I come from what is called the largest democracy. Yet unlike the almost unrestricted freedom of speech in the United States, arrests (if not convictions) for liking Facebook posts criticizing political leaders are not unheard of. Sedition charges were once booked on students who cheered for a Pakistani cricket team. Here in the US, even burning the American flag is protected speech (and strongly supported by the vast majority), while back in India, talking of freedom of speech gets you called an anti-national. There have been incidents of people being beaten up for not standing up for the national anthem in a movie theatre. Unhindered by cultural norms and social norms, one is free to pursue happiness by dating people of all races, colors, sizes and shapes. It is been al most 4 decades since inter-racial dating has been normalized. Back in the largest democracy, we are so superficial and shallow that even today, marriage is more a matter of ethnicity, lineage, financial status, anything but true happiness. Killing a child for marrying outside the lineage is not un heard of in rural areas. As an immigrant, I know what freedom is worth. Independence of the country that was founded on the principles of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness is truly a moment worth remembering. Wishing all Americans and future Americans on Blind a happy Independency day. TC:420K (Hedge fund), Yoe:8
Wth TC has to do with your post?
Immigrant from the Middle East and couldn’t agree more. It’s funny I feel like I love America way more than the average white American I meet in SF. This country truly is amazing
its all the fucking white guilt indoctrinated into students at all schools and colleges and tech companies and a lot of it is performative
Your average “white” American has nothing to compare the freedoms he enjoys here with anything else. So we become short sighted and take things for granted. We get busy in lifes and never stop to think how good we have it here. Sure one could argue that Certain European nations have it better , but how could I ever forget the country and people , the stangers who opened their homes and wecomed me here ? I love America 💕. I love Americans . Unequivocally .
Why salty against India bruh? The two countries can be mutually exclusive. Don't have to compare. PS: I agree with your points though, especially about dating and honor killings
Just being honest, that's all. Indian's tend to get triggered easily, so it would make the comments section more interesting.
Lately with stuff happening in India like mob lynching, caste based killings, etc, I sometimes feel ashamed to call myself Indian. Hope things will get better.
Curious how many fellow immigrants are familiar with first amendment? Unlike fifth that you see all the time in movies, I’m afraid first doesn’t get it’s due!
That’s because they escape places that don’t have 1A and 2A and have hence descended into tyranny
👏👏👏👏 Also an immigrant from India. On Blind and elsewhere, I see that the slightest criticism of India is heavily trolled. Contrast such insecurity with the tolerance to support the right to say things even those you don’t agree with, like burning the flag. In addition to freedoms, between the two countries I’m Familiar with, Americans are also less superficial than Indians,as the OP pointed out. Many in India still care about lineage and networth more then personality in marriages, but few here would admit how shallow Indian culture is!
I concur 🥳
Wait 420k for 8yoe 😳 what’s your location and skill set ?
Lying to start with 😂
Phd + 8 YOe. Official skill set: ML Real skill set: working 80 hour weeks :(
Pretty sure you will never be an immigrant if you are Indian :D probably expat at best.
Firstly, credit where credit is due - America’s freedom is truly something to be appreciated. Now, speaking of India - you seem to be living in some imaginary dreamland. You can not compare freedom in America to freedom in India. America is a society which has already advanced. The issues Americans face is not the same as the issues India faces, be it geo-political, economical or just resources. In India, you need an emotion to drive a cause. It’s not Switzerland where you say “stop at the red light” and every single person would just stop. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, I’m not even judging it. I’m saying you can not compare the two. India is a place where emotions drive a cause. Unless people emotionally connect to something, they are not going to contribute towards developing it - hence the need to derive commonalities among a diverse set of population - hence the need for a national anthem or respect to the flag. You are a privileged guy and you think everybody in India is like you, having a blind account and ranting about rich-people problems. No. You’re a measly 10% of the Indian population. The USA can afford to give the freedom to burn their flag and still be not bothered. India cannot. Don’t dream big without having your foundations laid down firmly. Deal with the noisy threatening neighbors, deal with internal threats, deal with naxal attacks, deal with people within the society who want breaking of India in the name of Allah and Afzal Guru. And then you can sit back and chill while someone burns the Indian flag. Your basement is shaky as fuck and you’re feeling bad that the high-rise on the next lane has a rooftop pool and yours doesn’t. Hilarious. Finally, just because someone has it in them to question your stance, they are triggered? You don’t understand how social media works then. Why are you scared of a debate, if your opinions are based on facts? Why name-call instead of engaging in a discussion? Afraid of being exposed?
>>"Finally, just because someone has it in them to question your stance, they are triggered? " Personal attacks are not questioning the stance. A British student who solved an IIT-JEE Physics paper in less than the time, and perhaps not coincidentally had an Indian gf was trolled on social media. Hundreds of messages calling him names that it made news headlines! Sign of insecurity. Same with anyone who makes a less than flattering comment about India. Personal attacks, and flagging the post as "hate speech". >> My opinions are based on facts. Indians are more superficial than Americans. Look at Indian marriages, the prioritization of lineage, ethnicity etc more than personality. And everytime I say this I get personal attacks.
I am in no way supporting personal attacks. Secondly, what is with you and marriage? I’m sure being the super progressive guy that you are, you support freedom of choice. If the preserving the lineage is the choice of someone, they have the right to do it. Why are you being selectively progressive? As long as it fits your narrative, it’s progressive? Else, backward? You have the second largest religion on the planet (and the fastest growing religion) having well-defined rules in their book about how the guy can marry from outside the religion as long as the girl converts, but the girl cannot marry outside the religion - all this so that the offsprings end up being from the same religion (in order to increase their population), and you don’t seem to have a problem with this. Because it’s secular and freedom of choice. But someone else does it because they value their lineage, and you have a problem?
Welcome! Love when people show appreciation. There is nothing in the world remotely similar to the freedoms we enjoy here
Lol, it's a great country and I love it. But having lived in several European countries and visited many others around the world, you're a little short sighted. Happy 4th! And try watching the first ep of The Newsroom.
You got arrested for tweeting in Europe haha and for having butter knives in your backpack