• phx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    One major reason I’d not want to go to India is that there seems to be a significant crowd of Nationalists that would rather deny any issues than face and fix them, and can be quite hostile to anyone that points then out. I don’t really care for the “apes” commentary as that seems racist AF, but if tourism is a goal then cleaning up regressive bullshit like caste and gender discrimination (and not conducting assassinations on foreign soil then getting hostile when called on it) would be a good start.

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      1 year ago

      Why would you go to another country and talk about their politics with the locals? Don’t point out issues with a country you are a guest in to nationalists.

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        Because human rights don’t stop being important when you cross a border.

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          1 year ago

          Mhmm. Enjoy your vacation arguing with strangers…

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        Why does it have to be an outside complaining? I’ve seen an Indian actress complain about sexism and was told to “shut up. You’re making us look bad”.