> >The champions of sovereign Assam haven't yet given a >proper clue as to what that "What" will be. Whatever >glimpses we have got either does not make sense or is >downright scary.
**** The scare could be genuine, or it could be spurious. The way to determine it will have to be judged from the sincerity ( or lack of it) of the arguments. If for example someone recognizes the dysfunctional state of GoI, and its lackey GoA, and advocates change, with its own credible proposals for such change, then one could accept the argument that since ULFA has not put forth a detailed blueprint, or that someone sympathizing with ULFA has given indications of wishing for a totalitarian state, it is scary and thus would oppose it. Otherwise, the argument is disingenuous and isn't worth the bytes in the mail. Its sole purpose is to oppose Assam's sovereignty aspirations? That may serve the particular individual's purpose,whatever it might be, but contributes nothing toward protecting or promoting Assam's greater interests. At 10:24 AM -0800 11/21/05, Rajib Das wrote: > > But it CAN be changed you know? May not be in India >> in the >> foreseeable future. But an Assam, freed from the >> shackles of the >> dysfunctional Indian system has every opportunity to >> be rid of it. > > >I am sure it can be changed. The symptoms of the >problem that is. In very many ways. Within the Indian >system and without. > >Even before we go in there, however, one should note >that there are degrees of dysfunction. > >There is the "dysfunction" of the GOI. And of the GOA. > >Then there are the dysfunctions of the countries in >our neighbourhood - the military junta in Burma and >the Islamic fundamentalism in Bangladesh. > >There are also gross dysfunctions in the way the >liberation armies in our regions operate. > >And then are the glimpses of dysfunctions that come >about in how our liberation armies and their >spokespersons think a government will come about in a >sovereign state. Unfortunately it is just a glimpse. >Unfortunately the wee bit glimpse you get is scary. > >The "dysfunction" of Pol Pot was probably the "height >of dysfunction". And if that is what is sovereign >Assam, thanks but no thanks - I will take >dysfunctional GOI any day. > >The question is "Assam, freed from the shackles of the >dysfunctional Indian system" with what? > >That "what" will determine whether we are better off >with a dysfunctional GOI or a dysfunctional sovereign >GOA. > >The champions of sovereign Assam haven't yet given a >proper clue as to what that "What" will be. Whatever >glimpses we have got either does not make sense or is >downright scary. > >Given a problem situation, people always seeks >alternatives. The alternative is NEVER a black hole >however. > >How's this for an alternative - the current >dysfunctional GOI / GOA MINUS the liberation brothers. >I and I am sure there would be quite a few that would >vote for such a suboptimal alternative in the absence >of anything better. > >And no, it is not my job to figure out what variety of >sovereignity makes sense. Those who propose an >alternative must propose a full alternative - not just >say ANYTHING is better than the dysfunctional Indian >government. Because everyone knows THAT would be >downright stupid to accept. > > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
