ON ANIMAL SACRIFICE :

YOU MAY AGREE OR DISAGREE....
I am, personally, against animal slaughter in the name of 'Religion'...
...and I find both Islamic and Hindu rituals of animal sacrifice during Eid and Kali puja/Durga Puja equally disgusting and depressing.
The practice of Qurbani in Eid is derived from the Abrahamic legend - that he dreamt/ got a vision of God asking him to sacrifice his son Ishmael. But ultimately the son's life was saved by divine intervention and in place a lamb was sacrificed..
For Kalipuja/ Durga Puja and many other non-Vaishnabite Hindu pantheon it is believed that through the sacrifice -Boli- one may clear his or her being from evil shades - Tamah...symbolically..
I am not sure how many who offered goats/ cattle in the name of their respective religions stood purified and attained spiritual development...
I have personally known some professional criminals even suspected murderers who every year faithfully sacrifice cattle during Eid and 'shared' meat, to the poor as Islamic ritual makes it imperative, only to revert to their original self next day.
I have also seen similar characters- having a soap-soaked bath and flaunting massive gold chains dangling from the neck and wrists -offer 'Black Goat' at the feet of the Mother ...Many of them are virtually indirect descendants of all those famous Dacoits, who used to perform similar sacrifice before committing dacoity...
It is, however, not the question who performs, the point is how far such practice of animal slaughter in the name 'Religion'...despite the fact of they being handed down to us from ancient times... can be accepted in a society which is expected to develop on the basis on rational thinking, reasoning and scientific approach/ understanding of life ...Not to be guided by some silly 'vision' or 'belief'.
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Just for information for my friends from outside India : Kalipuja the animal sacrifice is even government sponsored in Tripureswari Temple in Udaipur ( in some other cases too). The District Magistrate by virtue of his position is the Sevayet.. ( Due to instrument of Merger agreement of Royal Tripura with India)... Its all about rules and tradition... as the government's support for Hajj...And this typical Indian brand of secularism..

JEST FOR YOU :

Who else can do this but a SAMART INDIAN SETTLED IN U.S. OR CANAIDDA! A family in Punjab was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother arrived from the USA, sent by their sister. The tiny corpse was so tightly squeezed inside the coffin that their mother's face was practically touching the glass cover

When they opened the coffin, they found a letter from their sister pinned to their mother's chest, which read dearest brothers and sisters, I am sending you our mother's remains for burial in Amritsar . Sorry I couldn't come along as the expenses were so high. You will find inside the coffin, under Mama's body, 12 cans of Libby's corned chicken and 12 cans of Luncheon Meat. Just divide it amongst yourselves. On Mama's feet is a brand-new pair of Reeboks  for Happy Singh. There are four pairs of Reeboks under Mama's head for Tunde's son & Tomi's sonS Unnataar  & Ekhataar, bahataar. Mama is wearing six Ralph Lauren T-shirts - one is for MILKHA, MIKKA, FOZA, SWEETO, HONNEY , and the rest are for my nephews. Mama is also wearing one dozen Wonder Bras (your favourite), one for DIMPY, EKWINDER, SIMIRAN, SONIYA, RIMPY & PREETO, and the rest divide them among yourselves. The 2 dozen Victoria 's Secret panties that Mama is wearing should be distributed among my nieces and cousins .Mama is also wearing eight Dockers pants - HARJINDER , please get one for yourself PARMINDER, LOVEY and the rest are for the boys.

The Swiss watch you asked for is on Mama's left wrist, please get it. Aunty TAIJJU, Mama is wearing what you asked for - earrings, rings and a necklace; please take them. Also, the six pairs of Chanel stockings that Mama is wearing one is for LAKHAN , one is for SUKHWINDER, BALJEETEY, HARJEET, SURJEETEY, and the rest must be divided among the teen-age girls/boys there. I hope they like the colours.

Your loving sister - JASSI 
                                                                                                                                                              P.S. Please take care of finding a nice dress for Mama for her burial. (YOU MAY GO TO LUDHIYANA OR PATIALA FOR A CHEAP KAFFAN..) In case you need anything that I may have forgotten, please let me know as UNCLE IS NOT FEELING TOO WELL....

Is she caring and thoughtful of her family or just too greedy? Is all about having fun, continue to add flavour to your life. laugh a fab MORNING  to y'all!

