2014

All years and months

Yes, the first muslim president

Gallup data showing Muslims approve of Obama most and Mormons least, with the poster guessing at reasons including Tea Party claims and the Cairo speech.

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Ramayana, Mahabharata true accounts, not myths

Responding to a claim that the Ramayana and Mahabharata are true accounts, the poster argues that left-liberal historians have a tiny secular fan base, because conservative Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits…

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The Lion Queen

A woman fills the car of two men with mud after they splash her, a viral story the poster praises as a model for India’s need for lion queens.

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“The whole world should become ahimsak”

On Palitana’s Jain-led demand for a town free of meat and vice, the author argues Jains now behave as neo-Brahmins, and reflects on how Brahmins have been teachers and lawyers…

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Taliban Academy

A reported visit to a Haqqani Network suicide-bomber training facility, with the poster’s sardonic remark about its recruitment rate.

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The Caliphate turns radioactive (literally)

A report that Iraqi insurgents seized nuclear material at Mosul University, with the poster’s grim comment on nuclear danger in the Middle East and South Asia.

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Hindu Brotherhood: a seat at the high table

Commenting on Obama and Modi’s exchange of letters on economic, maritime and counter-terrorism cooperation, the author sees a trader’s bargain meant to keep India in the West’s camp, and calls…

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‘Master Licensed Locksmith Since 1968’

The author praises an immigrant New York locksmith’s advice that young people learn a useful manual skill rather than chase status goods, seeing in him the American spirit of independence,…

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Bobby Jasoos

The poster, a Vidya Balan fan, recommends Bobby Jasoos as a wholesome family film celebrating Hyderabad, quoting a review that praises her independent-minded, brave detective performance, the screenplay and debutant…

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Indians for motorcycle maintenance (Harley)

The author discusses why US firms hire cheaper, younger and more docile Indian temporary workers, concedes the pain for American job-seekers, but argues the trend reduces global inequality and integrates…

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