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  1. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cbd-was-found-to-prevent-viral-rna-expression-and-reverse-gene-changes-in-infected-lung-cells/
    5 points
  2. China is an angry civilisation. They call themselves the 'Middle Kingdom ' as they see themselves as the centre of the world. I think from a quam point of view, we should look at their relationship with Pakistan. Pakistan has become a client state of China and I think they will use Pakistan as a way to cut India down to size. India possibly are the few threats to China in terms of influence and population size. We have seen recent conflicts with India troops along the border. But India's leadership is too chickensh1t to challenge China. Gujju Bania Marwari Chankian business know how cannot compete cunning for cunning with Confucian Sun Tzu Chinese Mercantilsm. They will sell out to their new masters. These are the same lot that were dhimmis during Mughal Rule and where the brown McCaulyite Babus during British rule. They will become the Magi Noodle eating elite. I think that if it is not for our Sikhs, India will capitulate to the Chinese.
    3 points
  3. Are you looking for someone? cuz I'm single.
    3 points
  4. Is China now the dominant world power? I think the US is now no.2 and Covid-19 has allowed the Chinese to steal a march. What do you think will happen to the world now that balance of power has shifted. How do you think this impacts the quam in geopolitical terms.
    2 points
  5. One of the peculiar things about some of these British influences is how they try to tidy things up in their perspective. It's like one of those busy body women types who move the furniture around and rummage through your kitchen nicking your silver and also moving cups and bowls in the wrong cupboards.
    1 point
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  7. India has huge amount of negative karma of 1984.
    1 point
  8. Yes Bani talks about Russia and China invading India.
    1 point
  9. War.There could be increasing tensions between the different countries.Then usual stuff:Humgry for power, or being the best country in the world.
    1 point
  10. Don’t see the attraction myself of Apple stores . if the stores/shops are offering an ‘experience’ then they are not really a shop/store but an entertainment business I do feel in support of smaller businesses I don’t think it’s healthy for society for only a few companies to have a cartel/dominate online
    1 point
  11. A physical shop / retail will be successful in the coming times if it can offer an 'experience'. Coming out of lockdown people want experiences. Apple stores are good example, to visit one is an event in it's self. It's the 'buzz', the atmosphere in the stores that I look forward to experience again. If you're just selling products it's better to do it online. Even so, through channels like Amazon, Instagram & FB marketplace. I used to work in a retail business (office based role at the HQ) with a huge warehouse onsite. A company turning over £1M+ sales daily. They had a dedicated section in the warehouse just to fulfil Amazon orders. Everyone knows Amazon became big, but to visit a company's warehouse and see how they had to adapt to benefit from the 'amazon revolution' is really fascinating.
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  12. I see your point as well but at the end if the day it is just a game, a game in which men are kicking and running after a ball. It shouldn't be attached to your identity in my opinion. You should never get worked up about a game, you have no control over what happens on the pitch. When your favourite team wins, it is they who put in the effort to win, yet the fans will bask in reflected glory and claim the victory as theirs. I stopped caring about football in my early 30s, I realised there's far more important things in life. I will watch the Champions League final and World Cup/Euros but that's it.
    1 point
  13. Why don't you venture into Ecommerce?
    1 point
  14. I was going to contribute and challenge people more on Caste on this thread, but to be honest ‘dharamyudh’ has summed up everything perfectly.
    1 point
  15. Abrahamic ideologies being of the desert and tribal has a framework of a scarcity mentality so sharing has no basis in their mindset. A Dharmic philosophy is based by in large of an abundance mentality. It is the mentality of the forest where there is more than enough to go ahead therefore co-existence is possible.
    1 point
  16. I honestly pray for the day where we rid ourselves from these labels and divisions that are between us. We need to move like a nation. We have separated ourselves by putting importance on worldly titles/ethnicity that have no real significance when we should only align ourselves with the panth and our beautiful nishan sahib. Our biggest enemies is ourselves.
    1 point
  17. The modern Khanda as we see it today was influenced by the Brits. It is put together in a similar way you see the goreh put their coat of arms. The traditional way was separate. I think the poster Not2Cool2Argue has it on his moniker.