JEST FOR YOUR SAKE :


HOW SEX IS GOOD FOR U

It has been known for many years that sex is good exercise, but until recently nobody had made a scientific study of the caloric expenditure of different sexual activities.
Now, after original and proprietary research, we are proud to present the results:

REMOVING HER CLOTHES:
With her consent............ 12 Calories
Without her consent...... 387 Calories

OPENING HER BRA:
With both hands............ 8 Calories
With one hand.............. 12 Calories
With your teeth.............85 Calories

PUTTING ON A CONDOM:
With an erection........... 6 Calories
Without an erection.... 315 Calories

PRELIMINARIES:
Trying to find the clitoris.. 18 Calories
Trying to find the G-Spot. 322 Calories

POSITIONS:
Missionary................ 252 Calories
69 lying down..............378 Calories
69 standing up........... 1312 Calories
Wheelbarrow............. 716 Calories
Her on top................ 924 Calories
Doggy Style............... 726 Calories
Donkey punch.............. 1412 Calories

ORGASMIC:
Real..................112 Calories
Fake................ 315 Calories

POST ORGASM:
Lying in bed hugging........ 18 Calories
Getting up immediately.......36 Calories
Explaining why you got out of bed immediately................8816 Calories

GETTING A SECOND ERECTION: If you are
20-29 years old........ 36 Calories
30-39 years............ 80 Calories
40-49 years.............1124 Calories
50-59 years........... 1972 Calories
60-69 years........... 2916 Calories
70 and over....Results are still pending

DRESSING UP AFTERWARDS:
Calmly............ 32
In a hurry........ 98 Calories
With her father knocking at the door... ...............1218 Calories
With your spouse knocking at the door................. 15521 Calories
So All the Best! Cum fast cum slow, How/What/When/Where/With whom.. choice is Urs!

NO COMPANY HAS ANY RIGHT TO CARY OUT BUSINESS IF IT CAN'T ENSURE : LIVING WAGES TO THE WORKERS

WAGE is the money one gets after the job is done , it could be a piece-meal work , a day's work , casual work , seasonal work , temporary work , contractual work or a permanent job . In a piece-meal work - the payment is related to quantity of job assigned , daily wage earner gets his / her day's payment on completion of that day's work . At a permanent work place - at time certain odd job requirements arise and to meet this requirement casual worker is employed his / her payment is calculated on the no. of days worked he/she has put in . A seasonal worker is put to job for seasonal nature of work as of ' PYAOO ' in Rail-Ways - his / her payment is also on no. of days put in the job . A Probationer is the one under observation for the given time frame and if found satisfactory at his/her work is confirmed in the job , the payment in this case is on monthly basis . Then we have our permanent worker - who is paid on a monthly basis .

In this note two terms have been used quite often - day's work and monthly payment; ; this is what needs to be understood : ' A day means 8 hours of work time including lunch n tea breaks and a month is of 30 days .A Sales Promotion Employee is a permanent worker and gets his / her wages on monthly basis and any extra work he / she is made to do entitles him / her for payment of over-time wages which are double that of normal rates . To Protect the Workers from greedy and exploitative employers our Constitution made a provision for guaranteeing protection through Labor - LAWS and one such LAW is that of MINIMUM-WAGES ACT . NOW THE QUESTION ARISES AS TO HOW TO ARRIVE TO A PARTICULAR AMOUNT , being hand n glove and to be true being a tool of the Capitalist Class , though elected by the majority Working Class , the Minimum Wages declared by the Govt. from time to time have always proved below bare needs of a man to live with dignity - without which one is reduced to an animal existence .

FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S LIBERATION IS FIGHT FOR SOCIALISM !

Capitalism and oppression are intricately linked. Sexism, as well as racism, able-ism, homophobia and all other oppressions, intersects with class oppression; therefore, in order to tackle any one of these oppressions we must also fight capitalism. This pattern can be traced to its development during the Neolithic revolution, and followed through to its continued existence as we see it in modern society.

Capitalism relies on the oppression of the majority to maintain the power of the minority, and oppression thrives in the economic and social inequalities created in a capitalist system.

We need socialism and a fight for every reform possible; measures that are vital for the immediate protection and emancipation of women. Violence against women, harmful societal attitudes, denial of education and many other forms of brutal gender discrimination must be fought against as rapidly and strongly as possible. However, there is only so much that social reforms can achieve.

Whilst we champion women’s liberation and join in with the struggle to end gender based oppression, the solution does not lie with bourgeois feminism, which simply advocates equality between the sexes at the top of society. Such an ideology does not help the majority of women, primarily through its ignorance of all other forms of oppression, allowing only a select few women to reach the higher echelons of society. Here, as bosses or bourgeois politicians, etc., they in turn can exert their own subjugation of women, often without realizing it. This is all capitalism can promise in terms of equality: the occasional chance for the oppressed to become the oppressor.

Full equality can only be reached with destruction of the source of oppression: capitalism. Socialism demands the equal treatment of all women: rich or poor; black or white; sick or trans. Social reforms must be matched with a planned economy to guarantee a society free of discrimination and subjugation for all, in the workplace, healthcare and the legal system, as well as online, on the streets and at home. Socialism has no need for oppression; if anything it would hinder a socialist economy, which would depend on and ensure the upholding of equal and fair treatment of all citizens.

As PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE - we must stand for equality for all and aim to fight every form of oppression as well as its roots in capitalism. Our aim should be to provide a safe place for discussion and the commitment to giving accurate scientific analysis of current issues and offer a socialist solution.

WHAT SOCIALISM OFFERS :

  With socialism will come the end of all of the many forms of oppression used by the capitalist system, including that faced by women. A socialist society would have no need for the nuclear family, often at the forefront of the exploitation of women, necessary for the passing on of private property and the raising of the next generation of workers for the capitalist.

While capitalism relied upon strict gender roles, socialism would do away with this repressive pigeonholing of individuals. Relationships and families that do not conform to monogamous ideals (required by capitalism for tracking inheritance, reliant more on female monogamy than male monogamy of course) will be as accepted socially as those that do.

This will all be achieved through the guarantee of work for all, with the fair redistribution of working hours giving each worker more free time to spend as they choose, including to care for their family. Bias on the basis of sex, including the reluctance to employ or fairly pay a woman who the employer considers to be of “childbearing age”, would be prohibited. No worker should have to face any form of discrimination or oppression. This, along with equal maternity and paternity leave and an education system emphasising equality (including gender equality), would aid in fighting sexist attitudes on society, such as the expectation of women to be the maternal and caring child raisers and homemakers.

Universal free childcare is a simple solution to alleviating these expectations, allowing parents of all genders to be free to work while their children are safely looked after. In the current economic system, it is women who are saddled with the double burden of shorter working hours and lower wages than their male counterparts, leading to the “logical” conclusion that it is only fair for them to therefore make up this shortfall at home, cleaning, cooking, raising children to name just a few of the societal expectations. Women are also considered to be the natural caregivers, thus relatively expendable in the workplace, at the mercy of the capitalist.

There would also be complete reform of the many institutions with deeply ingrained oppression or discrimination against women. The legal system, with its infamous culture of victim blaming, harsher criminal sentences and such like against women, would become radicalized transformed, operating in the interests of the working class and not the interests of the bosses and those in power. The healthcare system would provide accurate, reliable and respectful care to women, informing them of all their reproductive choices without judgement or misinformation.

We cannot simply wash away the acutely institutionalized oppressive beliefs within society through gender quotas in boardrooms and “real beauty” campaigns from makeup giants. We must refuse to be pandered to by capitalist powers; it is only through a socialist economic system and the reforming of oppressive social views that we can achieve full equality.

 ON WOMEN'S OPPRESSION


The origins of women's oppression :

Despite being one of the most obvious questions to ask of any societal phenomenon, the question of the origin of women’s oppression is one which is rarely tackled seriously. It is of the utmost importance that we understand where this oppression comes from, as on this basis the link between class society and oppression of women becomes clear.

Women’s oppression is one of many forms of oppression – class, race, sexuality and obviously class oppression itself – that is created out of a society based upon the exploitation of the many for the profits of the few. With this understanding we can also develop ideas of how to fight women’s oppression. Clearly this involves fighting for every reform and raising the question of women’s rights; but the basis of women’s oppression also points to its place in the class struggle for socialism.

As documented in Engels’ Origin of the Family, the oppression and degradation of women is not ever present throughout the history of human beings. It is true that even in the first beginnings of humanity – a period referred to as ‘primitive communism’, as undeveloped conditions meant that tribes had to work together in order to just meet their basic needs, as there was no surplus to profit from – the work of men and women was split according to sex. For biological reasons women were required to look after children and hence their role in food production was based around gathering close to the home while men hunted further afield. However, despite the split in work, women were not viewed as inferior to men and their status was aided by the fact that families were traced through the mother line, since without marriage and fidelity as a social norm it was impossible to be certain of a child’s father.

The Neolithic revolution brought tools and the domesticity of animals which, for the first time in human history, allowed for not just basic needs to be met, but also for the creation of a surplus. The creation of surplus saw the beginnings of class society, as it was now possible for some men to sell their surplus for profit, creating distinctions between rich and poor. As some began to amass wealth they also bought slaves and paid other men to work on their land; here we see the first example of worker/landowner.

This process led to women being seen as inferior to men in society as it was within the work of men that profit was to be found. The creation of surplus also led to the creation of inheritance. The greater status of men meant that families were now traced through the male line, which necessitated the enforcement of female fidelity. Here we see the origins of marriage.

Female oppression began in the embryo of class society and as it has grown into the system of capitalism so too has the oppression of women become more complex and ingrained. To emancipate women we must overthrow the system that created and exploits our oppression.