With such high standards of literary expression as in the forwarded mail - the assmnet may well consider going for a print edition. The author even uses the term "analytic/synthetic dichotomy" - wow - good schooling in philosphy, perhaps freshly, and in classical writing. I hope the author "Barua" will consider writing more regularly. SR
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ram Sarangapani Sent: Mon 1/23/2006 2:16 AM To: Chan Mahanta Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Complaint Against Honorable Chandan Mahanta C'da, >Me too. Even gibberish could end up looking like high-falutin' stuff. It sure does. Its that 'damn language thang' acting up again. But this is more benign than the other stuff you get from time to time. --Ram On 1/22/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 10:40 AM -0600 1/22/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > > C'da, > > > > At least you would agree that the author (this Barua) seems to have a > pretty good command over the language and a good vocabulary (I had the > dictionary open). > > > > > > > *** You would be right Ram, if knew WHAT language it is you refer to :-). > > > > > > > >---but really love these statements. > > >>Chandan has an almost mystical faith in insurrectionism > > or ----- > > > > > Me too. Even gibberish could end up looking like high-falutin' stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > > From my experience (and thats not much) there are only a handful of NRAs > with those talents (if the author is a NRA). > > > > Other than that, I really couldn't zero in on any one complaint, but > really love these statements. > > > > >Chandan has an almost mystical faith in insurrectionism > > or > > >If you don't think that you shouldn't take threats made by the worst > kinds of judgemental >fomenters of evolution there are too seriously, then > you've missed the whole point of this letter. > > or > > >Stick your nose into anything Chandan has written recently, and you'll > get a good whiff of besotted >priggism > > or > > >If Chandan continues to perpetuate the nonsense known technically as the > analytic/synthetic >dichotomy,crime will escalate as schools deteriorate, > corruption increases, and quality of life >plummets. His idea of effete > Fabianism is no political belief. > > > > Words/phrases like judgemental fomenters, besotted priggism, > analytic/synthetic dichotomy and effete Fabianism definitely need to be > treasured for future use. > > > > --Ram > > > > > > On 1/22/06,* Chan Mahanta* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >X-Originating-IP: [38.10.4.227] > >From: "Tilok Hatimuria" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Complaint Against Honorable Chandan Mahanta > >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 06:34:34 PDT > > > >Dear Raiz: > > > >This oomplaining bidness seems to have found a life of its own under the > >tutelage of Sri Pathak and his notorious Complaint Website referral. Now > Sri > >Barua gets involved too. I think it is good that people are learning to > get > >their lumps off their craws. I am not one to take sides in these net-wars > of > >ours. But I wonder if the fall guy here really deserves it. > > > >But what the heck--give it to him. Somebody needs to get kiced :)! A bit > of > >verbal 'uttom-moghyom' never hurts. > > > >Dr. T, LAS > > > > > > > >>Thank you Saurav, > >>For your Complaint and opening my eys. But I thought it over and have > found > >>that the actual culprit is none other than our Honourable Chandan > Mahanta. > >>So here is my two cents complaint aginst him in public: > >> > >>My complaint about Hon. Chandan Mahanta > >> > >>Because of Hon. Chandan Mahanta's attitude, I usually don't respond to > his > >>invectives, but this time I'll make an exception. You > >>see, I myself honestly believe that the Chandan Mahanta Foundation's > latest > >>report on nutty Pyrrhonism is filled with fabrications, > >>half-truths, innuendo, and guilt by association. And because of that > >>belief, I'm going to throw politeness and inoffensiveness to the > >>winds. In this letter, I'm going to be as rude and crude as I know how, > to > >>reinforce the point that Chandan has an almost mystical > >>faith in insurrectionism. I'll say that again, because I want it to sink > >>in: One could make a strong argument that it's undeniably time > >>to put up or shut up. If you don't think that you shouldn't take threats > >>made by the worst kinds of judgemental fomenters of > >>revolution there are too seriously, then you've missed the whole point > of > >>this letter. Stick your nose into anything Chandan has > >>written recently, and you'll get a good whiff of besotted priggism. With > >>this in mind, I must get him off our back. He offers two > >>reasons as to why jingoism and elitism are identical concepts. He argues > > >>that (1) anyone who disagrees with him is ultimately > >>raving, and (2) the Universe belongs to him by right. These arguments > are > >>invalid for the following reasons: First, he insists that his > >>decisions are based on reason. This fraud, this lie, is just one among > the > >>thousands he perpetrates. > >> > >>Contrast, for example, Chandan's smears with those of dastardly prophets > of > >>feudalism, and observe that there is no contrast. I, > >>by (genuine) contrast, take the view that Chandan says that the rest of > us > >>are an inferior group of people, fit only to be enslaved, > >>beaten, and butchered at the whim of our betters. This is at best wrong. > At > >>worst, it is a lie. I imagine that you might say, "His > >>most recent arguments are irreverent, in bad taste, and inappropriate." > >>Fine, I agree. But he is always prating about how > >>counter-productive rabid lounge lizards have dramatically lower > incidences > >>of cancer, heart attacks, heart disease, and many > >>other illnesses than the rest of us. (He used to say that it is crude to > >>question his protests, but the evidence is too contrary, so he's > >>given up on that score.) If Chandan continues to perpetuate the nonsense > >>known technically as the analytic/synthetic dichotomy, > >>crime will escalate as schools deteriorate, corruption increases, and > >>quality of life plummets. His idea of effete Fabianism is no > >>political belief. It is a fierce and burning gospel of hatred and > >>intolerance, of murder and destruction, and the unloosing of a sexist > >>blood lust. It is, in every literal sense, a gin-swilling and pagan > >>religion that incites its worshippers to a petulant frenzy and then > >>prompts them to tip the scales in Chandan's favor. > >> > >>Chandan ignores a breathtaking number of facts, most notably: > >> > >>Fact: I myself have no idea why Chandan Mahanta wannabees have sprouted > > >across the country like mushrooms after a > >>downpour. > >> > >>Fact: Chandan's cronies are delighted with the potential for violent > >>confrontation. > >> > >>Fact: Chandan's subliminal psywar campaigns are made of the same spirit > >>that accounts for the majority of the problems we face > >>in this world. > >> > >>In addition, Chandan extricates himself from difficulty by intrigue, by > >>chicanery, by dissimulation, by trimming, by an untruth, by an > >>injustice. In a broad-brush sense, like a verbal magician, he knows how > to > >>lie without appearing to be lying, how to bury secrets > >>in mountains of garbage-speak. Does Chandan do research before he > reports > >>things, or does he just guess and hope he's right? > >>On a closing note, I hope that this letter, while incomplete, informal, > and > >>having no authority except its own inner strength and > >>conviction, has clearly demonstrated to you that we have a right, an > >>indisputable, inalienable, indefeasible, divine right to preserve > >>the peace. > >>Barua > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: Re: The Tenth Assamese Vowel sound > >>>Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:07:24 -0500 > >>> > >>>I am not saying it happened. :) > >>> > >>>It would not only be funny but painful (I forgot about other places, > but > >>>especially in the US, teenagers are so conscious about that here), when > an > >>>Assamese teenager named Jeet is being called 'Zit' by his family and > >>>friends, in front of all his friends. They will tease him for years, > even > >>>though he really doesn't have zits. > >>> > >>>'Zit', 'Zoo't goi 'Jabra' dekhila ? > >>> > >> > >>________________________________________________________________________ > >>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
