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Francisco J. Bernal's avatar

Very interesting article. This is exactly why I appreciate Substack—so much depth beyond the usual surface-level narratives. I was largely unaware of the historical background, aside from the often-repeated claim that 'Kashmir was unfairly assigned to India at the whim of its Maharaja without consulting its citizens.' This piece provides much-needed context.

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Mat's avatar

Thank you

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LadyofShalott's avatar

‘The dam that launched a thousand rapes.’ Quite. The Pakistani Muslims I encountered during my research on the Rotherham gangs were all Mirpuri https://open.substack.com/pub/ladyofshalott2/p/grooming-gangs-my-personal-experience?r=18oo7k&utm_medium=ios

Their parents had all migrated to South Yorkshire as a consequence of the Mangla Dam’s construction. A few of the older ones were born in Mirpur. Many were related via cousin marriage and could trace their heritage to the same village in the region. The tribe is all. The historical context you set out is so important to understanding where we are now - thank you.

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Mat's avatar

Thanks. Unfortunately, I wrote a hundred thousand rapes (or rather, victims) which is my very lowest estimate. And as I keep saying, estimating the number of rapists involved will lead to some very troubling conclusions.

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LadyofShalott's avatar

Yes you’re right - I must have been thinking of Helen of Troy and the thousand ships..totally unrelated subjects, good grief. And it would be at least hundreds of thousands. Inestimable. The brutality is just unfathomable at times. No words for it really.

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Læwis's avatar

I literally don't care who specifically is commiting such acts none of them belong here and can never be Englishmen, ever.

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XxYwise's avatar

“The dam that launched a hundred thousand ESTIMATED rapes”

FTFY. There are no Muslim Rape Gangs, any more than there was Satanic Ritual Abuse thirty years ago.

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I Am's avatar
Feb 5Edited

If I see something that looks like a wolf, getting near my child,

After 3 of my neighborhood children, have been eaten by a wolf,

I am not checking to see if it's a real wolf, a dog that looks like a wolf, a reborn wolf or a wolf who identifies as chicken with chick/Chuck pronounes...

I shoot him.

If he is not a wolf, he should know how to make it very very distinctive. From afar.

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The Canny Man's avatar

American Gun Culture coming up against Child rape gangs would make an interesting Screenplay

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Ian Watkins's avatar

Having lived in Pakistan we always understood that Pakistan was from the Urdu word "Pak" meaning pure, so you have "The Land of the Pure".

Which many Pakistanis find somewhat ironic.

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Mat's avatar

Yes, I should have pointed that out.

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Jonathan Sidaway's avatar

Thank you for yr work. I knew the merest outline of this before.

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Mat's avatar

Thanks, yea, it is something brushed over, as most of the online right are distracted by the Latest Thing.

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