• Magnum, P.I.@infosec.pub
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        1 day ago

        No it actually kinda originated in a time where they got Islam forced upon them, but it carried on as a symbol and tool of standing up for the weaker and justice.

        • Godric@lemmy.world
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          12 hours ago

          So for shanking motherfuckers, not sandos! Unfortunately the most recent publicly shanked motherfucker was a teenager, not an oppressive king. Stabbing teens isn’t standing up to injustice, and if they actually did use their knives righteously, politicians wouldn’t let them within a week’s travel of a capitol

    • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip
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      No, it’s a tool to protect the innocent in distress, not cerimonial. Some Sikh will use a small symbolic pendant but that is not what the religion calls for, it must be long enough to be useful in a fight.