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disgusting

if they'd just shit in the toilet

they do

the Drain goes to the Ganges

there is no processing

This is why you don't let Countries leave the Empire <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506>

They believe, because it is holy, its waters cannot brijg them harm.

The same way Jesus wouldn't shoot you.

I don't think they generally *know* about all the shit pumped into the river though. Raw sewage, industrial chemicals... A giant soap factory dumps right into the river.

So chemicals, shit, and dead bodies. They drink and bathe in it, and bathe their babies in it too.

For blessings.

I wonder they have such a high rate of birth defects

Religion gives you the perfect excuse to discount reality, and behave like an imbecile. Being uneducated doesn't help.

Ganges is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. when western scientists take samples of it they use protective gear for a reason

Its more that the general population legitimately does not understand pollution, nor do they know what is put in the river.

They do not get much if any education.

That's definitely the main problem

They might not know there is a soap factors way upriver pouring vile shit like lye into the river.

And guess who encourages this ignorance?

but during these holiday times, it most certainly doesn't help that there's ridiculous superstition encouraging people to jump in and frolic in poison

More companies are looking to move there to do the same thing. They will realize the problem when it is too late.

it's an incredibly cheap way to get rid of your waste

and if nobody's stopping the companies, they'd be losing out if they didn't

They bless newborn infants in that water.

I'm sure there are some moral companies out there, that can compete without taking advantage of this cheap disposal method

Some believe they will die if they do not get periodic blessings

ridiculous

For them they HAVE to bathe in it, even ifits srtrsight acid

Hell the acid would just be seen as the holy reaction to impurity.

My point is, you cannot blame the incredibly ignorant for what they have no way of understanding.

I think you're letting them off the hook a bit easy - there's definitely issues with education, but most of them would not take a dump in the water they drink at home (regardless of whether or not this is from the ganges), because of certain knowledge that is relatively easily acquired

the access to clean water is the main issue, all the ridiculous religious stuff just adds to the incidents, as I'm sure there are pilgrims from all over who travel there for that

and I'm not exactly blaming them, the river shouldn't be polluted to begin with, there's a reason western countries don't just let companies dump all their waste into rivers or the ocean without treatment

the average, poor person in India has an excuse for their ignorance on this matter, the Indian government most certainly does not

Oh no the govt is probably promoting the ignorance

it's possible - they benefit from having lots of companies there with cheap waste disposal

Exactly.

terrible governance, though that goes without saying