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MisterrSingh

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  1. There's a huge difference between allowing a birthday to pass without celebration for reasons of being non-plussed about the whole thing, and then on the other end of the spectrum there's making a spectacle about how incredibly pious and spiritually inclined one is for spurning these "base" occasions in life that other un-enlightened souls seem to celebrate with relish. Guess which faction most of our pakhandis belong to, lol?
  2. I mean how nobody in the Kar Sewa crew questioned the idea of destroying a historical building. Instead, they start bellowing jakare when it came tumbling down! How disconnected from reality are these people?
  3. This has seriously annoyed me. I know it's "just" a building, but some of us have 5hit for brains.
  4. I read somewhere in passing a while ago that, genetically, we're one of the races that's least suited to the adverse affects of alcohol. I think we're broadly in the same category as various Far East communities, such as the Japs, for unsuitability for sharaab. I think the Scandinavian races and certain Germanic tribes are at the opposite end of the scale to us, which I took to be a remnant of their Viking genes. Those guys would knock back the stuff like it was Vimto, lol.
  5. I'm going to reveal my ignorance on the subject, but was alcohol as big a problem for us back in medieval times? I keep reading conflicting accounts.
  6. The guards and the officials at places like Auschwitz offered up the same argument when confronted with their crimes after WW2: "We were following orders." Although I'm not comparing a damaged building to the taking of a life, the idea of underlings blindly following orders at the behest of a superior without thought to the results of their actions, speaks to how far these chelleh are willing to go.
  7. The crass and ostentatious nature of it flies in the face of the values we're supposed to value and encourage as Sikhs. This may upset some people but this is a prime example of a lesser cultural mindset. I suppose it's a knock-on effect of the wider culture of the environment in which issues like these occur. I just don't see where aspects of our religious teachings suddenly disappear to when it comes to these issues. It really is picking and choosing what to believe and how to behave dependent on circumstances and whims.
  8. They probably don't even know such a thing is possible. It's just about bulldozing it down, erecting something in its place, and receiving the plaudits thereafter. There's no love or grace or nurturing involved. And these people are meant to lead us to a brighter future? What a crock of bakwaas. Clueless. Absolutely clueless.
  9. There's videos of the Baba on YouTube. From what I can tell he seems to be doing a fair bit of good for poor Sikhs without access to expensive healthcare. Perhaps he's being poorly advised (or not at all) on the issue of preserving historical buildings. It seems unless something is explicitly religious or spiritual in origin, the darn thing is coming tumbling down because Baba Ji ordered it so, lol.
  10. Were these UK born and raised or Straight Outta Doaba?
  11. Historically, the BBC have been merely tolerant of Sikhs. Not warm or friendly. We definitely have never been afforded the benefit of the doubt as Hindus and, in recent times, the Muslim community have been granted. It seems we're forever in a precarious position of being on a tightrope of acceptance or rejection. In the past, they've been favourable to us as long as we've towed the line of multi-culture/religion, which relegates our faith and our beliefs as a secondary concern, i.e. diluting the very source of our supposed strength and identity. They also seem to favour us when we act the clowns for their entertainment. When they turn on the Sikh community, it usually happens when we wish to assert our identity, our rights and our opinions in conjunction with something (as others see it) negative to say about the Indian state; when we express misgivings about Islam and some of its adherents, and now in recent times with the preponderance of gender politics as it relates to minority communities such as ours, they've latched onto the policy of undermining our ways by giving certain females from our community a very public opportunity to grind their respective axes in order to undermine from within. The BBC is vehemently anti-Sikh, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's a purposeful and carefully co-ordinated strategy between the Indian state and the intelligence services of this country to gradually chip away at Sikh integrity, or at least its perception amongst the population, to keep us cowed and unable to assert ourselves. One less minority community to worry about, particularly one that hasn't any geopolitical presence and aspirations that need to be placated and encouraged for various other ends and purposes that would benefit this country. I keep saying it, but we had a golden opportunity in the 70s and 80s to "do something" for Sikhs, but poor leadership combined with the eventual economic and general international emergence of India as an economic force and a country that can't be allowed to fail or disintegrate from within, means the most realistic opportunity available to us was lost.
