Ramda, Perhaps the message from MRG is that peace is paramount. And if that means the government has to condone extortion and continue with dialog, so be it.
I don't know whether she supports ULFA's programs and policies - C'Da says she does not. But from what little I have read in the Indian newspapers, she does support peace in Assam now with conviction and force. And if that is true, there is no inconsistency in her stand. She is being a pragmatists and saying one ought not to lose sight of what needs to be done now. Rajib --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > C'da, > > >And those who are THRIVING in it have the ability > to stand up and be > counted about its ills, more than those who are down > in the bottom. >Therefore > those who are thriving in it have a far greater > degree of > >responsibility to hold the system's feet to the > fire when required. > > Thats great - but lending even a casual support to > extortion? That tells us > about credibility. Holding the system's feet to the > fire involves efforts to > make the system better, NOT undercutting whatever > good exists. > > Further, > >If MRG is doing that, kudos to her, . > > What does that tell you about how dissension is > treated in the > desi-demokrasy? Here she is sitting high & mighty > in Indraprastha, but has > the GOI 'protection' to say and do as she pleases. > Methinks, democracy is > flourishing well in the desh. Why are we > complaining? > > >and shame to the rest who don't > > Maybe, they don't have the clout and influence she > has :) > > --Ram > > > > On 1/19/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > >All well and good, but underneath all this, she > would just as easily turn > > >against the very system she* THRIVES upon*. > > > > > > > > > > *** One major flaw in the observation here Ram: > > > > > > The system she thrives in is neither pure > as the falling snow > > nor is it without fault. No one, > particularly those with an > > ability > > to reason, ought to accept everything in > that system as infallible > > or good or inviolate, even if one is > thriving in it. That is > > intellectual integrity. > > > > > > And those who are THRIVING in it have the > ability to stand up and > > be counted about its ills, more than those > who are down in the > > bottom. > > Therefore those who are thriving in it > have a far greater degree > > of > > responsibility to hold the system's feet > to the fire when > > required. > > > > > > If MRG is doing that, kudos to her, and > shame to the rest who > > don't. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 9:59 AM -0600 1/19/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > > > > >*All well and good, but underneath all this, she > would just as easily > > turn against the very system she so dislikes*? > > > > > > > > A correction: I meant to write: > > > > > > > > All well and good, but underneath all this, she > would just as easily turn > > against the very system she* THRIVES upon*. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/19/06,* Ram Sarangapani* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > C'da, > > > > > > > > >And if so, your's and Ram's outpourings of > outrage would be that much > > more ridiculous. > > > > > > > > My 'outrage' if you must call it that has NOTHING > to do whether she > > supports ULFA or is in the PCG or whatever. > > > > > > > > Its her business what or whom she supports. But > that does not mean that > > she can give a pass to blatant extortion. She > need* NOT condemn* it, > > because she may support the ULFA (one can > understand that), but she was > > clearly trying to say* 'extortion is commonplace'* > and we really shouldn't > > pay any attention to that - and so Kay Sara, > Sara.. > > > > > > > > We can dice up what she exactly meant to no end - > but in the end it > > clearly shows that her support for ULFA tends to > ignore all their failings. > > > > > > > > Some things just can't be justified, just because > you support someone. > > > > > > > > Moreover, if her goal is to 'facilitate' > discussions, she has put up a > > hurdle herself. That does no good to Assam or > Assamese. > > > > > > > > If all this is true, then what does one make of > her? One can only* hazard > > a guess* here: > > > > > > > > Stays and lives the good life in Delhi. Friends > with an administration > > that she apparently dislikes, has all the 'pull > and influence' in Dilli > > (that many people are supposedly jealous of) and > is a reknowned Professor at > > some big school. All well and good, but underneath > all this, she would just > > as easily turn against the very system she so > dislikes? > > > > > > > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
