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Still waiting for them to launch a mission to get rid of the caste system
If the US can go to space while issuing drone strikes on civilians, if Russia can go to space while invading countries, I don't see why India can't go to space while still being backwards about the caste system. Also it's not like the government endorses the caste system, unlike the aforementioned examples.
Whataboutism bs. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Yeah but I didn't see anyone complaining when NASA Artemis was announced? Everyone rejoiced NASA's return to space. So why the double standard towards India? Credit where credit is due don't you think?
Also what's the caste system has anything to do with the Indian government? How do you think the government has enforced it? What do you think the government should do instead? I am not Indian mind you, but I am sick of these holier than thou attitude of westerners.
Credit is definitely due and this is an amazing feat by India.
I haven't bothered to discuss the other topic. Is there even any point when US issues are always on the front page here? I probably know more about US politics than my own country at this point.
Though of course you could also go there and take a jab at Americans. Let me know when you do so I can give you some support.
How is that related to the space mission? Or are we trying to make this look like a Reddit comment section now?
It is when so much of their population struggles in poverty 🙃
That's the spirit, lick the boot homie. Next you'll say Modi is a good leader
Even though I couldn't find any connection between a space mission to sun and casteism, I could assure you friend the latter is much difficult to solve. That's why countries still struggle with casteism or racism or sexism or some other evil-ism, but we shouldn't let it hold us back from the technical and scientific advancements. In fact one could argue building a science oriented society is the way to eradicate these issues.
I love it when people act like America doesn't have a fucking caste system. As though there weren't millions of Americans who voted for a rich guy who planned to build a wall to keep the "illegals" out of the country. And there wasn't a massive lobbyist effort by multi-billion dollar companies and oligarchs to kill unemployment benefits in order to push people back into shitty service jobs that pay peanuts.
whatever or whoever they land on the sun will no longer be in any system, so maybe this is the first step?
I mean if anything for sure it will be in a system, the solar system. Not in original form though...
keep waiting bitch