    1 point
  18. Yes, and the majority of people who tortured and killed the rural Sikh youth who rebelled in the 1980s were ... rural Sikhs
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  19. Don't give them too much credit. The protests going on now have nothing to do with Sikhi. They are protesting for their economic livelihood. Don't get me wrong, I am on their side and I think that they are in the right. But at the end of the day, it still all comes back to their self-interest. Do you think you would see a similar mobilization these days around Sikh-related issues? I doubt it.
    1 point
  20. The fact that intercaste marriages are happening now in the west doesn't mean a whole lot, considering that these days, many parents consider it a success if their sons/daughters get married to anyone.
    1 point
  21. everything your saying is a lie man jatts atleast here in canada put there sikhi first Jatts have married in to Tarkhan families rajput families etc, I know of Minhas family marriage with Grewal, Hunjoon with Dhaliwal. Karku leaders of Canada were Brar Leyat Parmar, etc you cant be trying to divide community like this
    1 point
  22. ? no bro, I'm barely at the starting line myself. Can't even convince the ones around me to get into Sikhi, let alone strangers ?
    1 point
  23. That's a very good distinction. Maybe there's a sense of complacency that comes from being multi-generational religious, i.e. a sense of, "We're safe from judgement / We've made it / Nothing for us to fear from other people" that comes with the territory? Alternatively, those who find the path for the first time tend to exhibit a greater sense of humility and desire to do things the right way as they see it? There's obvious exceptions in both types of people.
    1 point
  24. Yeah its quite complex. We end up trying to see everything in black&white, when it really isn't like that. Though I haven't had enough time to get to know many Amritdhari families, I have already come across some disappointments! because that is what it is for someone who comes into Sikhi and sees the corruption. I think there is more corruption in Amritdharis who are born into Amritdhari families, than people who become Amritdhari. ??
    1 point
  25. Jatts are very open accepting ppl sure they have downfalls but all community do and ive never ever seen jatt only gurdwara. most canadian karkhus were jatt saini or rajput like Lakhbir Singh Brar(Jatt and Sant Ji Nephew) Inderjit Singh Reyat (ramgharia caught by intelligence testing explosives in forest in Vancouver Island) perhaps most notorious of all Talwinder Singh Parmar(Rajput/ scapegoat for allegedly blew up air india plane)
    1 point
  26. On a side note, look at how far we've fallen. We legit went from taking the Khyber pass to getting Khanda neck tattoos along with Nirbhao Nirvair forearm tats.
    1 point
  27. It never went away. It's like a dormant gene that gets activated.
    1 point
  28. I wouldn't take his views very seriously. He has an obsession, it's in his head and it's eating him away, it's worrying actually, not healthy at all. Things like that can make you unwell. There does seem to be a rise in puratan Sikh culture among the youth in Punjab. Interest in horses, shastar etc which is great. Its quite similar among the Sikhs in the West, an interest in puratan Sikh culture. Yeah, gym, kabbaddi etc really should be encouraged. It'll keep that fight alive. Also distract them from wrong things. The government knows that it's rural Sikhs that rebel, that's why majority of the youth that were murdered back in the 80/90s were rural youth. The government knew exactly who they were targeting. They weren't just random killings. It's why I thought the fighting spirit was dead after everything that happened in 80/90s, but obviously it's not. Unfortunately I think we are heading towards some dark times, but I think people are better prepared this time. I think these recent protests are a huge wakeup call for them.
    1 point
  29. The future will be handled and preserved by that very group of people that ‘dallysingh’ despises and likes to knock at every opportunity. It’s the people of the soil that will and are promoting our wrestling, gym and kabaddi culture. It’s also those people who are resurrecting our culture such as breeding indigenous horses and keeping weapons.
    1 point
  30. I was surprised that they still has some fight in them, after watching videos of the recent protests. I had the impression that after the 80/90s that fighting spirit died. It's a good thing. I think a gym should open in every pind and wrestling/kabaddi should be encouraged. After seeing the videos of the protests, there is some hope, because unfortunately I think we're heading towards another very dark period under the Indian government. Its worrying. The future seems very uncertain, but they're gnna need that fight.
