And, my response: Dear XXX,
Many of us had fervently hoped that with the advance of the industrial society, "reason" will by and by replace "faith". Not that nothing of that sort has happened. But the emergent picture is far complex and complicated. With the benefit of actual experience, it has got to be acknowledged that the cause-and-effect relationship is a far more tangled one than one had imagined it to be. So, the struggle in the sphere of "culture" per se has gained much greater salience. It can no longer be airily dismissed as something called "superstructure". Sukla On 01/04/2015, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > The following is a mail received from an old friend, having a Muslim name. > The name is deleted as it was a personal mail. > > Make no mistake about it. This is not an ISOLATED incident. It is a > widespread culturally nurtured phenomenon over many years. It may > not always manifest itself as violent killing ... but it is a part of > a continuum. "thou shalt not insult my prophet, thou shalt not > insult my religion and now thou shalt not question my beliefs" and a > horrendous "OR ELSE" attached to it. The government surely has a > responsibility but government can only pass and enforce laws. People > and societies develop "cultures". Look at this video (I hope you > understand enough Hindustani to be able to appreciate the drivel this > guy is talking about). It might seem unrelated to the killing of open > minded speakers and writers, it might seem like sexual perversion ... > it is that ... but look at the expression on the faces of the > audience. Look at the pleasure, awe, admiration and belief in their > faces. It is this that creates the "culture" I am talking about. It > will take many years to change this and frankly, I don't even know > where to begin. These preachers/maulvis and their ilk are VERY > dangerous. > > https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=326854407523534&set=vb.157142881161355&type=2&theater > > End > > For those who do not follow Hindustani, the cleric in the video clip > is describing the beauty of a woman in paradise to his captivated > audience. > It's really noteworthy how his eyes are glistening while giving a > seemingly eyewitness (!!!) account. > > Sukla > > On 31/03/2015, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: >> [Bangladesh is admittedly in a ferment. >> >> While the forces that led to the birth of Bangladesh are now both >> weakened and discredited to a very significant extent and the forces >> of dark traditions have again been able to entrench itself and spread >> the venomous tentacles far and wide, despite periodic defeats >> following episodic successes; the state and society of Bangladesh >> still unmistakably bear the birthmarks which are as yet far from >> removed. >> And, new forces - the educated urban youth, have cropped up to defend >> the values of secularism and rationalism rooted in nationalism based >> on distinctiveness of language and ethnic culture as contrasted from >> one rooted in religious revivalism. >> Hence the turmoil. >> >> Hence the outcome is so crucial, just not for Bangladesh alone.] >> >> >> http://sacw.net/article10932.html >> >> ISLAMISTS STRIKE TERROR TO QUELL INDEPENDENT THINKING AND ATHIEST >> IDEALISTS >> Bangladesh: Blogger Oyasiqur Rhaman killed in knife attack of 30 March >> 2015 - reports and statements >> 30 March >> printable version of this article printable version >> Diminish font size Enlarge the font >> Text only >> PNG - >> Dhaka Tribune - March 30, 2015 >> >> Radical Islamists strike again >> Mohammad Jamil Khan, Abid Azad >> Two members of third gender catch killers of blogger Oyasiqur >> >> Radical Islamists hacked to death secular blogger Md Oyasiqur Rahman >> Babu yesterday morning in Tejgaon, Dhaka allegedly for his atheist >> views. > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
