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MisterrSingh

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  1. Journalists, bro. The opinion shapers and influencers of society. Most are on the take or controlled assets of whichever intelligence service has dug their claws into them. Others are just useful idiots; individuals so blinded by ideology and enthrall to their own worldview, they require no inducements to spout their crooked ideas to their audience. The Russian agent mentions he was ordered to befriend and "recruit" these guys.
  2. Here's another video to understand the relatively modern occurrences that have shaped the India we know today and as it will be in the future. Look at it from a higher top-down view than a closer and localised perspective, and try to attempt to relate this knowledge as it applies to Sikhs. Understand that these policies are not instigated to cause immediate results, but instead seeds are planted that bear fruit 20 or 30 years down the road. Nothing ever happens by accident. The world is not allowed to function according to haphazard chance and coincidence.
  3. And the Indians have used these techniques to varying degrees on its Sikh population, too.
  4. There's an account of a Sikh coming to Dasme Paatshah's darbaar for help when his missus ran off with a Muslim neighbour, lol. I agree, generally, there has been a gradual degradation in morals and principles over the centuries, but even in the times of our Guru Sahibs it wasn't a virtual Satyug. Some pretty dank and nasty stuff was going down in the pinds behind closed doors. Most people weren't preparing to ascend to the astral plane just because Guru Sahibs were in existence. ?
  5. Personally, I'm having trouble reconciling the harmonious and devotional teachings with the harsh day-to-day realities of human nature. I appreciate and strive for the internal, individualized aspects of forgiveness, tolerance, etc., but this idea of practically viewing the human race as one when actual experience teaches us that some sections of humankind possess attributes that are barely removed from animals, is a bridge too far for me. Are we meant to kill such people with kindness? Hug the bad out of them? Such people rarely, if ever, see the light and mend their ways. Does a Sikh continue putting him or herself in harm's way until the change arrives? I don't see it as a liveable creed; it's completely imbalanced, and incredibly damaging on so many levels for the person doing the heavy lifting so to speak. Where am I going wrong?
  6. You place too much trust in these so-called custodians of our religion and our history. We need an independent group of scholars to regularly inspect and verify the printing plates that are used to produce birs at the printing press in Amritsar. I assume there's only one site that's used for such a purpose? When most lay people are virtually illiterate when it comes to content and structure of Sikh scriptures (particularly in the West), do you think if a suspect batch of birs were printed and distributed overseas, your average Joe in the sangat would audibly detect a subtle discrepancy? A handful of deliberate edits per year for 50 years, and you'd eventually transform the meaning of a religion over that course of time. Call me paranoid, but that's how you destroy a people and their beliefs without firing a bullet.
  7. You were incredulous at the thought of Sri Guru Granth Sahib being gradually, barely perceptibly altered over the decades. A word deliberately replaced, moved, or even erased; its order changed in order to transform the greater context of a sentence, etc., and this artwork is a fine example of exactly what I was alluding to. I think Sikhi has fallen to Freemasonry, lol. The attack on Harmandir Sahib in 1984 was most likely the decisive battle. Sad but true.
  8. Great points, bro. Indians have a 'monkey-see, monkey-do' mentality to various degrees and manifestations across society. The urban middle and upper classes may consider themselves sophisticated and global in outlook, but if you analyse Indian culture in terms of its entertainment industries in the past 20 years (a country's entertainment output is always an accurate indication of where its "head" is at currently), they've gradually rejected various British colonial markers -- because like all former colonies, the constant reminder of being subservient to a foreign ruling power is not conducive to a healthy national identity and pride -- and graduated to a strange North American brand of global modernism almost as a FU to their previous British masters. This is reflected in the frankly cringeworthy cod-American speech inflection hat most educated upper (and some aspirational middle) class Indians have adopted as their default style of speaking English. What they fail to realise by this embarrassing form of cultural flattery is they've discarded one colonial form of influence for another, only this time it's the American influence that's somehow seen as acceptable because it wasn't enforced via physical subjugation, and also due to the laughable desire to be seen as a possible equal or at least an upcoming ally to a superpower such as the United States. It may be a somewhat tenuous example of the Indian mentality, but it speaks volumes as to the innate insecurity and lack of scruples whereby they unwittingly discard their own perfectly adequate identity for one that is alien to their being. THAT'S why they'll never be respected, admired, and treated as equals, no matter how hard they wish to dine out at the top table. It's a country of sellouts in most senses of the word, and their history has proven that to be true time and time again.
  9. It's getting really unsavoury over there. The U.S. is playing its usual destabilisation and regime change game, yet in this instance there isn't the usual cloak and dagger routine, perhaps because they can't resort to the usual "Bringing democracy to the people" script that's normally peddled when an Islamic country is in their cross hairs. In this instance they seem to have chosen their man, who'll no doubt give them unfettered access to Venezuela's oil reserves, which, I think if the report I recall correctly, are the most voluminous or second most voluminous in the world. Still, it's not as clear cut as it seems. The current socialist regime hasn't done itself or the population of that country any favours.
  10. If I make it known what bani i recited, it won't take too much effort to ascertain the issues that were plaguing me, and to be honest I don't want a difficult and painful period of my life being mulled over or commented on by faithless cynics and others of a similar mindset. Apologies.
  11. It basically affirmed what I felt innately was the reality and truth, but i'd been conditioned (by Western society, our Punjabi community, etc) to believe was untrue or "un-Sikh" to consider it as authentic because it apparently broached certain subjects that were apparently taboo. There's only so long a person can deny a truth especially when that voice inside kept telling me I shouldn't doubt Dasam Granth Sahib. Also, I was instructed to recite certain banis from it in order to help me recover from long standing health issues, and thankfully it worked. I can only speak for myself when I say what greater testimony can I provide as an endorsement?
