Hindu nationalists burn valentines

[Sunstone]

Hindu nationalists burned valentines today in protest against Western influences on Hindu youth. It seems that the Hindu nationalists believe that romantic love is a threat to the family and traditional marriages (which are arranged). What do you think of this? Is romantic love subversive of the social order?

 

[Saw11_2000]

Another way of people forcing other people to follow their moral standards. If someone wants to live their life like that fine, but don't force it on other people or scold them for it.

 

[kreeden]

A Valentine Burning Party ? Cool .

India has a very different culture then we do , so perhaps they would view Valentines as subversive ? Some extreme right-wing Christians may too , for that matter ? ??

But me ? I embrace the Chaos .

 

[Unedited]

Another way of people forcing other people to follow their moral standards. If someone wants to live their life like that fine, but don't force it on other people or scold them for it.

Maybe some Hindus look at the heavy influence of western society as something that's forcing other people's moral standards on them.

 

[Saw11_2000]

Maybe some Hindus look at the heavy influence of western society as something that's forcing other people's moral standards on them.

We don't force them to participate in Valentine's day, however. The once that choose to follow it should be able to. Just like St Patrick's Day (I never got that one) we were influence by whoever started it over in Europe, however we don't renounce it or anything.

 

[kiwimac]

Fundamanetalists of any kind are dangerous!

Kiwimac

 

[anders]

Burning paper doesn't harm anyone. It is more evil when Indian wiwes are burned to death in "household accidents", when their parents haven't supplied the husband and his family with enough expensive gifts and cash.

 

[michel]

Hindu nationalists burned valentines today in protest against Western influences on Hindu youth. It seems that the Hindu nationalists believe that romantic love is a threat to the family and traditional marriages (which are arranged). What do you think of this? Is romantic love subversive of the social order?

You don't mention whether this happened in India, or in a hindu community in either the U.S or in Europe. This does make a difference, I think. There are 'plusses' to traditional arranged marriages as long as The couple in question have not been introduced to a culture other than their own - that is from where problems emerge. A young Hindu in our society is aware of the 'option' to marry for love; When they are then told to comform to the classic Culture, that is where conflict and pain come into the equation.