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minus-squareGazumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoIndia’s very own equivalent of MAGA have Modi’s support as they keep him empowered. I’m a Hindu and know that this ultranationalism is not what Hinduism is.
minus-squareMammal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoHonest question from an ignorant 'Murican, with no context about what this controversy is about: To a Hindu, would naming the lion ‘Akbar’ kinda be like naming an elephant ‘Hitler’ in Israel? Or is this all just a religious/ cultural thing that makes no sense to outsiders such as myself?
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months ago is not what Hinduism is. Where have I heard that before? Oh wait literally every religion ever.
India’s very own equivalent of MAGA have Modi’s support as they keep him empowered. I’m a Hindu and know that this ultranationalism is not what Hinduism is.
Honest question from an ignorant 'Murican, with no context about what this controversy is about:
To a Hindu, would naming the lion ‘Akbar’ kinda be like naming an elephant ‘Hitler’ in Israel?
Or is this all just a religious/ cultural thing that makes no sense to outsiders such as myself?
Where have I heard that before? Oh wait literally every religion ever.