Your consistent reference to ad hominem arguments really reflect your level of intelligence. The fact that you cannot indeed refute a single argument mentioned without reference to religion or culture shows your incapability to debate, which I don't really hold against you since you are an old army personal, who currently has too much free time(unemployed perhaps?). I have seen almost all your arguments in any debate referring to issues which doesn't directly relate and reject article without any reasons which doesn't align your views. You are the literal definition an "intellectual lightweight".
And I have seen more than enough times you bring up our "descendants" just to dehumanize the Bengalis whom you claim have converted from low castes hindus, a claim which you have sourced from a personal letter although credible historians tells a different story.
I have no interest in religion or culture (in fact, there is shared culture and so the question does not arise) to make an issue of.
You could do well to have read the posts of various members of the BD group to realise that where the ridiculing of religion starts. And if one gives it back, then the
matim from you all commences! Charity begins at home, in case you did not know.
It is immaterial as to what is your opinion of my intellect is or whether I am a 'lightweight' for the simple reason that you are not quipped to comprehend the same and not that it bothers me in the least.
I do make it a point to visit forums to understand the 'thoughts' of not only of my compatriots, but also of those who are foreigners. I do it since such views are important in my line of work as, should I say, a 'commentator' on issues. I daresay you will understand the same and so I will not broach on that issue. Understanding international opinion is a part of what I do know and so, while it may appear to you that I have time on my hand, actually, this is a part of my present occupation and hence I am constrained to spend time here and elsewhere so that I can have a 'rounded' view of issues and not get a partisan view and push it as the Gospel Truth.
You cannot find links to my posts since you do not want to find the links because it does not quite conform to your ideas. That is natural. While you find me an 'intellectual lightweight', may I return the compliment in greater measure, in that you are incapable of being even an 'intellectual lightweight' since you find my posts beyond your comprehension.
As far as 'low caste' is concerned, the major source was a youtube link provided by one of the more virulent BD poster who to deride India and the Hindu caste system appended the same. It was a village meeting that was being addressed by the Water Resources Secretary during the Mujib era, who had come to India for discussion along with Mujib.
Spare me your homilies and pious platitudes!
Even the post you refer to has its relevance and hardly irrelevant given the post to which the answer was designed for.
Each point raised was from some posts or the other by BD posters!
Further on descent etc, why blame me. It is mentioned so proudly by most BD posters and then they confuse others as to why are they not proud to be what they are. And the the confusion get aggrandised with other threads like the one currently on Arabisation!
In Pakistan, they are finding their own identity and yet BD clings to the Arab descent concept with scant regard for being what they are - namely Bangladeshi.