical, doubtful or questioning > with regard to beliefs. > The function of self criticism, analysis or enquiry is absent. > > ==Criticism is usually felt as a personal attack or insult, an > attempt to humiliate them. Sometimes criticism is taken to be either > discriminatory or racist. > > ==They are inclined to pride, everything that what belongs to their > reality is perfect and true. Elements of mythology are mixed with > geography and history to further dress up and build up this imaginary > beulahland. > > ==Blame and responsibility for any evil is heaped upon others, foreign > domination, agents of other beliefs, elaborate conspiracies etc... > > ==They are capable of harboring envies, peeves, paranoia and all kinds > of grudges
So basically, they are humans?
