Unfortunately it escapes some people that, to some of this thinking set, the alternatives presented (to the dysfuntional Indian system) do not give the confidence that they will do better. In fact, they do the opposite - they give cause for visions of long years of anarchy, mahyem and misery - a system way worse than what exists today.
This is not about being risk averse or paranoid. It is simply about NOT being attracted to a really bad idea. It is a fundamental tenet that new ideas that seek change have to be way more attractive. That those ideas themselves and the progenitors and executors of those ideas have the intrinsic capability to sell themselves to enough groups of people to convince them to be converted. If enough people are not converted, and seemingly enough aren't - it typically follows that the apple is rotten (in whole or in parts) enough not to be eaten. >>>>>>> Now just because that demand for change in India is not loud enough does not mean that Assam ought to languish with the rest. That is MY point. I know it unnerves many of you, and more so because I framed it together with the argument that if need be Assam will have to wrest the control of its destiny from a dysfunctional Indian system. That kind of defiance is scary for you good but highly risk averse folks. >>>>> Now why would that bother a highly informed person like you or Ram or BK or Dilip or Kamal, if mine is a hare-brained , far-out idea, like you all assert it is? Obviously you can see the merit of my arguments, and that is why you get concerned that others do too, that if thinking people begin to accept and advocate such ideas it may strengthen ULFA's defiance of Indian rule. So you defend the status-quo, the dysfunctional state, like a deity, even though you do not really believe it. But it is time to change that stance. You have so much to contribute. Take care. c >>>>>> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
