Arabs unite together after BJP spokesperson insults Prophet

or

Arabs offended after BJP spokesperson speaks truth about Islam

Depends on your point of view.

11 hours ago, ipledgeblue said:

so I wonder what impact playing and listening to harmonium has had on the sikh panth since last century?

It's not the specific instrument per se, but the collective affect caused by the melodies, beats, and lyrics if we're talking about these things on the subconscious level. Harmonium Vs Rabaab is a purist argument of Tradition / Heritage. The bajaa hasn't made Sikhs nastiks, lol, it just means we eschewed an authentic musical form of expression for something comparably less rich in musical complexity and texture.

1 hour ago, Ranjeet01 said:

Yes, it is something that I have come to realise. More through self discovery and putting 2 and 2 together. 

If you hear something like hard rock/heavy thrash metal like Metallica or something of that nature, it has a particular intensity and it make bang your head up and down which is what you see those goreh banging their heads, crowd jumping and chunking themselves in mosh pits. Those electric guitars, lol

I had some spoilt kids in the back of my car once and I threatened them with classical music if they did not behave, lol. I switched on Classic FM (which I never listened to before) but it calmed them down. Very strange, lol and they liked it.

I vaguely remember something about studies conducted where plants responded to classical music through better growth compared to other types of music.

23 hours ago, Ranjeet01 said:

I wonder if it relates to music with lyrics. 

What if it is music with no lyrics with only instruments. 

Music does have a way of impacting mood and energy. I wonder if it has to do with the frequencies that the vibrations give off?

Yes, it stems from ancient Vedic aatmic energy / vibrational frequencies philosophies, etc. Same with food / diet regulations, i.e. satvic, rajas, tamas, etc. Apne religious instructors don't explain it because they don't have the knowledge to go into the subject on a deep level AND because they didn't study the subject itself, so they rely on Islamic-Sharia style decrees to prohibit it, making Sikhi seem like a one-dimensional Islamic sect.

2 hours ago, Jai Tegang! said:

There is bound to be plenty of chaos in the near future of India. I don't think the majority of our  kaum is going to get to a more matured civilizational point anytime soon. We will have to work with what little we can muster up. It's starting to hit the fan over there I'm sensing. Panic is brewing for what is to come.

I'd also be very suspicious about that, too. If we're going to be swept up in a messy situation stoked by various parties, with our miniscule numbers it's going to be a problem.

28 minutes ago, Jai Tegang! said:

Some positive winds of change. Some highlights:

1. Call made for Sikhs to start up firing ranges and get acquisition and training in firearms.

Good call but there needs to be a very clear dharmic / religious sentiment that underpins it otherwise you'll get hyper Sikhs with guns resorting to bullets to sort out domestic issues instead of looking beyond their personal, petty conflicts, which is the culture that the likes of Moosewala are perpetuating. With a cognitively limited group such as ours, leaving things to interpretation is not sensible.

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Pinds need to halt the construction of churches and mosques.

I'm surprised this was even identified as a problem, especially mosques. It's the first step. 

13 hours ago, PuzzledToo said:

The path that 1933 Germany took?

I wouldn't go that far, lol. I'm referring to the patriotic English being almost compelled to defend and justify these institutions because they've been convinced they're non-negotiable cornerstones of their identity. If they were a little more brave and radical, the English would do well to jettison these actually traitorous institutions who've selfishly sold them out for their own desire to exist and feed off them. By the time the penny will drop for the English, it'll be too late. If you watch something like GB News in the UK, it exemplifies the saying, "He gives with one hand, and with the other he taketh away" lol. It seems "legit" from a native right-wing perspective, but it's actually perpetuating the tropes and narratives that are the required counterbalance to their ideological opposition in order to maintain the desired paradigm. I think it's referred to as "controlled opposition." 

1 hour ago, proudkaur21 said:

If a person achieved great things I wouldnt mind them singing songs about it but what has been achieved in the past few decades other than abandoning our motherland and running away and then singing about how great we are sitting in other people's countries lol.

It's empty posturing. Doesn't make sense.

43 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

No it wasnt but they burnt our entire library. You know what all we have lost because of these people? If this isnt trying to destroy and change a religion then I dont know what is.

I'd call that more than tampering. OP made it seem like GOI was going around on the sly with Tippex and black Biros.

Can't stand the Royal Family. Make my skin crawl. 

Controversially - just my opinion - but the white right-wing have been hoodwinked into accepting the Royals and figures like Churchill, and general World War II triumphalism as inalienable aspects of their identity. These three aspects and other similar factors are designed to trap them and to stop them from identifying a path that will lead to a solution to their problems. It's very effective brainwashing.

5 hours ago, californiasardar1 said:

Here for work.

Stay away from Soho... or Hampstead Heath if you're into that kind of thing. 

19 minutes ago, Whatdoiknow said:

there's no originality, they take hit hip hop tracks, change them up slightly, not enough that you don't recognize what they are, and put some trash lyrics over it, no originality, pathetic message in music, it really is cringe

I'm guessing from the very little bits I've heard of that ^^^ kind of Punjabi fusion music, the people making them now hardly know anything about music theory, because the key of the sampled track doesn't fit with the key of the Punjabi tune / lyrics, which makes it sound like nails on a blackboard. It's nastiness for the ears.

37 minutes ago, californiasardar1 said:

I just passed through Leicester Square and there were some Punjabi “street performers” dancing to the “3 peg” song.

I feel sorry for the British Sikhs. You guys probably can’t escape from such buffoonery!

What are you doing in London?

On 5/31/2022 at 9:31 PM, Guest Guestsingh said:

Why do some Singh’s and singhnia, refuse degh? 

I guess they probably see it as an indulgence, and therefore something that demeans their spirituality. By spurning degh they signal their superiority to the rabble who are busy yamming it into their gobs as fast as possible. Just my opinion.

Just now, proudkaur21 said:

i dont understand why are Palestinians not censored?

It's irrelevant whether Palestinians are censored or not because Israel will do anything it likes, and nobody's going to stop them. Jews are at the summit of the Persecution Pecking Order, therefore they're immune. They get criticised, etc, but they have enough leverage to ignore it. 

4 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

We dont have any power. I hate it.

Oy vey.

17 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

@Kau89r8 they keep targeting our voices. I don't understand how they get away with this? This is twitter in the west not even the Indian twitter.

"...doesn't follow our Community Guidelines on dangerous individuals and organisations."

India's been in Instagram's ear and told them to censor certain things.

3 hours ago, Kau89r8 said:

You really buy into this...?  It set-up..don't believe a fiber in me this Hindu notorious gang leaders, dads a cop looks up to Sant Ji

Pigs flying over the moon sounds more believable lol

To be fair, there were kharkus back In the day from Hindu families. They converted, etc. Maybe clutching at straws but it's not a stretch to believe that some criminally minded / dangerous guys end up gravitating to religion and associated figureheads when facing a long stretch behind bars.

6 minutes ago, Ranjeet01 said:

Sant Ji t-shirts could become like the Che Guevara t-shirts like in the west

We're getting there, lol. Could be a good turnaround even if the majority wearing them would do it for clout.

This thread is depressing. Goodness me.

2 hours ago, Ranjeet01 said:

There is a section of tutti fruity Black African culture.

Madonna's vogue was based on Gay/Camp African American culture. 

There was a documentary on this once and it was quite an eye opener to see this side of Black America. 

There's the beginnings of a push back against this phenomenon from religious American blacks, but it's swimming against the tide for those who want to restore family and religious values to the centre of the black community. Entire generations of black Americans have been sold out to a lie by celebrity blacks. The traitors within.