Is there a word or concept like "derationalization"? Where a process/practice/ritual/ceremony once had a meaningful rationale that has since been forgotten and no longer applies and is now sustained by random other bullshit rationalizations or sheer inertia?
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Why don't you (mis)use the word “vedic” for this? (Or vaastufication)
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Do I look like I want to get lynched? I want no beef with the hindutva crazies
You getting lynched was the inbuilt marketing strategy for that suggestion. To die for.
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