  12. Hanji, I agree. But didn't Guru Sahib explain to his Singhs the reason he didn't incorporate his Dasam Granth compositions into Guru Granth Sahib? Their respective status, in my mind (which explains the simultaneous parkash), is equal, yet they were obviously kept separate. That was my original point. I wasn't suggesting Dasam Granth Sahib was lesser or lacking in any way. Personally, Dasam Granth Sahib has transformed my life. I, too, in my younger years (inwardly and privately) was riddled with doubts as to its authenticity, but I came to attest to its holiness before it was too late.
  13. The strange thing about it all is that I'm aware that society is being manipulated into harbouring dislike and hostility for Islam. That's as clear as day. Yet if I wasn't a Sikh and I was ignorant of our own history as it relates to Islamic oppression, I'm certain I would've been one of those who'd have jumped on the bandwagon of viewing Muslims as Jews 2.0; a pet minority who needs protecting from a cruel world. I'm aware of the game being played, the ultimate aim being a clash of civilizations, etc. BUT they're far from a benovelent force, and they don't do themselves any favours. They are the pawns who will be wielded to oppress us all in the coming decades and centuries, not entirely because of some devious non-Islamic third party lurking in the shadows, but because their faith and their beliefs dictate their actions, and THAT has very little, if anything, to do with the shadowy puppet master pulling their strings. It'd be the height of foolishness to go into bat for a side that will ultimately discard all pretence of cordiality and decency. I'm certain, on some level, they must realise they're being enabled and manipulated for various reasons, but the lure of power and domination -- as promised by their religion -- is too much of for them to reject the potential for domination due to it not being an entirely organic effort as a result of the efforts of their own exclusive labour. It's being handed to them on a plate.
  14. It's a good thing it's not in the Guru Granth Sahib, then, innit? ?
  15. I slightly disagree with this statement. As a Sikh I don't walk around staring at females because I believe I also have a responsibility to practice a certain degree of decorum for my own sake. If women dress provocatively or in a way that leaves little to the imagination, I can choose not to look. But just because I don't stare and salivate, that doesn't mean others follow suit. I don't walk around with my eyes closed; it's impossible to make your way in the outside world without seeing certain sights you don't want to see.
  16. You'll be accused of being a perv for having eyes, in an attempt to belittle your valid observations.
  17. I just don't understand the need for constant drama. Why not just perform your duties according to your role in the family without any of the nonsense. It has to be upbringing and a lack of common sense, because this sort of behaviour isn't a constant across the entire community. It's a very base way of existing: prolonged negativity, simmering emotions of resentment, etc. What a crap life for these people. What's even worse is those who accept it as some inevitability; an inescapable reality of life. That's total bakwaas peddled by weak individuals who lack the will to act. A Sikh male cowed and bullied into submission by the women in his life loses all right to manhood. Pathetic.
  18. We'd be at the mercy of the Pakistanis similar to how we're currently at the mercy of Hindustanis. There is no silver lining in either situation. Also, our fate would be dictated by the whims of the establishment of the ruling country and its majority faith. I'm sure, anecdotally, there'd be positives on a local level, but overall from a long term perspective there's no genuine prosperity on virtually every front that matters for Sikhs by being the meat in the Indian-Pakistani sandwich. Although, I suppose the comparatively conservative Pakistani culture might have inadvertently endowed our people with a certain degree of restraint and decorum, but again i'm sure there'd be downsides to this aspect of it, too.
  19. Where's the extra 20 kg / 45 Ibs, pock-marked skin, and beady, soulless eyes? ?
  20. Muslims behave when there's a boot on their neck. They fear and respect strength. Nothing else. Their faith is the only thing that matters. Your kindness, understanding, and tolerance will be reciprocated insofar as much as it serves a purpose for the Muslim and doesn't encroach on their beliefs. If there's a choice to be made between the non-Muslim and his religion, there is NO choice! You can be on cordial terms with a Muslim, perhaps even friends, but it's a precarious and conditional relationship. We could live another 1000 years, and fundamentally the Muslim would never change his approach to life. There's a devious ploy to differentiate between the moderate Muslim and the extremist, but again it's wilful delusion at best. The moderate Muslim will inwardly rejoice at the same acts that his extremist brethren openly celebrates. The only difference is the former wishes to maintain a facade of cordiality until the final moment, whereas the latter hasn't the patience or the desire to self regulate.
  21. Strange how these barbaric and bloodthirsty terrorists had the far-sighted wherewithal to plan their attack according to the above valid assessment of their intended target. I'd imagine seeing the brutality of the NZ attacks would induce the desire for blind revenge on a t1t-for-tat "Western" target. It's almost as if they're acknowledging the fact that attacks on Sri Lankan Christians would cause "less" of an outcry than if they'd walked into a church in leafy Sussex and detonated their explosives. What was stopping them from doing so? Why would these terrorists care about potential blow-back for Muslims in the West when brutal and savage sectarian violence between Islamic sects has been a mainstay of their religious activities for centuries?
  22. Wispy or sparse beards amongst Sikhs in those times is a thing. Not all Punjabis were riddled witn body and facial hair especially those who hadn't ever cut or shaved. I'm certain it's a genetic issue. The male elders on my mother's side of the family (her grandfather, great grandfather, etc) were never shavers or cutters, yet their beards were apparently very sparse. They were also dark skinned and barely had any hair on their arms and legs.
  23. Probably dazzled her with pseudo-spirituality and dreamy sounding concepts. They don't truly understand any of it. It's just a very effective way of ensnaring the gullible or people who are desperate for some knowledge or a spiritual experience.
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