> *** We are digressing from the subject. BC's > commentary was not in > response to my disconnect with the 'homeland' of the > likes of Togadias or
Are we really? The disconnect is on a simple point - are Gujarat and Maharashtra foreign lands for an Assamese? For that matter is Togadia more foreign for an Assamese than Chandan Mahanta? Both have statistical answers that can yield a yes or no. Elsewhere I mentioned about Togadia's following in Assam. Wouldn't need a thinking cap to get the answer on that one. > I threw in the reference to MY alienation from the > likes of Togadia and > BalSaheb just to add spice and underscore my distate > to their attitudes and > actions and all those who identify with people like > them. > Your distaste is all good. The relevant question is which idea has more following amongst the people - that of Togadia or the one that you espouse about the Islamic - Assamese brotherhood. > *** I do not automatically associate skull-caps with > Muslim militancy, just Neither do I. I was referring to the beards and skullcaps of the Al Qaeda kind that swarm Bangladesh. If you haven't tracked it as yet, the GHQ of the Jehadis moved from Pakistan/Afghanistan to across the border from Assam. > a yarmulkas with Zionism . Those who do obviously > need to put on their > thinking caps more often, provided they own any. The commies lost theirs decades back :-) These days they are cheer leaders for all the wrong causes. > *** Why? Is that the only reason for people to visit > B'Desh--for gun > running and > narcotics and terrorism? Is this a bit of special As an American, you might go in to steal their gas. The few Oxomiyas that go in there these days go for those professions, very much. Ah, well - there is a 4th profession - being porters and lackeys for Jehadis as they plan and plot to make Assam their backyard. I guess you get the gist. > insight that most people > are not privy to? I would have thought India would Actually no. Most people get it. Surprised you dont!!! > Since you are familiar with B'Desh, and you agree it > is cleaner than India, > why is it so? Does it have something to do with the > predominant religion's > aesthetic sensitivities? > Now there... where is the thinking cap????? > *** Why do YOU think Togadia is 'screwed-up' ? I will leave that for a separate mail. > If I am guessing right, you are quite able to answer > your question. But if > you are still befuddled, do let me know. I will be I was never befuddled. I am quite sure you got the question as well. > > *** Really? > > Now let us hear once again if the Hindus, when they > ruled over East Bengal > less than a century ago, treated their Muslim > subjects in nominally humane > ways and as humans? If they did, I will retract my > statement. > Also let us hear how the Muslims -- in a similar > time frame -- treated > Togadoas' parents; as long as you attremp to portray > the two as parallels. > No, please don't. I am guessing you did not get your history lessons in Muslim barbarianism on India or are conveniently feigning ignorance. Or did not quite observe the fascism of AASU with the Biharis or that of the ULFA with anyone who does not have a gun. In either case, I hope you can get the context of why Togadia's espousal has as much space here as your idea of Bengali Hindus. > *** If the numbers is the only criterion to judge > good or evil, we would > be woshipping Hitler or even Al Qaeda . Would you? > Or George Bush in America, would you say? > *** Seems like you missed the idea that it is not > about the NEWS of > Togadia's invectives. It was about BC's promoting a > mindless agenda in a > forum of people with arguably above average thinking > abilities. Of course I > would concede there are exceptions. Now lets see - once again, 30,000 people on a Bandh day in Assam to hear Togadia. That's way too many mindless Oxomiyas, wouldn't you think? I agree the forum has people with above average thinking abilities. Enough to form their opinions on what is mindless. Togadia, ULFA's newsletters and those other ones with absurdly chimerical ideas foreign lands. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