    1 point
  31. Yeh they did! Some by starching and ironing their turbans to the point they no longer resembled turbans, but more like hard hats. Some also pushed a fashion where shaving and shaping their beards whilst wearing tiny turbans became the norm and being Sabat Soorat was considered backward. Some also abandoned their motherland and replaced it by calling a African imperial colony their home. Some of them also built the first Gurdwaras exclusively to serve and be run by certain surnames. Some of their children are also championing the LGBT movement in the UK and dress like fudoos. I could go on all day but that would make me become you.
    1 point
  32. This calendar is still the Bikrami Calendar. Why are they still publishing it under the Nanakshahi name? They use Panchang Martand and Panchang Divakar for Gurpurab Dates, not Nanakshahi. It is sad to see an honest attempt by scholars create the Nanakshahi calendar failed due to political interference by people who lack basic knowledge about astronomy. EDIT: Article is from last year, but my question still applies.
    1 point
  33. Doesn't change the fact that Cali guys talk like blacks. Canada isn't tiny either, we have quadruple the Sikh population. Bro, you need to focus on your own Sikhi, you come off completely negative and bitter.
    0 points
  34. Don't forget monay getting detailed tattoos of Sant Bhindranwale and Baba Deep Singh
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  35. Yeah I've definitely come across the "we're saved and God loves us more" type of Amritdharis, and they're normally from Amritdhari families themselves. I think that is the case with many. Some behave as if they were divinely conceived in heaven and then dropped off into their mothers arms by a stork. But like you said its not the case with all of them. I've come across so many Singhs who are so humble and giving. Sometimes you can easily read someone's face and get an impression of what they're like, lol proud and snobby people just can't hide it, it reflects on their face, don't you think ? lol
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  36. Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking them down. If a Gurdwara or Sikhs were to be attacked, these lot would probably be one of the first ones there to defend and fight! Despite their lifestyle, their connection to Sikhi/Sikh is still there, and admirable, but obviously are very misguided. Remember when the riots were happening in the UK years ago? Started of as Black protests and then ended up being people breaking into shops and looting. They tried coming into Southall but were driven away. Rumours spread that they were coming to our town as well, and many guys sat outside the gurdwara all night, many of then being those type of moneh, including my cousin! Who gets up to "no good" If I had to pick between those moneh or the interfaith promoting and LGBT promoting "City Sikhs", without question I would pick them moneh! If a Gurdwara was under attack, the first one to call for an uber would be the city Sikhs and the rest of us pendus would be left behind wondering what's going on. "Hot young blood" is a great addition to any community, but it needs guidance and direction, otherwise they start directing it towards wrong things, which is what is happening. What is parchar like in Canada? Are there many young Canadian born parchariks or are they all uncles from India?
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  37. Don’t say that bro you’re gonna hurt feelings of a certain ‘DollySingh’. He still a hasn’t got over when his tribe got told leave by a few Kaleh armed with only sticks and stones from ‘Wakanda’. Such a shame, because all he has now is just memories and his ‘stripy fifty’ to remind him of the wildlife. Chal koi gal nein he can have his own referendum and claim his homeland.
    -1 points
  38. It was quite bad apparently. I knew a lady who said Black men broke into their house in Kenya, took the nalas out of her salwars and lenghas and tied her hands up with the nalas and all her families hands and robbed the entire house! The Black slaves they kept were also tied up with the nalas. She said it was the local Blacks who were anti-Indian and the policemen who did the robberies! She said every night atleast one house was broken into like that in her area. The same happened to the Gujjus. I tried keeping a straight face when she said all the nalas were taken out of her salwars and lenghas to tie their hands up! I hope I did! I'd imagine these experiences were quite traumatic!
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  39. I really feel we need more younger parchariks, in their 20s and 30s, doing parchar in English, not fancy English, but do parchaar in a way which so that young people can engage and connect. Pot-bellied gyanis from India aren't exactly drawing crowds into the gurdware now are they! They're Ok for the uncles/aunties, but not for younger people. To bring younger people in you need younger people doing the parchar.
