Just had a really wierd conversation.
I thought I was having a normal conversation with rational human beings, just a few hours ago. We were talking about the asian subcontinent and I foolishly offered my opinion that the area would potentially be ripe for a communist/socialist revolution over the next 50 years as it industrialises (I didn't mean this would be a good thing, just that it would resemble several other societies that have since undergone revolutions).

Apparently I "didn't understand how these people thought" and that "they were happy with their role in life". Yeah, right. That sounds familiar. Know your place...

My vague suggestion that maybe they didn't have much choice was considered uncultured and offensive as I "didn't understand dharma (sp?)".

When I mentioned parallels with early medival european tied labour and later eastern european serfdom (and the revolts and revolutions that broke out in these 'content' societies I was told I couldn't possibly understand the mindset of an asian peasant as I was an athiest (despite not stating any religious belief of my own). I didn't realise you had to be religious to know that oppression and exploitation are wrong and that suffering was bad.

Silly me for thinking that years of self education and attempts to understand the world I live in could be any replacement for the cultish bosom of religious fanaticism. Suck on the tit of ill-educated self delusion. You'll feel so much better. You twats.

Apologies for straying a wee bit off topic but I have just had a shite evening being patronised by irrational fuckwits. I suspect this qotw will rapidly descend into a "Religion is shite" vs "Die heathen upstarts!" sort of thread.

At least I hope so.

Oh, you said Cults. I misread it.
(Wascally Weasel now with 100% fewer jokes., Thu 26 Jan 2006, 23:59, Reply)