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SKC said:
All RW guys jumped the gun and posted in favor of the officer yesterday. Now all are deleting their posts and tendering apology.​
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Unnecessary situation has been created, there was no need to drag language, IAF, DRDO or anyone else easily could have sorted out without any fuss. No one has patience, just need a push and all start outraging,
 
Tuco said:
Unnecessary situation has been created, there was no need to drag language, IAF, DRDO or anyone else easily could have sorted out without any fuss. No one has patience, just need a push and all start outraging,
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Exactly just a road rage and abusive spat.
The officer over reacted while the delivery guy was no innocent either. He began with abusive spat.
The officer tried justify his over reaction with cards he had. And outrightly lied multiple times.
 
realsumo said:
I came across a YouTube comment from a Chinese nationalist, and it made me think hard about this ‘Indians aren’t real Asians’ rhetoric."

So I was watching a video and ended up in the comments section (mistake #1), where this Chinese nationalist was going off about how “India has nothing to do with Southeast or East Asia” and how Indians are “desperate” to be seen as Asian. Like… huh?

At first, I thought it was just usual wumao nonsense. But I’ve seen this kind of take — mostly from wumaos — the more it feels like part of a broader ideological pattern. It's not just random ignorance; it's a calculated effort to culturally isolate India from the rest of Asia.

Let’s unpack that.

1. Denial of Obvious Historical Ties
Anyone who's ever read a history book knows that Indian culture had a massive influence on Southeast Asia. Brahmi-derived scripts? All over Thai, Khmer, Burmese, Balinese, Javanese, etc. Hindu-Buddhist architecture? Just look at Angkor Wat or Borobudur. Shared mythology, epics, kingship models — the list goes on.

To pretend India had “nothing” to do with that region is straight-up erasure.

2. Ethnicity ≠ Culture
These guys always reduce “Asianness” to East Asian facial features, languages, or Confucian values — as if Asia is one monolithic ethno-linguistic group. But Asia is a continent, not a cultural club. You can't just exclude India because it messes with your neat little East Asian civilizational bubble.

3. It’s About Narrative Control
Here’s where it gets interesting: China has been pushing a kind of “Greater China” cultural zone narrative where it frames East and Southeast Asia as part of one civilizational sphere under Chinese influence. In that view, Indian influence is inconvenient. So, it gets minimized or erased.

If you erase India’s role:
- You make Chinese influence seem more natural and dominant in Southeast Asia.
- You downplay India’s foundational role in the spread of Buddhism, which China often repackages as its own civilizational asset.
- You push India toward West Asia in terms of cultural identity, making it easier to exclude it from regional discussions or Asian unity narratives.

4. Projection
Calling Indians “desperate” to be Asian is actually projection. It’s they who are desperate to gatekeep what being Asian means — because if India is recognized as equally influential in shaping Asian history, then the idea of China as the cultural center of Asia gets a lot messier.

5. It’s Not Even About Facts — It’s About Erasure
What’s wild is that they’ll straight-up ignore archaeological records, inscriptions, shared religious traditions, or even living languages influenced by Sanskrit — just to maintain the narrative. That’s not ignorance anymore; that’s ideology.

So yeah — I’m starting to see that this whole “India ≠ Asia” thing isn’t just trolling or ignorance. It’s part of a larger geopolitical mindset: one that wants to culturally sideline India so China can be the face of Asia.

Thoughts?
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"Asia" is a vague geographical creation by goras, where goras decided that Urals mountain range and river is the "border" between "Europe" and "Asia", another border is the Bosphorous strait.

When people say "Asians" in the context this chinku is doing, 100% its an Amerishart or Cancuck chinkoid, since there "Asians" === chink eyed folks, as a "race".

In UK lingo, "Asian" would mean more of an Indian or Paki rather than Chinku.

India is ofc not Asia in the Americuntized context, we are not a chink eyed, cockroach-eating race of soulless bugmen. :cmegusta:

India has massive cultural influence over SEAsia though and even East Asia via Boodism, Chings have ghanta by comparison with just Japan, Korea and Vietnam, that too only cultural aspects like scripts and all
 

'You north Indians come here for jobs, then disrespect us': BJP leader Pratap Simha on Bengaluru road rage row​



"These North Indians don’t behave like this in Chennai. Why? Why don’t they go to Kerala looking for jobs?"

