Title: Re: [Assam] Supporting ULFA is rather a Moral Question
When one asks someone else to die
for something one believe, that becomes a question of morality, question of
ethics, not of expediency.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:35
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Supporting ULFA is
rather a Moral Question
>Morally I will never support the
actions of ULFA from a distance if I know their cases are doomed >as of
Subas Bose and Phizo.
*** That is NOT morality. That is called expediency!
That damned English language again!!!
At 12:30 PM -0600 1/31/06, Rajen Barua wrote:
>"*** I don't
'CLAIM independence for Assam', whatever that means. But as a well-wisher
of Assam I DO INDEED support Assam's sovereignty aspirations
"
-
Chandan:
>I am an US
citizen, as you know. Thus it will be absurd for me to go 'CLAIM
independence for Assam'. That would be elementary, wouldn't you
think?
-
Chandan
>If ULFA truly
believes (rightfully or wrongfully) that India is an occupying force,
why would they surrender? Did Naga leader Phizo ever surrender?
Would >Subhas Bose have surrendered to the British?
-
LDB
>A very mature
letter. A man after my own heart :-).
-
Chandan
>I have heard of
all kinds of excuses people hold out why independence is scary for
them, but never heard of this boogie you brought out.
Chandan
Somehow
the above comments bring to my mind as if some of us are trying to
support ULFA the way one would support "Charge of the Light Brigade"
from a distance. We can always support such aspirirations, and in fact
inspire such aspirations from the comfort of America Armchair, because
we have nothing to loose.
I would
rather comment the same way as Chandan did to Hemenda.
>"And coming from someone like yourself, who probably
claimed US citizenship with a mere five or so years in the country, enjoying
the benefits and protections >of a secular society with a rule of law,it
is that much more unbecoming, hypocritical"
Morally I
will never support the actions of ULFA from a distance if I know their cases
are doomed as of Subas Bose and Phizo. Morally I would have to join them if
I believe what they believe.
RB
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