• @medgremlin@midwest.social
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    34 months ago

    I’m very disappointed that this person deleted all of their comments because I am quite curious to know what bizarre arguments they were trying to make based on your responses.

    • Zagorath
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      54 months ago

      Genuinely, I’m also disappointed that @Mastengwe@lemm.ee deleted their comments. But not for the reason you might think.

      I have enormous respect for the argument they were presenting. It wasn’t one that I entirely agreed with, but it was coming from a good place, and honestly it helped me refine my own view and I ended up in a place that’s probably better than where I started. From memory, their tone might have been a little more argumentative than strictly necessary, but that’s hardly the worst thing in the world.

      • @Mastengwe@lemm.ee
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        24 months ago

        Thank you for your words. I wasn’t trying to be argumentative at all, but what I was getting were what I believe to be excuses why it’s someone else’s problem.

        And the mere idea of people downvoting me (I know they’re worthless internet points, but it’s the idea that it’s an unpopular opinion)- because I suggested someone maybe do something to pressure India into stopping or at least reducing this led me to think that leaving the discussion was the healthier of choices.

    • @Mastengwe@lemm.ee
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      24 months ago

      I deleted them because I was getting beat up for suggesting that the world pay attention to, and maybe do something about the amount of women being raped in India.

      • @medgremlin@midwest.social
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        24 months ago

        That is something that has the possibility of being immensely helpful, provided the cooperation of a substantial portion of the Indian population and the entirety of the Indian government. I truly wish there was something that could be done about from where I stand, but the problem is extremely ingrained and, in some ways, endemic to that culture.