"You North Indians come to Bengaluru because you have no better livelihood options elsewhere. Don’t test the patience of Kannadigas," he warned.

He also took a firm stand on the long-standing language debate. “You live in this city for decades together for education and jobs. What is wrong in learning the local language? We are not asking you to read or write, just learn the basics. If you don’t want our language, stay back in your city.”

and to think that hot head actually flies fighter planes!
 
trombone said:

'You north Indians come here for jobs, then disrespect us': BJP leader Pratap Simha on Bengaluru road rage row​



"These North Indians don’t behave like this in Chennai. Why? Why don’t they go to Kerala looking for jobs?"

"You North Indians come to Bengaluru because you have no better livelihood options elsewhere. Don’t test the patience of Kannadigas," he warned.

He also took a firm stand on the long-standing language debate. “You live in this city for decades together for education and jobs. What is wrong in learning the local language? We are not asking you to read or write, just learn the basics. If you don’t want our language, stay back in your city.”

and to think that hot head actually flies fighter planes!
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'Kannada pileaje saar' did not save him. Looks like the same Wing Commander will be called in to avenge his fellow Kannadiga.


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trombone said:

'You north Indians come here for jobs, then disrespect us': BJP leader Pratap Simha on Bengaluru road rage row​



"These North Indians don’t behave like this in Chennai. Why? Why don’t they go to Kerala looking for jobs?"

"You North Indians come to Bengaluru because you have no better livelihood options elsewhere. Don’t test the patience of Kannadigas," he warned.

He also took a firm stand on the long-standing language debate. “You live in this city for decades together for education and jobs. What is wrong in learning the local language? We are not asking you to read or write, just learn the basics. If you don’t want our language, stay back in your city.”

and to think that hot head actually flies fighter planes!
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I may get hate for saying this, but a country should be run like a machine. Not every part of the machine has the same job. Similarly, some states should excel in agriculture, others in manufacturing, and some where resource extraction is the main focus. But the country will only function properly when it’s well-oiled (a metaphor for cohesion), when everyone knows their role and performs it to the best of their ability.

We do need a national language. I’m not trying to justify one specific language, but there must be one. I don’t care if it’s English, Mandarin, or anything else.
 
realsumo said:
I may get hate for saying this, but a country should be run like a machine. Not every part of the machine has the same job. Similarly, some states should excel in agriculture, others in manufacturing, and some where resource extraction is the main focus. But the country will only function properly when it’s well-oiled (a metaphor for cohesion), when everyone knows their role and performs it to the best of their ability.

We do need a national language. I’m not trying to justify one specific language, but there must be one. I don’t care if it’s English, Mandarin, or anything else.
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What these idiots are doing just strengthens my resolve to not communicate in Kannada even if I learn the language. Bengaluru won't remain the sole tech hub of India forever, and in future "The north India" will start competing and soon supersede Bengaluru as the new silicone valley. You'd think they understand that nearly 1/3rd of the workforce in the top companies are "outsiders". Looks like 20+ years of being India's top tech hub has gone to their heads and the average Kannada warriors consider themselves to be invincible and irreplaceable. We shall see in the coming decades if their tongues remain this sharp as Bengaluru starts losing it's relevance. We don't need a national language, we need idiots to stop kanging about "my language better than your language". Picking up a Dravidian language isn't easy for an Indo-Aryan speaker. I'm sure "outsiders" who have been working there for a decade have already picked up the local tongue. Learning a language through association takes time. As soon as a competing tech hub emerges, people will stop going to Bengaluru. We'll see how the local politicians cry about "no one wants to come here for work" then, with their own people increasingly migrating out for work. Cousin is in the pharma industry and from his own words, 90% of the workforce Does not want to relocate to Begaluru even for an increased pay. They don't want to deal with rude locals. Search Kannada in google right now and the front page is littered with incidents concerning language elitism and often violence. I have never searched about a language and gotten this much vitriol in page 1, especially a classical language.​
 
