[yutijke]

Have you spoken to your American colleagues about their opinions on these topics (unfiltered)? My experience on the internet essentially has been that you cannot discuss a topic even peripherally related to India with Americans on the internet without a mention of Hindu Nationalism, Caste, Religion and "It's not racist if it's actually true"-isms.

Does this belligerant ignorance extend to IRL interactions (maybe more polite). The HN discourse on India and related topics is giving me a serious feeling of Gell Mann amnesia.

The lack of intellectual rigour and over generalisation of a few cases has been making me adjust my priors on the weight of any discussion here on other unfamiliar topics which can't be proven to be objective fact.

A lot of the supposed cases of casteism seem to be willful ignorance of linguistic/regional/other cliquey behaviour that is common among Indians (and the rest of humanity). This makes it hard for me as an Indian who hasn't worked/lived in America to actually judge if these people actually know what they are talking about.

[screye]

I try my best. I have given long spiels to friends who I could convince to sit down for a 60 minute lecture. But, It is difficult talk about such a complex issue in a 5 minute conversation without being grossly misunderstood.

I usually leave it at "this is piece is terrible. India is a vast civilization. The problem is nuanced and if you ever have an hour & an open mind, then I could run you through the reasons."