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.

  • 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.