Once again how can one tell which issue is "serious' or not when Reuters publishes it and converts into an international issue and all the IGO's and other human rights organizations scream for the release then the issue is vibrant. I really do not know when will local issues be taken up seriously into an issue and dealt with!!!!!1
On Jul 30, 3:56 pm, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
