>Agreed. But two wrongs don't make a right. Isn't it?
**** No, it does not. But to deny its existence is a delusion at best. It is alive and well across the length and breadth of the sub-continent. And there are good reasons for it. Those who raise shrill voices singling out Oxomiya resentments as unique, while waving a mythical flag of equality and unity, do so either out of abject ignorance or malice or both. That is what I wanted to point out :-). At 10:11 PM -0600 2/13/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > **** But that would not explain this, would it? They are of the same race. >There may not be a proper word for them yet, but >all these go to the same group of being hateful >to the ones that are not from the same klan or >class or race or region or what have you, isn't >it? > >Add casteism to it and you will get a perfect >picture of how an Indian mind work. > >> **** And is this reminiscent of Oxomiya > >>resentments? If so, are the Oxomiyas unique >>in > their resentments, as some would have us >>believe > here? >Agreed. But two wrongs don't make a right. Isn't it? > > > > > > > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of >grass" > > > > > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:15:09 -0600> To: >[email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Assam] What is Going in >Maharashtra?> > At 2:52 PM -0600 2/13/08, Alpana >B. Sarangapani wrote:> >Hi C'da:> >> >> What am >I missing?> >> >Or forgot that Indians, in >general, are the most > >close and >narrow-minded, prejudiced and racist > >people >alive on the face of the earth?> > > **** But >that would not explain this, would it? They are >of the same race.> > Is it cultural hegemony?> > >Is it economic controls?> > **** And is this >reminiscent of Oxomiya > resentments? If so, are >the Oxomiyas unique in > their resentments, as >some would have us believe > here?> > > **** >Finally, where did the much touted great > >Indian Unity in Diversity disappeared , from >its > most cosmpolitan metropolis, unless it >was > another Indian myth?> > >:-)> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In >order to make spiritual progress you must >be > >patient like a tree and humble like a >blade of > >grass"> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, >13 Feb 2008 14:36:00 -0600> >To: > >>[email protected]> From: >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Subject: [Assam] What >is Going in > >>Maharashtra?> > I hadn't >followed what has led > >>to what I saw in the >ToI article > below. But I > >>am very curious >about claims of Indians in this > >>forum > that >Mumbai is the MOST cosmpolitan of > >>Indian >metropolitan regions, > where such > >>conflicts >as this does not exist.> > From > >>recent >outpouring of certain >assamnetters' > >>revulsion towards and > >condemnation of their > >>fellow Oxomiyas, whom >they perceive to be > > >>uniquely xenophobic, >this news is certainly > >>coming as a >surprise. > More so because it is > >>coming >from Mumbai.> > What am I >missing?> > > >>cm> > > > > > > > > Maha exodus: >10,000 north > >>Indians flee in fear> 14 Feb >2008, 0030 hrs > >>IST,TIMES NEWS NETWORK & >AGENCIES> Print Save > >>EMail Write to >Editor> > NASHIK/PATNA: With > >>violence >against north Indians in this > >>industrial > >town and adjoining areas showing > >>no signs of >abating on the second > consecutive > >>day, the >number of migrants fleeing for their > >>homes >- > mostly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar >- > >>crossed 10,000, making it perhaps > one of >the > >>largest exodus in the country from a >single > >>district in > recent years.> > And >ironically, > >>on the second day of attacks, >its first victim > >>wasn't > from UP or Bihar; >he was from Ojhar, a > >>mere 21 km from >Nashik.> > Ambadas Haribhau > >>Dharrao, 55, an >employee of Hindustan > >>Aeronautics > Ltd, was >fatally wounded when > >>Maharashtra Navnirman >Sena activists on > > >>Wednesday attacked and >pelted stones at the bus > >>he was travelling >in.> > The violence started > >>10 days back >when MNS activists attacked > >>migrant > >workers as the Samajwadi Party held a > >>rally >in Mumbai.> > Since then, MNS chief >Raj > >>Thackeray has carried on a >vitriol-laced > > >>campaign against north >Indians, stoking > >>chauvinistic feelings and > >appealing to > >>Marathi >pride.> > > >>_______________________________________________> > >>assam >mailing list> >[email protected]> > >>>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >>_________________________________________________________________> >Need >to know the score, the latest news, or >you > >need your Hotmail®-get your >"fix".> >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> >>_______________________________________________> >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 >_________________________________________________________________ >Climb to the top of the charts! 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