Corvus Splendens said:
What these idiots are doing just strengthens my resolve to not communicate in Kannada even if I learn the language. Bengaluru won't remain the sole tech hub of India forever, and in future "The north India" will start competing and soon supersede Bengaluru as the new silicone valley. You'd think they understand that nearly 1/3rd of the workforce in the top companies are "outsiders". Looks like 20+ years of being India's top tech hub has gone to their heads and the average Kannada warriors consider themselves to be invincible and irreplaceable. We shall see in the coming decades if their tongues remain this sharp as Bengaluru starts losing it's relevance. We don't need a national language, we need idiots to stop kanging about "my language better than your language". Picking up a Dravidian language isn't easy for an Indo-Aryan speaker. I'm sure "outsiders" who have been working there for a decade have already picked up the local tongue. Learning a language through association takes time. As soon as a competing tech hub emerges, people will stop going to Bengaluru. We'll see how the local politicians cry about "no one wants to come here for work" then, with their own people increasingly migrating out for work. Cousin is in the pharma industry and from his own words, 90% of the workforce Does not want to relocate to Begaluru even for an increased pay. They don't want to deal with rude locals. Search Kannada in google right now and the front page is littered with incidents concerning language elitism and often violence. I have never searched about a language and gotten this much vitriol in page 1, especially a classical language.​
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The tech and other industries can and will move to Hyderabad.
It won't happen immediately but it will.

Banglore may be the biggest but the country has other "IT Hubs" apart from the aforementioned city like Gurgaon and Pune.
 
Corvus Splendens said:
What these idiots are doing just strengthens my resolve to not communicate in Kannada even if I learn the language. Bengaluru won't remain the sole tech hub of India forever, and in future "The north India" will start competing and soon supersede Bengaluru as the new silicone valley. You'd think they understand that nearly 1/3rd of the workforce in the top companies are "outsiders". Looks like 20+ years of being India's top tech hub has gone to their heads and the average Kannada warriors consider themselves to be invincible and irreplaceable. We shall see in the coming decades if their tongues remain this sharp as Bengaluru starts losing it's relevance. We don't need a national language, we need idiots to stop kanging about "my language better than your language". Picking up a Dravidian language isn't easy for an Indo-Aryan speaker. I'm sure "outsiders" who have been working there for a decade have already picked up the local tongue. Learning a language through association takes time. As soon as a competing tech hub emerges, people will stop going to Bengaluru. We'll see how the local politicians cry about "no one wants to come here for work" then, with their own people increasingly migrating out for work. Cousin is in the pharma industry and from his own words, 90% of the workforce Does not want to relocate to Begaluru even for an increased pay. They don't want to deal with rude locals. Search Kannada in google right now and the front page is littered with incidents concerning language elitism and often violence. I have never searched about a language and gotten this much vitriol in page 1, especially a classical language.​
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Honestly, I think so too. If North India had major tech or manufacturing hubs, this situation wouldn’t have happened. Unfortunately, the Freight Equalisation Policy (FEP) and poor government policies severely hampered the region’s development.

It eliminated the incentive for industries to locate near mineral sources, while benefiting coastal states with developed ports. This resulted in mineral-rich states remained underdeveloped while coastal regions prospered. The policy was abolished in 1993, but by then, the damage had already been done.
 
trombone said:

'You north Indians come here for jobs, then disrespect us': BJP leader Pratap Simha on Bengaluru road rage row​



"These North Indians don’t behave like this in Chennai. Why? Why don’t they go to Kerala looking for jobs?"

"You North Indians come to Bengaluru because you have no better livelihood options elsewhere. Don’t test the patience of Kannadigas," he warned.

He also took a firm stand on the long-standing language debate. “You live in this city for decades together for education and jobs. What is wrong in learning the local language? We are not asking you to read or write, just learn the basics. If you don’t want our language, stay back in your city.”

and to think that hot head actually flies fighter planes!
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That incident was a road rage and abusive spat not a usual language row National media made it a language row for no reason.
However both should be held for respective charges.
 
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