    -1 points
  40. I agree bro, Its important to create a balance and be realistic about it. These type of moneh get knocked down a lot by "religious" people in our community, and even on this forum as seen above, but its a fact that they will be among the first ones there to fight, and we've seen that in the past. When the riots happened a few years back, if I remember correctly it was around the time I started getting into Sikhi. While I was at at home watching the riots on tv, my "feral" cousin who probably goes Gurdwara like 1 time every 3 years, was sitting outside the Gurdwara all night with his mate. I sat at home not because I was scared, but I just didn't have that emotional connection with Sikhi even though I was the one that was supposedly "getting into Sikhi " Now it would be different though, lol But at the same time we should be honest, the things they do and the lifestyle they live, is wrong, and not in line with Sikhi. But its wrong to sideline them. There is a huge different between coconut moneh and the moneh being discussed above, night and day. Its important to know this. The city Sikh type folks despite wearing paghs and keeping dharis are just useless, even though they seem to think they are a voice for the rest of the community. Like I said, they would be the first ones to call for an Uber and leave the scene. It is complex. Do you think getting into Sikhi softens some people up? especially the type of moneh being discussed? or not ?
    -1 points
  41. Yeah, they were shipped off to Africa by the Brits to work in the army and build railway tracks (which they like to deny) and then they started keeping Black slaves, they used call them "boy" which is what slave traders called Black slaves. The oppressed becoming oppressors? Yeah their own slaves started rebelling against them, along with the anti-Indian local Blacks, police and government and then they had to migrate for the 2nd time. Africans really should make a movie about this for Black history month, I'd watch it. Honestly no one really takes them seriously around here, lol they're considered coconuts and gora-fyed. Their youth are weirdos and their gurdware are empty. Very strange bunch of people.
    -1 points
  42. Have to say, there is no excuse for what certain apnay in Africa did. I condemn it, and the people involved should be ashamed and punished to deter others (if I had my way). Also on that note, certain pendu Juts need to acknowledge and admit their own role in creating a caste based apartheid system in the villages of Panjab, that has led to hordes of people from previously Sikh backgrounds to convert to other faiths. Bravo...... They should be punished too.
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  43. This is pure lies. Juts struggle with with accepting nonjuts as equals. Some twisted notion of supremacism is a norm, even if a handful of western educated juts claim to not believe in it (and make no difference to the situation anyway). There is systemic abuse and oppression of Mazhbhis by juts. Girls are abused too. They love alcohol and have deeply embedded caste based politics in even premier Sikh institutions, where they buy people's votes off with alcohol no less. Self-aggrandising to delusional levels seem to be a norm amongst them (look at all the videos and songs......), and they consistently fail to face up to the negative effects they have on the panth - to the point where they've actually decreased numbers by treating others so bad that they have left the panth. To top that all off, from what I'm hearing from relatives back home - hordes of juts themselves are converting to christianity now - for some perceived benefits. Juts dominate Panjabi politics, it only stands to reason that the current state of affairs on the ground there is the fruits of their own endeavors. And I've worked with Panjabi juts in construction quite a bit - so you can't tell me that I don't know their habits. They routinely rip each other off (not paying wages after getting work done). Before attempting a 'progressive approach' at least have a solid understanding of the problem - which is rooted in the cultural norms being practiced. It's ridiculous to constantly try and highlight the jut contribution to the Khalistani lehar, whilst failing to acknowledge that those at the forefront of brutally suppressing it, were mainly juts themselves, who outnumbered the kharkus. That's what's worrying now. If it kicks off, how many sociopathic juts will join ranks with the gorment and do what they did during the 80s/90s?
    -1 points
  44. You've done the typical Sikh thing of going 100mph when 30mph was enough. It's all or nothing. The places where you're getting your information from are the same places that are crying that Islam is a religion of peace. Am I condoning genocide? No. Am I suggesting the Buddhists made the right choice in how hard they hit? No. Islam is best nipped in the bud EARLY before they've embedded themselves in the institutions of a nation. They understand nothing but force. Any romanticised notions of conciliation or coexistence is eking out the inevitable. Depending on where you live and how old you are, you'll come to realise this as it relates to your own existence. By then it will be too late, and you'll, if you're honest, view the Buddhists with a little more understanding. To the victor goes the spoils. Survival of the fittest. If we ever have our own nation, and an upstart sect begins to cause trouble for your Sikh state with good reason from their perspective, will you, as a Sikh general, fail to leave the house that morning and hope they simmer down of their own accord? Or will you put them down to send a message? I know what I'd do, and it doesn't involve hypocrisy and double standards.
    -1 points
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