correction in blue font. On 7/30/07, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't taken any position in favor of state surveillances. but, untill > murali's second clarification, i didnt know the 'seriousness' of that > incident. > > i am also aware of state terror targeting muslims. I just wanted to say > the need of prioritizing the issues based on their > 'seriousness'. surveillance techniques are enormous and creepy and > it's impractical to discuss and resist each and every incidents of state > terror. first i felt murali's friend's incident comparative to the other > horrible incidents of geelani, afsal, haneef and all is less serious and > could be 'unworthy' for a group discussion. > > though, as dilip said, a thought on micro power mechanism, as in the case > of verbal abuse, may erase the idea of differences of 'less/ 'more' > seriousness in issues. > > > On 7/30/07, Anil <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > The positions taken by Deepak and Salim is problematic according to > > me. First of all why should the state be very "concerned" about a > > citizen when s/he does not create any sort of panic to the place s/he > > lives.I also feel that Muslims as an identity itself is globally > > threatened and are really insecure and made it to feel that way and > > really it is being hard for them to live with digiity. I think this > > type of unwanted interruption and caution by the state force. > > > > An incident happened to me in the Pune railway station recently when I > > was hurrying to give my friends ticket where the police in mufty > > stopped me and questioned me surely suspecting me as a Muslim due to > > my appearance and this is really very dizzy in situation and make a > > community more vulnerable. > > > > On Jul 29, 5:59 pm, "Venugopalan K M" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > Yes and No, please. > > > First, No to celebrating/ participating by the 'insiders', in doubting > > the > > > outsider, > > > and cops embarrassing the latter for no valid reason. > > > Then,Yes to the comparatively less serious nature of this incident; > > > yourself seem to endorse that it is less serious only in comparison, > > and > > > otherwise it is not a trivial issue,right? > > > As Murali has already vouched for this incident to be serious enough > > for > > > his friend (and at least a few of us too) to prompt him think of > > packing up > > > immediately, and someone else has pointed out that there is actually > > very > > > thin gap between a muslim being treated suspect and being implicated > > in > > > purported connection with terrorism, > > > there seems to be very little to be added. > > > > > > > > > > >
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