Cows, Pigs, and South Asians

[Marbles]

For those who say nations should forget past experiences and move on, this is yet another example that collective historical memory is difficult to shake off.

Other prime examples are Confederate flags inside the US Capitol about 150 years after the US civil war ended. 

Some Pakistanis believe polio vaccine is a foreign conspiracy to sterilise Muslims, because CIA ran a fake campaign with legit doctors who went from door to door on a spying mission while administering plain water to infants. 

Iran's distrust of everything and anything that comes out of the mouths of white men in suits.

Etc.

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He said: "We need to be clear and make people realise there is no meat in the vaccine, there is no pork in the vaccine, it has been accepted and endorsed by all the religious leaders and councils and faith communities."

Messages falsely claim the vaccine contains animal produce or alcohol. For Muslims and Hindus, for example, eating meat such as beef and pork goes against their religious beliefs.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55666407

 

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[In 1857] Loading the Enfield often required tearing open the greased cartridge with one's teeth, and many sepoys believed that the cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat. This would have insulted both Hindu and Muslim religious practices; cows were considered holy by Hindus, while pigs were considered unclean by Muslims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Indian_Rebellion_of_1857

 

[hasanhh]

3 hours ago, Marbles said:

Other prime examples are Confederate flags inside the US Capitol about 150 years after the US civil war ended. 

l saw one Stars & Bars, several Trump flags in both blue and red, and a lot of USA flags, some with historical era designs.

Yesterday, some lying, clown-commentator on an amerikan nutwork said there were (only) Trump flags.