it is quite appalling to see how the anti-muslim propagandists target human right activists even at a time when one has to restrain from branding communities on the basis of the dominant perceptions, of course, spread via a virulent caste Hindu cultural mechanism in the country.
RSS might have cut and pasted Ambedkar's photo on its booklets and webstes/ online communities does it disqualify Ambedkar? NO. on the other hand his critique of Hinduism cannot be annulled by these kinds of coopting mechanisms.. talking against humanright activists, these politcal/religious fanatics want to bring more anti-human terror laws to harass people.. On 5/16/08, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 5/15/08, Murali K Warier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/after-terrorists-their-apologists-strike/#more-2897 >> >> After terrorists, their apologists >> strike<http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/after-terrorists-their-apologists-strike/> >> >> *Can "human rights" activists be far behind?* >> >> We know the routine. 'Concerned citizens' write open letters and petitions >> on the pretext of condemning "cowardly acts of violence". Once the >> obligatory boilerplate is dispensed with, they come to the point--that it is >> the state and its agencies that are really at fault. We've seen this in the >> case >> of >> Naxalites<http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/03/04/naxalites-and-human-rights-activists/>and >> as Yossarin points >> out<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/jaipur-blasts-expose-more-useful-idiots-and-still-more-dangerous-consequences/>, >> 'concerned citizens' have turned up to make a statement in the case of the >> Jaipur terrorist attacks too. >> >> Let's take the statement apart. >> >> After strongly condemning those behind the acts of terror Ram Puniyani, >> Asghar Ali Engineer, Digant Ozha *et al* >> write<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IHRO/message/19817> >> : >> >> The worst part of handling acts of terror, which has a bearing on the >> preventive measures, is the prevalent theory guiding the investigation >> authorities. As per this theory these acts are done by some Pakistan trained >> groups who want to spread communal disharmony. On this pretext many Muslim >> youth are hauled up and investigation is presented as a >> success.[IHRO<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IHRO/message/19817> >> ] >> >> Only political correctness of the most stupid kind will deny that Islamist >> terrorists are not the prime suspects. And if you want to track down >> Islamist terrorists, you would look for them among Muslim youth. This is >> common sense. >> >> So many such acts of terror have taken place, Malegaon, Banaras, Mumbai, >> but how many places have the communal disharmony erupted? Are the >> terrorist's fools to repeat the act which is not having the desired result? >> >> The terrorists failed to spark the communal tinder. Perhaps they believe >> that they can succeed. Perhaps they are fools. What do "concerned citizens" >> know? And who says terrorists can't be fools? >> >> Then, the investigations done so far are clouded in mystery and under the >> cloak of secrecy. The social audit of these investigations has not taken >> place barring an odd exception. The present theory of investigating agency >> deliberately overlooks the case of two Bajarang Dal workers getting killed >> in Nanded in April 2006. It also does not want to give serious thought to >> the narco-analysis of one of the survivors of the Nanded episode who said >> that now we Hindus should also do the acts of terror, in front of crowded >> mosques, else we will be regarded as eunuchs. >> >> And where do investigations take place in the full glare of the media? >> Perhaps 'concerned citizens' could show examples where they are not carried >> out under secrecy. And what's this business of "social audit"? Is this some >> kind of constitutional requirement? Why don't 'concerned citizens' put their >> faith in checks and balances, the judicial system and the right to >> information just like everyone else. >> >> So the 'concerned citizens' accept testimonies by Bajrang Dal workers >> under narco-analysis. But then what about testimonies by *jihadis*? If >> police investigate Muslim youth on the basis of the latter, it is a theory >> and a pretext. But the testimonies of the Bajrang Dal members requires >> "serious thought". The 'concerned citizens' give their game away. >> >> If they imply that the bombings are carried out by "Hindus" then why is it >> that communal riots are not taking place? Surely, those devious Hindu >> terrorists who are clever enough to kill people outside Hindu temples to >> shift the blame to the Muslims would have planned anti-Muslim riots in the >> follow-up phase. Why didn't these happen? The insinuation doesn't add up, >> dear 'concerned citizens'. >> >> They go on to offer recommendations on how we it could all be so >> different: >> >> There is a need to have a National body with due representation from the >> socially concerned citizens and Human rights activists who can have a say in >> these matters and also who in an unbiased way can go to the truth of these >> acts, unlike the ones at present, where the pattern of investigation can be >> predicted right in advance due to the prevalent prejudices, which by now >> have become institutionalized. >> >> That's a super long sentence. In simple English, "Let us set up an >> upside-down kangaroo court, which will set the suspects go free and indict >> the policemen". It takes some chutzpah to demand an extra-constitutional >> role for oneself (obviously, who are those socially concerned citizens and >> human rights activists but the writers themselves). >> >> In a way, now communal violence is being substituted by the acts of terror >> to consolidate the electoral base by communal party. >> >> That's arrant nonsense. And the use of the term "communal party" in the >> singular is obviously a reference to the BJP. They don't even bother to use >> the fig leaf of saying "communal parties" in the plural. They give their >> game away again. >> >> They conclude by summarising their demands. Note that none of these >> address how terrorists might be defeated. They are only about how >> counter-terrorism can be diluted. So it is not about human rights at all. It >> is merely a denial that Islamist terrorists might have been the >> perpetrators, an insinuation that Hindu terrorists might have set off the >> bombs and an attempt to point fingers at the BJP. Honourable people who >> really believed this would have said so openly. To pass them off under the >> rhetoric of human rights is cowardly and devious. >> > > > > > In the aftermath of bomb blasts, when Jaipur is gradually returning to > peace, the last thing we expect from the acorns or neocons is a semblance of > tranquility. But for them this is an opportunity to spread their hate > propaganda and further bruise the body politic. . What they term by > counter-terrorism is nothing other than terrorizing communities and > retaliation based on neat and clear divisions, which in effect is > counter-peace through measures like implementation of POTA and such > draconian laws. Their grievance is that's state is very 'soft' towards > "terrorist" and as Vsaundhara Raje said :*They* have no fear. Hence they > have to be stringently dealt with. The mention of "them' left ambiguously by > the bjp CM is clearly inscribed in the acorn report. > > > > But the liberals vouching for such statements, I wouldn't say cowardly but > certainly is devious. > > > > damodar prasad > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:53 PM, C.K. Vishwanath < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don't >> want to hear. >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
