Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Does it mean that if there is racism in India, it absolves the USA of > being racist, just because I am saying it? Does it not mean both are wrong? > > And to answer your question, yes, I was in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, > a couple of years ago. Jayanand, sorry, but I believe that both countries are very racist. And please forgive my friend Larry who misspoke. It wasn?t a rant Larry, you are known for occasional rants, steve > > Cheers > Jayanand > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 05-Feb-2016, at 04:55, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> Come off it Jayanand. Have you been to Kashmir recently. If any press >> lies to it?s readers it is the Indian press. I suggest you read the story >> of what happened after the 1947 partition. >> http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/the-great-divide-books-dalrymple >> At least in India the vice is institutionalized. When I lived there I was >> advised that the magic mantra I could use in any dispute with the >> authorities was ?Is there any special fee I can pay to expedite this >> matter?? Usually there was. >> India is a wonderful country but to accuse any other country of racism or >> religious intolerance is the pot calling the kettle black. >> Larry Z >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information