[MD] NYT: The Feminine Critique

[MarshaV]

At 07:05 AM 11/5/2007, you wrote:
> >I may not have any answers, but I'm certainly not going to trust yours.
>
>I never ask anyone to believe what I say, I do not even expect them too. Let
>me ask you though to not dismiss my opinions as mere Eastern dogma.
>
>I've been through all the atheist rebellions against the religion I was
>given (I was born into legal religious status of Hindu). I openly rejected
>religion and mocked all of spirituality. This was when I was at the peak of
>my teenage (11-15). However, in the past year, I've made some incredible
>progress and have come to the realization that the philosophy and way of
>living of Bharata is the highest. India is the mother of all civilisation.
>Yes, this is a proposition that I would have ridiculed (even though I've
>always held an Indian passport), but now I find myself agreeing 100% with
>such a proposition. If you ask why India is such a screwed up place now, it
>is only because of Western imperialism (and the continuing ignorance of the
>masses), and I'm sure the West is going to get the fruits of their karma, so
>there's no point condemning the West or trying to wage wars against it.
>
>I assure you that you will finally realize the greatness of Bharata's
>civilization, although now you may feel completely in opposition, which is
>understandable considering all the cultural programming that goes on there.
>All of modern Western science is trash compared to Eastern wisdom. On a
>related note, my views are in no way a product of the cultural programming
>that goes on here in India, because the cultural programming here is about
>aping the West and still boasting about how India "got the British Empire
>down to its knees", has "made tremendous economic progress", "has a rich
>culture", "has the highest percentage of smart people", etc. which is
>complete idiocy, because it does not look beyond 1000 years of Indian
>history.
>
> >Are women still expected to
> >through themselves on the fire of their burning husbands?
>
>No, and what you are referring to is India (derived from Greek "Inde"), not
>Bharata (whose true spirit has been that of Dharma).
>
>Akshay

Akshay,

Until I know otherwise, I will retain an open mind.

Please can you clarify *which Bharata* you are referring to?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharata

Marsha