India's Mars orbiter sucessfully starts its journey to Mars. You know what that means: more debate over whether India should even have a space program! (np.reddit.com)
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38 comments submitted at 21:36:31 on Nov 30, 2013 by PhysicsIsMyMistress
His comment was idiotic, but the "white man" responses are so pretentious and reek of something out of TiA.
I'm shocked the dude has even seen a white man with his head so far up his ass.
Why do you think that the "white man" comments were pretentious?
Meh, its low hanging fruit. It's like going on world star hiphop and referring to blacks as colored. It accomplished its goal of trolling the poster, however. It just didn't take any talent.
You described the feeling I have exactly when redditors make racist comments about India and Indians.
I agree with you. Both are retarded.
I have seen plenty of white men and have worked with many. Those comments were just to make fun of that redditor and is not meant for other white skinned fellows. Not unless they are being ass hole like that fellow.
Saaley tum log karo to bas "idiotic" aur hum karein to "head up the ass".
I was pretty amused by them. Good luck with your flaming arrow. Careful you don't put it through any clouds, they catch fire easily.
I just didn't understand it. It's not like guy said India wouldn't be in poverty if it was run by white men. He merely pointed out that India is investing in a space program while many basic government services are neglected.
Granted, the guy is a douche. The Indian government can simultaneously combat poverty and invest in space. I just have no idea how the race angle came up.
>I just have no idea how the race angle came up.
Why Western criticism of India’s Mars mission is blatant racism
I understand that I'm going to come off as a massive bellend here but, this bit was a little jingoistic for me >This gentleman at The Guardian makes a thinly-veiled threat: “ISRO to launch India’s first spacecraft to Mars: Critics of Britain’s aid programme in the country have also been angered by the mission. The UK gives India around £300m each year.” Britain threatens to pull its aid. This is ghastly. What would India do without all these do-gooder British aid? The Indian economy of 1 trillion pounds was badly depending on these 300 million pounds that comes with no strings attached. We are an ungrateful bunch, aren’t we? We are supposed to surrender our national priorities and research work and listen to our ex-colonial masters for a paltry 300 million.
iirc that aid pays for things like drilling wells, vaccinations and various other stuff to do with poverty.
Do you know that India gives away nearly the same amount to Afghanistan as the Britain gives to India? (Somewhere like $2 billion+ on Infrastructure)
Maybe you should read a Wikipedia article about India to get how big and diverse it really is to dispel the biased view you got from reddit.
I agree. Though I don't subscribe to Mars mission being linked to poverty, the white man angle was unnecessary.
A rouge state with an extensive history of provoking its neighbors with nuclear weapons, while barely being able to feed its own people?
Nah, Mars is way more important.
India's a 'rogue state' now? Is a 'rogue state' any nation that doesn't have a Western European culture?
A state that constantly harasses neighboring states and pursues weapons of mass destruction?
so... the US?
What? India harasses its neighboring states? What do you smoke?
sauce?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_conflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhran-II
If only you spent time understanding the problem than reading the text. Kashmir has benn a problem since 1947. Pokhran was not the first Indian nuclear demonstration and was more than just a deterrent against a neighbour turning rogue. Would take a chance against a nuclear armed talibinised Pakistan? Handling a neighbour that exports terrorism is not easy. India is building a bunch of nuclear power plants based on nuclear expertise. Of course, now that Fukushima happened it may not be wise but it helps solve energy crisis and by extension poverty.
I guess I was being too subtle.
India=North Korea
Cool. So where are the death camps, the modernized country right across the border, the the Kim family?
I guess I'm being too subtle. What I really mean to say is: Fuck you, pull your head out of your fucking ass.
Death camp is a bit high on the hyperbole. Treblinka was a death camp, Yodok is a labor camp.
> Death camp is a bit high on the hyperbole.
And so is 'India=North Korea'.
Your subtlety was lost on me. Happy trolling.
Cool, so India's rogue because it annexed half a state six decades ago. And India's rogue because only countries that the West likes can carry out nuclear tests. (Didn't stop them from signing a nuclear trade arrangement with India though.)
And Pakistan, I guess, is a perfectly decent law-abiding state, despite repeatedly pulling shit like this:
I know and agree. Pakistan is a pathetic attempt at a nation and it should have never been formed. Lets not forget the mass deaths that occurred during the division.
Glad to know you're an equal-opportunities hater.