Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:45:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Good to see another broader perspective on this problem being posted here.
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Mario observes:
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In my opinion, the only perspective that counts is that we are seeing once
again that anarchy lurks just below the surface in certain segments of Indian
society, ready to erupt into wholesale violence at the slightest provocation,
whether real or imagined.
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For groups of citizens to take the law into their own hands is not a good sign
for a diverse democracy that is over 60 years old.
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The good news is that most Hindus are tolerant, embrace freedom and democracy
and oppose the mob rule that we have seen recently. If they were not, India
would be as ethnically cleansed as Pakistan by now.
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The bad news is that those who are supposed to protect innocent citizens are
often MIA, or show up too late.
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