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I used to think like that but, observing some of my more socialised friends, I think there are rational grounds for caring and feeling like you have a stake in such matters.
Conservative minded people bind society together, create the sort of reliable and reassuring norms that let you live with your guard down. I think.
And part of that process is not being ultra individualistic and self-defined.
I've been an apostate since I first dealt with the question of Islam. Part of why I am that way is that I don't feel constrained by race or religion. I don't feel very ... Bangladeshi. It has practically zero weight on me, but that also makes me a "coconut", inauthentic if you will, a product of the dominant culture rather than of my racial background. And also, very lucky, for if I was met with rejection or suspicion by the dominant culture - by English people - I would have no psychological defences, unlike my conservative desi friends.
The whole COVID farce has demonstrated to me the extent to which Middle Class culture - the globalised professional/corporate culture that the English speaking world is currently pushing - is utterly conformist, whilst superficially celebrating individualism. Most people need to be able to relate, to see and reference mutually shared values, aesthetics and prejudices.
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"A stake in such matters"... Can you explain or give details how that would work out or look in real life? I mean what would you do under which circumstances? Like if it is your sister or maybe best friend or even "a stranger" would you tell her not do it? Would you go as far as beating her up or what would you do? Thanks.
My AncestryDNA autosomal results [yes it is a link click on it]
"For wise and good men always feel disinclined to hurt those that are of much less strength than themselves"
"Truth and Virtue do not necessarily belong to wealth and Power and distinctions of big mansions"
"To abuse and insult, is inconsistent with reason and justice"
- The Prophet of Indian Nationalism Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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The "evidence" is on a similar level as that afrocentrists prove with skulls that Olmegs were Africans and first in Americas. Similar "evidence" for very biased and very dumb people or just people who want to be ignorant. I mean I said I already I know little about it, but sounds like made up or word coincidence like albania and albannach or alabama.
My AncestryDNA autosomal results [yes it is a link click on it]
"For wise and good men always feel disinclined to hurt those that are of much less strength than themselves"
"Truth and Virtue do not necessarily belong to wealth and Power and distinctions of big mansions"
"To abuse and insult, is inconsistent with reason and justice"
- The Prophet of Indian Nationalism Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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It's like I wouldn't give a shit if you snorted cocaine or banged porcupine for pleasure, as long as it was not inconveniencing me in any way. That's part of my unstated agreement with people. I don't bother you, you don't bother me.
At the extremes, it does mean that I don't really care all that much, for most people. That if I do think you're doing something disgusting, I keep it to myself AND KEEP MY DISTANCE FROM YOU.
My conservative friends are more socialised, they don't want to be distant from you, they care about you as they see you as part of them, too. They do not see themselves as little individuals, but as part of a society.
The West is going through its troubles now, because too many people - superficially - see themselves as individuals without need for society, so they just let it keep changing and fragmenting, while elderly people die of cold and neglect, each winter, they busy themselves with supporting the right to stay of pseudo refugees and virtue signalling online - so as to punish the low IQ racist right wing! - etc..
I believe many people do need to feel like they connect, belong and have mutual understanding. And that also includes shared prejudices and aesthetic sensibilities.
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Can you link to anything? I don't know where you are getting your information from. I've always known why Ireland is called Ireland and it has nothing to do with Aryan.
Aryan is not something from Irish culture. Most Europeans know that Aryan was what the Nazis called people who were non-Jews and all the baggage that goes with that. Also wasn't Aryan originally used to describe ancient Northern Indians that spoke an Indo-European language and also the people of Iran?
It is really not related or has anything to do with Irish Gaels.
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Ok but a) you didnt answered really my question, what I asked you, you didnt gave details what you would do in a concrete situation and how much it has to affect you. Like your sister, your friend, a stranger etc. and also how far you would go to "save" her
b) im not sure race mixing is on the same level as snorting cocaine, i think it is not
My AncestryDNA autosomal results [yes it is a link click on it]
"For wise and good men always feel disinclined to hurt those that are of much less strength than themselves"
"Truth and Virtue do not necessarily belong to wealth and Power and distinctions of big mansions"
"To abuse and insult, is inconsistent with reason and justice"
- The Prophet of Indian Nationalism Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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