--- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > Dear Lenny, > I too am a pacifist of sorts and do not think that > wars serve much purpose besides creating more hatred > and violence. > Mario writes: > Elisabeth, I guess it depends on what the meaning of "of sorts" is, which enables you to try and have it both ways, like our friend, Valmiki, who says "attack" but only surreptitiously, because otherwise it will mess up our lives economically, which is not worth it. No one must know we are attacking. > Isn't it this kind of wobbly thinking which has resulted in tens of thousands of innocent Indians getting killed "under the radar", a few at a time, with only the parents, spouses, kids, relatives and friends left to grieve, with the others just thankful to have escaped. "Chalega, yaar!" "Kya kar sakten hain?" And everything is proudly "normal" with 24 hours. Until the next attack. > Elisabeth writes: > > There is a reason why India hasn't been attacked as > viciously as it could have been. > Mario asks: 200 plus casualties from 7/11 not vicious enough for you? Obviously none from your family. But what about all the aggregate deaths from the numerous low grade attacks since independence? This is what I mean. Kill a few at a time and everyone is happy, all except the parents, spouses, kids, friends and relatives. "Mein bachh gaya, yaar!" Until the next attack. > Elisabeth writes: > > One of the reasons is, unlike in the West...these > terrorist know that when it comes to India, Hindu > fundamentalists will go on a rampage and kill as > many Muslims as possible without asking too many > question and to hell with the consequences, which > as we saw in Gujarat were nil to none. > Mario responds incredulously: > So, when and where have the Hindu fundamentalists gone after any terrorists? In Gujarat they went after innocent Muslims, who had no idea why they were being attacked. Do you really think the terrorists care about innocent Muslims? Who do you think they are targeting in Iraq? > Elisabeth writes: > > No, we must act, my friend. We must act in the > short-run and send a message to Pakistan. If it > wishes to harbour terrorists, it does so at its own > peril. There comes a time when every great nation > must compromise with its own values. A great line > indeed. > Mario asks: > Elisabeth, "There comes a time when every great nation must compromise with its own values." Behind the soaring eloquence this simply means that every great nation must do what is in their best interests. > It also means that you think that India's values included being callous to all the Indians killed a few at a time since independence. > However, how does this platitude gibe with your commiserating with your friend Cornel about how horrible all those Jews are in Palestine for "disproportionately" defending themselves from being "wiped off the map"??? >
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