  12. Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe. British-Iranian arrested by Iranian services under suspicion of being an intelligence agent posing as a charity / relief worker teaching English. Her husband's been campaigning for her release for the past few years with high profile media efforts, and only very recently did the British move to grant her immunity. In my opinion, she's either MI6 and never told her husband and her family (for obvious reasons), and the husband, having realised she most likely is MI6, decides to play the government's bluff by bringing her issue to public prominence, thereby insuring she isn't disavowed by the British and left to rot on foreign soil, which is what happens when agents' covers are blown. OR he genuinely believes that she isn't an agent, and therefore oblivious to her true occupation IF she is actually an intelligence operative.
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    This is a topic crying out for a Jagsaw contribution. His assessment of the Midlands is always hilarious!
  14. The few dodgy ones reflect badly on the others. So it becomes fashionable to disparage all of them, regardless of merit and truth. Saying that, I can't say I'm into the "Sant Scene" anymore. It was a part of my life in my childhood and youth, but I realised a few things, and I backed off and made my own way. But I bear no malice for the genuinely decent individuals who play it straight and honourable.
  15. Why the melancholy? You've received a gift most people spend their entire lives awaiting! By becoming an Amritdhari, life has filtered the people who were with you for YOU, which unfortunately was nobody. Blank slate. New beginnings. But be careful. In your desire to stave off loneliness and find companionship, don't replace a group of undesirables with another batch of undesirables albeit those who "look" the part according to your new lifestyle. We are social animals, of this there is no doubt. Just spend some time adjusting to the hugely impressive and commendable life changes you've instigated, and remember that when you do eventually encounter the people you're looking for, don't feel as if you need to impress anyone or give the impression that you're in awe when in their presence. Keep learning and keep faith. It won't be a bed of roses; that's something you need to accept. But you are free to live life with your head held high.
  16. ਹਾਂ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਹੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਹੋ ਜੇ ਉਹ ਇਕ ਈਸਾਈ ਕੁੜੀ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਓਬੀ ਵਾਨ ਕੇਨੋਬੀ ਹਾਂ.
  17. Not in my area. It's the Nigerians, Kenyans, and the Ghanaians that represent blacks in the best possible light. The Jamaicans (ironically, another group from the ex-colonies), on the other hand... pfft, let's not even go there. Demons in human skins. Call it dehumanising or whatever, I don't care. They're a destructive force drunk on victimhood whenever they're called our on their bakwaas. They hate Asians, because of the obvious reason: we contradict their victim narrative due to our sianah emigrating to the UK around the same time their sianah made the journey, and yet the relative fortunes of both communities diverged a very long time ago. This fact sticks in their throat, and they resent us for it. So, no, there's no justifiable reason for why I'd ever stand with such a feckless, Godless, and unreliable group of people, regardless of any potential Anglo Saxon storm on the horizon. I'll take my chances without that albatross around my neck.
  18. Someone would think you're beginning a philosophical discussion on the existence of the Khalsa, and why glory belongs to it. "Can someone explain to me why the Khalsa, and why its Fateh? Please, explain!" ?
  19. The street level blacks should neither be respected nor emulated. They are not an example, regardless of the unintentional knock-on affects they may inspire in the ruling establishment. It's a Pandora's Box that must remain closed. Of all the groups to ally with, I would never consider inner-city blacks to be one to consider. Saying that, aspirational, God-fearing blacks are wonderful people, lol. Honestly, most of them are incredibly grounded and chilled, promoting strong family and strong ethical and moral conduct.
  20. Ultimately, the kuffar will never supersede the Ummah and its directives. Non-Muslims need to get this undeniable fact into their skulls, then decide how they wish to proceed from there onwards. "Being nice" and accomodating beyond reason will not swing a thing when it boils down to them making a choice. Yet, as Sikh history shows it is still possible to be on good terms with some of their kind, dare I say friends in some cases, but always on the alert.
  21. I genuinely believe it's a combination of culture, upbringing, and personality, which is why it's impossible to generalise ALL Muslims to be of a certain frame of mind despite what their religion instructs.
  22. Then he wonders why he's treated like a joke.
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