Of all things that possess a quintessential defining component , religious conservative arguments are certainly the most entertaining to be exposed to , and tend to rank high on the Poe comprehendability scale ( Where one cannot surely say if the said statement is serious or satirical, without the intention being specifically stated as such ). Here, a deconstruction of the conservative arguments specifically made for Hinduism is attempted.

The most commonly observed components of the said statements are as follows :

1 . An accusation that liberal arguers are sympathetic to other religious groups such as Muslims or Christians while being particularly harsh on their own, is made, and the seeming non-patriotic nature of the other person is highlighted.

2 . Attempts are made at overturning the argument by the foray of an alternative scenario that is seemingly at odds with the topic of the discussion at hand.

3. A statement that either the ‘British invaders’ or the ‘Muslim invaders’ are responsible for the situation being discussed is made, usually along with the reiterated remarks of ‘culture’ being affected . (A closely separated statement is the generic blaming of ‘Western mentality’ in general).

4. Emphasis on Hinduism being supposedly an ‘all-pervasive’ ,’liberal’ and ‘Scientific’ religion is made, and sometimes bunched together with claims of ancient flying vehicles and teleportation systems, in an attempt to impress the other person in question.

5. A reiteration of the points already stated is done , and generally appended with a statement expressing the other person’s ignorance, which usually is expressed as rapid nodding of head in the lateral direction.

As an example of a conservative argument that has most of the above postulates (along with a few more ), screenshots from this recently printed article is included, and the corresponding points are marked.

– Example of #1

-Example of #2

– Example of #3

-Example of #4