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Indian Nationalists Forcibly Censor Orkut

starkravingmad writes "The Economic Times is running a story on Hindu nationalists in India threatening to wreck internet cafes that don't block parts of Orkut that the vigilantes find offensive. From the article: '"Orkut is used by many destructive elements to spread canards about India, Hindus, our gods and cultural heritage," said Abhijit Phanse, president of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, the student group. "We are gently telling Internet cafe owners that it is their responsibility to see that surfers do not use their facility to carry out such hate campaigns ... Or else, we will have to do that job for them." Last week, dozens of Shiv Sena workers vandalised some Internet centres, saying they were not stopping their customers from accessing Orkut groups involved in sending hate messages.'"

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  1. Re:Are you *kidding* me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The Shiv Sena and RSS are Hindu chauvinist thugs that aren't taken seriously by anyone educated.

    What fraction of the Indian population is educated?

  2. dear memebers of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Every single day I SHIT DOWN THE THROAT of your gods. And then I use them for crude sexual play that ends with me jizzing all over their faces. Your culture is a cruel joke, and your insistence on its importance only proves the depths of your mental retardation.

    You suck, your culture sucks, and your god blows goats.

    Is this flame bait? Is this a Troll?

    No: it is LIVING PROOF of the inferiority of your theocratic notions, as here in the marginally more enlightened "West" I can say things like this and not have to deal with asshats like you coming to my house and making life difficult. And if you think I am picking on you, you are mistaken - example: for all the Bible Thumping Idiots Out There:

    You say JESUS is COMING? Well, you're damn straight he's coming. He's right here in my living room, and he's COMING ALL OVER MY CARPET!!!

    See? I don't like those fuckwits either. So, unlike you: I play fair: all religious zealots get the same nasty treatment, and because I live in a society where free and open expression is a right guaranteed by law, I don't have to put up with your mewling bullshit.

    So, kindly take your Religion and stick it up your smelly stupid ass until it arrives in your brain and you start making Barking Sounds of how Evil I Am. HAHAHA. Tards.

    RS

    --
    Shoes for Industry. Shoes for the Dead.
  3. Re:Are you *kidding* me? by sanman2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Shiv Sena? RSS? Those guys are a bunch of nutjobs. These are the same who vandalize flower shops on Valentine's Day and threaten couples if they are seen doing anything they consider "obscene" in public.

    That's overblown -- the origin of Shiv Sena is due to local Maharashtrian culture having been swamped by influx from every other part of the country -- a unique burden that Maharashtrians have to bear.

    As for RSS, they were created not out of theological compulsions, but as a backlash to Islamic activism -- not so unfounded considering that ethnic group split the country.

    Personally, I think that these guys need to have a good drink and need to get laid a little.

    Gee, you're so cool for saying that. Spend all night thinking that up?

    I thought it was all about tolerance and forgiveness and all those good things? Pursuit of truth and enlightenment? No? I guess it doesn't quite have the same ring as terrorizing innocent people and flauting your ideologies about.

    I'm an atheist, but I'll say that with freedom comes responsibility. Yes, these groups have on occasion gone overboard in protesting what they misguidedly feel is social decay. At least they don't fly aircraft into skyscrapers, like some people. Whole different order of magnitude. Meanwhile, the Left on the other hand is happy to promote social decay and stoke disharmony to milk votes.

    Btw, it's "flaunting" not "flauting", Mr Enlightenment.

    Jerks.

    Oh, the vit. Vodda put down! Vayy to go! :P

  4. Re:World ain't "get" freedom of speech by moz25 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why is it only the US seems to "get" freedom of speech?

    It doesn't.

  5. Re:India: 5000 Slain Brides & 3 Million Prosti by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Whadda buncha sickos!

    Greedy, cruel little beggars. Killing their wives for not bringing in enough money from their dirt poor in-laws. Thats wicked.

    1.2 million child prostitutes? Thats evil.

    Maybe we are fighting the wrong enemy?