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1. If Hindutva is Hinduism that resists, well, it includes resisting the caricaturing of our Deities by Abrahamics, atheists or otherwise, & non-Abrahamics, atheists or otherwise. Given d history of oppression of Dharmic faith systems by Abrahamics, there is no room for symmetry.
2. Celebrate free speech and expression, sure, but do realise that their application isn& #39;t uniform and cannot be uniform because they are bound to land differently for the oppressor and the oppressed. After all, that& #39;s the underlying premise behind the SC/ST atrocities Act.
3. Abrahamic Athiests see Hinduism in d same light as their faiths. That& #39;s where d fundamental problem is. As long as this false equivalence is accepted, Abrahamic Athiests pose more of a threat to Hindus than their own faith systems for multiple reasons, which I will set out.
4. First,Abrahamic faiths have internal mechanisms 2 deal with what de believe is apostasy. Whether u agree wid their mechanisms is frankly irrelevant bcoz u & ur views *don& #39;t* matter to dem.They care only for d sanctity of their faiths.They hv their priorities sorted,unlike us.
5. Second, Indian Dharmics are unique & peculiar civilizational orphans.They have systematically allowed d State to dismantle their institutions & hence institutional response mechanisms citing history written by colonizers who aided an imperial evangelical proselytising agenda.
6.Ergo,Indian Dharmics & Dharmic faith systems,who/which r perpetually vilified & stereotyped do not deserve 2 b equated wid Abrahamic faith systems or Abrahamics.Never forget d fact that u r a global minority without a single State that is dedicated to protecting ur way of life.
7. Third,Abrahamic Athiests may b pissed off wid their faiths for a gazillion reasons.That *does not* translate to dem even remotely acknowledging d continuing genocides committed by their erstwhile co-religionists against non-Abrahamics,in particular idol worshiping polytheists.
8. Fourth, Abrahamic Athiests weaponize atheism to go after other faiths while pussy footing on their own faiths.Even Christopher Hitchens, for all his atheism & polemicism went after Catholic Christianity & Islam more than Judaism.Was it because his mother was a Jew? Who knows.
Fifth,Sam Harris pushes Jesus as a bohemian free spirit to launch his criticism of Islam. None of these so called atheists wants d pagan traditions back nor r they willing to replace d Judeo Abrahamic foundations of Western Civilization which d *celebrate*. Convenient atheism?
10.Indian Athiests are d only naive ones who have bought into d completely deracinated version of Atheism & d myth of absolute free speech while constantly celebrating Hitchens & Harris.Originality hai ya girvi rakh di?Ur civilization ought 2 come first before Abrahamic atheists.
11. I have seen public tweets where d PM and his family haven& #39;t been spared. I have seen tweets were paramparaic Acharyas haven& #39;t been spared unmentionable indignities. All in the name of criticism and the right to free speech. So why does an Abrahamic Atheist get a free pass?
12. I am not justifying any kind of language because I personally believe in taking down an anti Dharmic, Abrahamic or otherwise, brick by brick and expose her or him for what she or he truly is - a hypocrite of the first order. That& #39;s how I operate.
13. But I will not apologise to an Abrahamic Atheist who deliberately insults our Deities for fun and money on behalf of members of a vilified and oppressed Dharmic global minority who are finally saying "enough is enough" after ages.I am glad d community is finally standing up.
14. Learning to draw a line in d sand which is non-negotiable & cannot be crossed under any circumstances is d first step towards reclaiming dignity at any level, personal, professional, social & Civilizational. If that basic rule of the world doesn& #39;t register on u, I pity u.
15. Celebrate free speech & expression as u must because that& #39;s what Dharma teaches us. But don& #39;t create an imaginary utopia which u willingly & embarrassingly drown urself into.Wake up,smell d coffee & get real.The world isn& #39;t Dharmic,so learn to put and protect Dharma first.
16. Btw, d much-reviled "Trad Hindus" & "d Temple Gang" who some ppl love taking potshots at bcoz "Hindu liberalism and Hindu unity", r d first ones who will step up to protect Dharma. That& #39;s *why* Dharma needs "trads". Now go cry an ocean for all I care. There, I have said it.
17. If you are a persecuted global minority like Hindus, first learn to never underestimate d value of Civilisational intransigence. If that& #39;s something you can& #39;t wrap your heads around,all ur platitudes about the civilization r just that, platitudes and empty talking points.
18. Finally,if I am accused of being part of "the Temple Gang",u know what,nothing makes me happier than that.I am happy to b part of d Temple Gang.That& #39;s what Dharma badly needs & I am happy to serve that cause in my own limited ways to d best of my limited abilities.Over & Out.
