perhaps the terrorists were more democratic than the national media/politicians/the cultural mass
since Dalits/adivasis do not belong to "India" (as they are national outcastes) their pain and death are mocked at, sympathesised or used as a metaphor to argue for a Nuclear deal (remember Rahul Gandhi's remarks of kalavati, a dalit woman)... Only Dalits/adivasis will be there to fight for Dalits. No patriotic nationalist will utter slogans and burn flags for them. nothing astonishing abt it what else can a Dalit/Adivasi expect from the mediated brahminal world of the "meritorous" On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:03 AM, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > There is an error in my previous mail. This time Jews were specially > targeted. > D.Prasad > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 7:57 AM, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Luisa, whatever said these terror attacks are rather egalitarian- it does >> not discriminate between dalits, non-dalits nor does it work on strict >> dichotomies minorities- majorities!! All are granted immediate relief from >> this worldliness! Whether it is the "spectacular" one as you suggested or >> the less spectacular one at CST, where 51 were killed in shoot out. >> >> D.Prasad >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Luisa Steur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> I hope saying this will not offend anyone (it is not intended to) but I >>> have some doubts about how everyone seems to agree this is the worst thing >>> to happen to India in years. As far as I can see these attacks in Mumbai >>> stand out because of their spectacular nature--the Taj hotel and the Oberoi >>> being attacked and rich and foreign guests being taken hostage creates >>> enormous 'spectacular' value (just like 9/11 did). And because of the >>> spectacular media effect and because the terrorits were targetting >>> cosmopolitan circles, the repercusions for India in terms of global investor >>> confidence and these kind of things will be much greater than with other >>> instances of violence. In that sense it is somewhat understandable that the >>> events get so much more coverage. >>> But why should critical social activists consider this terrorist attack >>> any worse, in ethical terms, than other instances of violence that have >>> occured in India lately? Why is it, as Faking News suggests, ok to have >>> commercial breakes when reporting on terror attacks where ordinary Indians >>> in ordinary places were killed but can we *not *have commercial breakes >>> when also rich elites and foreigners are targetted and economic national >>> interests are directly at stake? Obviously I think these commerical breakes >>> during news reporting are always pretty repugnant but I ask you to explain >>> to me why they are any more so now than when only ordinary >>> people are killed. Is it an attack on "India" when the Taj hotel is in >>> flames, but not so when a dalit hut is burning? This is what elites and the >>> media of course would like us to take for granted but I feel I must resist >>> this.... >>> Luisa >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* bobinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> *To:* Greenyouth <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Saturday, 29 November, 2008 11:25:01 >>> *Subject:* [GreenYouth] Mumbai terror attacks by media >>> >>> >>> even, fakingnews, a portal which runs fake/funny news items showed their >>> responsibility >>> in sharing the pain & terror in Mumbai for last couple of days. >>> >>> http://www.fakingnews.com/2008/11/mumbai-terror-attacks-by-media.html >>> >>> >>> http://www.enidhi.net/2008/11/impose-delay-on-live-reporting.html >>> >>> The rest of the media was celebrating the invasion as if they are showing >>> an Hollywood movie trailer ! >>> >>> is there a provision to take action against the media ? >>> >>> ~ bobinson >>> -- >>> http://freebird.in >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- " The so called caste-hindus are bitterly opposed to the depressed class using a public tank not because they really believe that the water will be thereby spoiled or will evaporate but because they are afraid of losing their superiority of caste and of equality being established between the former and the latter. We are resorting to this satyagraha not becasue we believe that the water of this particular tank has any exceptional qualities, but to establish our natural rights as citizens and human beings." - Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Mahad Satyagraha Conference, December 25th , 1927 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
