Category Archives: Bangladesh

Bangladesh, a Muslim Country Ruined by Hinduism (Hindu Culture)

Xera, an Egyptian-American, talks about when he took a recent trip to Bangladesh recently. What was obvious to me was that this place has problems that go far beyond those of a typical Muslim country. In fact, this Muslim country … Continue reading

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How Indian Hindu Culture Poisoned Its Muslim Neighbors

One must understand. Islam simply does not accept that sort of horrible poverty and inequality that we see in Muslim South Asia or SE Asia. This is one great thing about the religion of Mohammad. Mohammad was never down with … Continue reading

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Does Multilingualism Equal Separatism?

Repost from the old site. Sorry for the long post, readers, but I have been working on this piece off and on for months now. It’s not something I just banged out. For one thing, this is the only list … Continue reading

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Are Some Muslim Countries “Hinduized”?

Cartoonist Rex May argues that the diversity of India is why there is no sense of the common good. Oh. Well, it’s like you said. It’s divided into religions and castes and, actually, what almost amounts to nations (Punjabis, Bengalis, … Continue reading

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Quality of Life in China Versus India

I’ve said before that India is a shithole, and I mean it. Here is an excellent article by Amartya Sen which compares quality of life in China versus India. Sen is a leftwing Indian scholar. Whether or not he’s a … Continue reading

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Revolutionary Women’s (MLM) Movement Formed in Bangladesh

This is from a new Maoist women’s movement forming in Bangladesh. There is definitely an armed Maoist movement in Bangladesh, but it is not very large. They carry out armed attacks on a fairly regular basis and take and inflict … Continue reading

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Interview with Comrade Sushil from the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)

This piece is from Ben Peterson’s blog, Lal Salam. He seems to be located in Nepal. It’s a very nice piece about the Communist Party of Bhutan ((Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) or CPB (MLM). It’s a pretty big illegal party in Bhutan. The … Continue reading

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“Joys of Muslim Women,” by Nonie Darwish

Some of this stuff is a bit over to the top, and I edited out about 15% of the text that I thought was complete crap. Nevertheless, most of what remains seems to be true. Some of the stuff I … Continue reading

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The Real Reason for the Shining Path

Repost from the old site. Rightwing anti-Communists (and for that matter, Centrist and liberal US anti-Communists also) have some very peculiar attitudes about Communism, shaped by the Cold War. Communism, it appears, is some strange, evil and insane system, a … Continue reading

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A History of Social Contracts Around the World in the Last Century

Sometimes when there is a real threat from the Left, the Rich consent to a “social contract.” This has happened in numerous places. The US in the Depression, with the threat of Communism hanging over their heads.. Western Europe, once … Continue reading

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