Good to be able to hash out leftist strains to counter reactionary hindu nationalists, etc.

EDIT: Also requesting c/jainism and c/sikhism (in addition to c/buddhism and c/hinduism requested in original OP).

EDIT 2: WTF these replies and the number of upvotes (except for some that seemed to be legit good faith)... No wonder POC don't feel welcome on this site. Mods? @Beatnik @ScreamoBMO @EcoSoco @Uncle_Hoe @Gorn

EDIT 3: To those asking "How would these comms be relevant?", asking this is kinda whack in the first place, because why would asking for a religious comm need justification to exist when there are other religious comms already existing? But just for those who do want "justification", here's a leftist podcast talking about Buddhism: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/buddhism. As for Hinduism, it's pretty obvious with Modi and his nationalist goons that it's a relevant topic. Similarly, it is Sikhs who are risking their lives in the insurrection against the Indian government right now. Oh and one of the most important struggles against colonialism was heavily influenced by the non-violent philosophy of Jainism (i.e. Indian independence from the British). Like I said before, why I even have to justify this in the first place is mega whack, but there you go.

  • queenjamie [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Yeah communities sound cool but I wonder whether we have anybody from kurdistan at all, or even just two that would want a sub to put content in.

    Not too long ago people were saying the exact same thing about trans people. "ThErE'S bArElY aNy Of ThEm WhY sHoUlD wE hAvE a SpAcE fOr ThEm?"

      • queenjamie [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        The population of Rojava is like 2 million or so. There are probably 5 million Jains in the world. Yet there's a c/rojava.

        I guess I need to repeat myself... what kind of smooth-brained reddit take are you trying to say here?

        • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Because Rojava's a geopolitical entity and a political project that people want to follow the development of and possibly emulate? Creating a comm just for talking about someone else's religion is strange.

          Who would mod it?

          • queenjamie [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            Because Rojava’s a geopolitical entity and a political project that people want to follow the development of and possibly emulate?

            And people don't wanna emulate the communitarian principles of the Ummah in Islam? Or the communitarian principles of the Sangha from Buddhism?

            Creating a comm just for talking about someone else’s religion is strange.

            Yet there's c/christian, c/judaism, etc. I actually think there should also be a c/atheism or c/irreligious as well.

            • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              And people don’t wanna emulate the communitarian principles of the Ummah in Islam? Or the communitarian principles of the Sangha from Buddhism?

              Well sure, and those people are here. But would a Jainism comm be for Jains and people seeking to emulate Jainism or just for a bunch of Westerners to idly comment on it without any representation from the actual communities or practitioners?

              Yet there’s c/christian, c/judaism, etc.

              I was under the impression that these subs are for and modded by Christians and Jews.

          • fratsarerats [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            OP makes a good point tho... why all this whining when certain comms are proposed when there are already other comms existing. Even if no one posts in rojava, it's still there. There's no dude saying "let's nuke this comm until there is a demand for it."

            • queenjamie [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              Even if no one posts in rojava, it’s still there. There’s no dude saying “let’s nuke this comm until there is a demand for it.”

              Precisely.

              • THE_FUNNY [none/use name,comrade/them]
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                4 years ago

                I think we should make a comm if there are people who want to post in that comm

                we should probably go and post about it more to see how many people would join

      • queenjamie [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        I mentioned why in the OP... that it would be nice to have a place to hash out leftist strains to combat things like hindu nationalism.