>Isn't this called your opinion v. theirs? Or, couldn't they have the exact same ?>opinion about you?
>:) They could, but that doesn't count:) --Ram On 10/1/07, Alpana B. Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I know all about it Rajen. And it is not at all unexpected. > >But what is truly astounding is to witness those who have lived and > worked in the US for years, but remain >as ill informed as their posts, > comments etc. make them out to be. It could mean one of two things: > > > Isn't this called your opinion v. theirs? Or, couldn't they have the exact > same opinion about you? > > :) > > > > > > > > > "In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and > humble like a blade of grass" > > - *Lakshmana* > > ** > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:42:03 -0500 > To: assam@assamnet.org > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ? > > I know all about it Rajen. And it is not at all unexpected. > > > But what is truly astounding is to witness those who have lived and > worked in the US for years, but remain as ill informed as their posts, > comments etc. make them out to be. It could mean one of two things: > > > **** That they spout what they do, to promote a particular > viewpoint without any regard to its > validity in the context of things. It is immaturity at best, > narrow-minded, quarreling for the > sake of quarreling at worst; making oneself look bad, that's all. > > > **** That they remain mired in a ghetto mentality, commiserating > only with their own kind, > smug in their own sense of knowing all they need to learn and > unable or unwilling to be > either informed and/or educated about their surroundings that they > benefit from. > > > The latter can be also be seen in the ranks of the many of those > Billat-ferots and Amrika-ferots or Euro-ferots back in the ol' country, > sporting an aura of expertise that is barely skin deep, if that. > > > I just hope in this case, it was the former. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:19 PM -0500 10/1/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote: > > Chandan: > > I find guys from India specifically from Assam with all sorts of weird > perceptions about America. > > The other day I met one Assamese visitor who was strongly for George Bush > because according to him, it was due to his policy of attacking Iraq, that > the Muslims in India are silenced, and India can now have a stronger > relation with Pakistan. He was all against the Democrates. > > > > Compare that with views of KC. > > > > It looks like, from out side, people view America like blind people > looking at an elephant. > > Most Indians donot have any clue what is happening in outside world. > > They are busy with their own > India-Hindi-Hinglish-Hindutva-Bollywood-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist > culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is broadcasting. > > Rajen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around theworld" < > assam@assamnet.org> > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ? > > > >> >Really !! I thought you guys are more busy discussing > >>whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to > >>meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for some, > >>how to work on destroying India. > > > > > > > > ***That is about as appropriate a commentary on your thinking > > abilities as one might want to know about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 9:27 AM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: > >> >>There are plenty of people --the ranks of the > >>citizenry --- in the > >>>>USA , far more than any place else on earth, who are > >>discussing, > >>debating and resolving US problems and have been doing > >>it far longer > >>>>than anybody else. > >> > >>Really !! I thought you guys are more busy discussing > >>whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to > >>meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for some, > >>how to work on destroying India. > >> > >> > >>>>But still more needs done, as they will always be. > >> > >>So why not spend your valuable time to finish that. > >> > >> > >>>>>But they ARE needed to delve into Assam's problems > >>as caused by > >>Indian dysfunction as well as by itself. > >> > >>I thought Assam's problems can be best solved by > >>people of Assam NOT by people who NEVER intend to > >>return to Assam. > >> > >> > >>>> India's march towards super-powerdom on the backs > >>of the rest left > >>>to be exploited. > >> > >> > >>Another piece of wisdom coming from someone who got > >>educated on Indian/Assamese tax payers money and then > >>left India/Assam without ever bothering to return > >>anything except some pieces of advice. > >> > >>>>but > >>>>I hope it would shed a tad bit of light on what > >>seems to leave so > >>>>many true ambassadors of Assam so discombobulated. > >> > >>Heh-heh ... a good piece of wisdom from learned > > >>ambassdor of Assam who readily blames GOI when > >>innocent Biharis (even Assmese) are killed but has no > >>courage to put forward a similar argument when it > >>comes to 9/11. > >> > >> > >> > >>Inspite of your immense Heart Burn, India is marching > >>towards a superpower ... in fact your Uncle Sam too > >>understands it. > >> > >> > >>>>Allow me to divulge a little but closely-guarded > >>secret: > >> > >>>>There are plenty of people --the ranks of the > >>citizenry --- in the > >>>>USA , far more than any place else on earth, who are > >>discussing, > >>debating and resolving US problems and have been doing > >>it far longer > >>>>than anybody else. But still more needs done, as > >>they will always be. > >> > >>That is why Latter-day-Americans ( LDAs) of Assam > >>origins don't need > >>to spend all their available time delving into > >>American problems > >>But they ARE needed to delve into Assam's problems as > >>caused by > >>Indian dysfunction as well as by itself. For if they > >>who know better > >>( not all by any means) don't point out what is not > >>working , it will > >>NOT be done by the 'mera-bharat-mahan' crowd, smug in > >>their 'unified' > >>India's march towards super-powerdom on the backs of > >>the rest left > >>to be exploited. > >> > >>It is not about a beauty contest. It takes equals or > >>near equals to > >>engage in a beauty contest. > >> > >>That is the difference. > >> > >> I know it won't reduce the heart-burn of those whose > >>mission is to > >>safeguard Assam for Indian exploitation for all > >>times to come, but > >>I hope it would shed a tad bit of light on what seems > >>to leave so > >>many true ambassadors of Assam so discombobulated. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>At 7:44 AM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty > >>wrote: > >>>Check this --- > >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Homeless_in_LA.jpg > >>> > >>>I am almost convinced this is a picture of India > >>>wrongly labelled. > >>> > >>>Afterall, when Citizens of US are more busy > >>>discussing issues of India, I am sure all issues of > >>>US have already been resolved :) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_____________________________________________________________ > _______________________ > >>Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. 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