To Diver Dan.

Thank you, I always wondered where Binoy hailed from. India is not a western country, it is a south east Asian country which has embraced much of western technology and western rational thinking, and not surprisingly, has done alright out of it. But when Binoy left India he did not head for Africa, South America, China, or The middle east. Like so many third worlders, he headed for the lands populated by the white guys. He must be a racist.

If pointing that out Binoy dodged the dysfunctional states run by ethnic minorities and headed for states run by white people is racism, then it is also the truth. If it is racist to tell the truth, then what exactly is wrong with racism?

I used to be an anti racist until I was smart enough to figure out that all of these virtue signallers going on and on about racism ere very racist towards white people. How come you never figured it out? Everybody is racist. Even the Israelis are racist. Here in Australia the most ardent anti racists we have are the inner city elites, who according to newspaper reports, they live in the whitest suburbs and they send their kids to the whitest private schools.

Getting back on topic. In the same way that Trump made himself popular by telling those four "minority" women who collectively insulted the USA, that if they don't like America, they are free to leave. I would say exactly the same to Binoy. I don't appreciate non white people immigrating into my white country and then sneering at my country, my people, or my culture.

Binoy just took a shot at the USA, which just happens to be a western country like Australia, and Australia's closest ally. If he attacks the USA, I will return the compliment.

Dear Lego.

Well done! You made me laugh. Not many people can do that.

I like this author, and I don't care much where he comes from.
I don't agree with everything that he says, but he always makes what he says sound interesting.

Well India had a long innings with the British Commonwealth. That's the point I was making.
So I figure he is well acquainted with Western expectations.

I've just skimmed through this article. I assume it's anti-investment in space exploration.
After all, space exploration is arguably all about military domination in the end.
Balance of power.
I'm happy to seethe US win that game, but I get a bit tired of the priority it becomes to certain of the privileged who don't camp in cars as a substitute for a roof over their heads et al.

When US citizens cross the border into Mexico to stock up on affordable insulin, that means Mexicans are actually better off than many US citizens. Or treated better in the least.
That's a personal opinion.

Dan

Another excellent essay

rubbing OLO Tosseratti the wrong way

by Binoy Kampmark

OLO's Kommie* gallah-k.

* Kommie being the vast majority who are sanely Left of the OLO Right.

Binoy should write about the population explosion in his country of birth ! Can't disagree with his moon landing article though !

'Well India had a long innings with the British Commonwealth'
...and when you paraphrase that statement within the boundaries of historical reality it reads ' India got screwed good and proper by the British for quite some time'
Only a Jingo would have you believe otherwise