When two parties talk, be it in catechism mode or a dialogue, it is inevitable
that they would represent divers interests. Is there any pre-condition for
proselytisation?
Now, if the interests are so antgonistic that there is no point in beginning
the discourse, then why should someone start a response cycle at all?
Does Pakistan have to run a check on India while entering a dialogue or
impose a pre-condition for conversion? Let everyone have his say. Each would
find for himself, what is acceptable and what is not? I do not find any
substance in the search for sincerity or any comment thereon.
Intelligentsia or not, every human being capable of communicating through
the net is intelligent enough to find what is good for him and what is not.
What is saintly sermon for Mr. Laden may be blasphemy for Mr. Bush.
Intelligentsia is not a defined monolith. What is intelligentsia for one may
not be so for another.
Is there any scope for normative preachings here?
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to
judge the QUESTION.
What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ?
To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fighting for, Assam's
sovereignty, is a sound and beneficial move for Assam? And if they are
persuaded by ULFA's response that they are sound, Utpal and others would
SUPPORT it?
Or were they designed to extract an admission from ULFA, that their own
notions and beliefs, that it is
patently bad for Assam, never mind HOW or WHY they have concluded that their
notions and beliefs are the truly wise and considered opinions?
Is it therefore REASONABLE to evaluate INTENT for ULFA before submitting
itself to the INQUISITION?
Where is the ORDINARY integrity expected of the intelligentsia here, if one
can misuse the English word under the circumstances? The sincerity of purpose?
It is obvious that those who consider themselves the 'educated' and'wise',
unlike ULFA, and who parade around wearing the garbs of pillars-of society do
not think so and thus the eloquent outpourings of disappointment, not to
mention the offenses to their genteel sensitivities . Not just that, the
self-fulfilling prophecies too of the band of braves indulging in the "hola
gosot baagi kuthar mora" enterprise, justification why their masters don't talk
to them, or should not.
What is missing from the exercises is a rudimentary element of AIM of
GOALS. Never mind the need to explore the reasons WHY ten thousand plus
Oxomiyas have given their lives. No doubt their lives were nearly not as
valuable as one Sanjoy Ghosh's.
Aimless exercises unfortunately lead to nowhere. With such pillars of
society looking after its well-being, one hardly needs enemies to tear it down.
cm
At 11:19 AM +0530 10/3/07, shantikam hazarika wrote:
It seems that some of us are being branded as part of an "unhappy gang with
their so-called education". And they would be 'selective' in answering their
questions; which means they would only reply to 'sincere' questions, from 'real
questioners' after their 'background check done'.
Well, in case they have to do a background check in my case, let me tell you
that my life has been an open book and if a background check is requird in my
case, it simly shows how much these people are in touch with reality or the
ground situations.
Incidentally, let me also tell, that there has been enough background checks
done about these people, their cohorts, sympathisers, beneficiaries,
supporters, hangers one and what not. Lot of people already know who benefits
from their actions, who are actually propping them up. For example when they
killed Sanjay Ghosh, it did not require much background check to find out why
they did so, what was the nexus behind that sordid deal and who would be the
real losers if Majuli is genuinely saved in a very cost effective manner.
Obviously, they are buying time to prepare some obfuscating response, what we
may call "saale bere kobowa" reply in the name of background checks and what
not.
Also they have already said that they would ignore "halfwit questions and
questioners". How more selective can your comfort zone be...
Interestingly, I was reading something today and I came across the follwoing
phrase: The truth is that many terrorists are doing very well out of violence.
Extortion rackets give them a lifestyle they cannot aspire in times of peace.
They have money, excitement and status: what more you seek in life?
Mantabya nisproyojan.
Shantikam Hazarika Director, Assam Institute of Management PO Box 30,
GUWAHATI 781001, India HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in
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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 17:17:14 +0100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 26, Issue 66
To: assamonline ULFA invites genuine sincere questions from
persons(not gangs) not happy with their so-called education ,wanting to KNOW
how to fight and win their great future in sovereign Assam .
Firstly we will have background checks done on real (?) questioners. Please
tolerate delays.
ULFA will ignore halfwit questions and questioners who think they already
know and are already bonded mentally or monetarily.
With Best Regards to respectable Assamonliners,
Rubi
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