Hi Ram:
Wasn't that something last night :-)? You were right about the
margin of Democrats' Congressional wins.
>Ah! that does give us a warm, cosy feeling, doesn't
it - ie. this was wasn't >Assam.
*** I wished. But you miss the point -- that what happens
in Assam is not unique, like some of you attempt to portray it as; no
doubt to deflect criticisms of desi-demokrasy's dysfunction. And it is
the same dysfunctional system that Assam reels under as well, only
more so. Therefore nothing could be expected to change for the better,
as long as Assam continues to labor under this desi-model of
misgovernment.
>But am not sure if some other place in India is trying to do
one better than >Assam.
*** Even if they are, and even if they have something to show for
that is not visible to mere mortals, it still does not change anything
for Assam. Because Assam's circumstances are NOT the same as of say
Bihar or Maharashtra or Haryana or whoever else that you all
point to time to time, but ignoring reality.
>But, perhaps, you have missed the news from Assam for the
last couple of days.
*** No I have not missed it Ram. I wished I didn't have to
hear of it or take it in one more time in mute helplessness. But at
least I have tried to promote
the idea of a political solution by pointing out the utter
failure and sheer madness of Indian policies of keeping on doing the
same thing for decades on end, while expecting a different
outcome.
I wished I could have persuaded my fellow men to see it and raise
their voices on Assam's behalf.
c-da
At 5:05 PM -0600 11/7/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
C'da,
>was surfing ToI and came across something that I thought was ?>about Assam.
>But surprise of surprises, it wasn't! On second thought, maybe it
>was--just some nasty anti_Indian made transposed the Assam ?>with India :-).
Ah! that does give us a warm, cosy feeling, doesn't it - ie. this was wasn't Assam. But am not sure if some other place in India is trying to do one better than Assam.
But, perhaps, you have missed the news from Assam for the last couple of days. :)
--Ram
On 11/7/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oooops! Forgot to post the link. Here it is:
http://o3.indiatimes.com/meragussa2/archive/2006/11/07/2412802.aspx#Comments
I was surfing ToI and came across something that I thought was about Assam.
But surprise of surprises, it wasn't! On second thought, maybe it
was--just some nasty anti_Indian made transposed the Assam with India
:-).
cm
A story so shocking and yet so common. A riot in India. A riot that
was reported on BBC's front page. What did the rioters do? They
attack innocent people passing by. They attack food vendors and loot
stores. They attack and damage cars. They molest women.
So whats new you may say. We have riots all the time. Its second
nature to us. BBC is just a western media out to malign India. I
dont get it. Whats the big deal we all say.
Well heres the big deal. Want to know who these rioters are?
Candidates to become police officers.
Why did they riot? They thought the exam to become a police officer
was too difficult, i.e., they were too dumb.
Does any of this surprise me? Hell no. Does it shame me? Yes, it
does. Is this the news that should be on BBC's headlines?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6119928.stm
It appears that breaking the law has become such a cultural norm that
the police force in India now attract gundas rather than those who
desire to protect the people. As a nation we have become complacent.
We take it as a fact. We take it laying down. We say we are going
to fight our enemies. That statement makes me want to laugh. What
enemy can we fight when we cannot even fight the evil that dwellsamongst us? The evil that we have ACCEPTED to live with, i.e, a
national mentality of corruption and lawlessness.
Calling the situation pathetic would be at best an understatement.
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