Well, the academic language can be vague on its own terms. The language of politics has to have at least a `pretension of accountability to people' . And that is not seen in today's Governance. And one is also offered a limited space to say: `that is not real academics' or `that is not real politics'. It is just a matter of choice. But when it comes to a notion of social justice, the human beings are survivalists. At one stage or the other, people will have clarity and precise notions on social justice. How do you explain the collapse of the greatest empires throughout history. A person like Hitler who could mesmorise millions had to end up in a debate whether the teeth of his corpse belonged to Hitler or not.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 4:50 AM Mohanan K P <[email protected]> wrote: > "The definition is too vague." > That is exactly the difference between > > a) academic language (as it ought to be, not necessarily the way it is > practiced), and > b) the language of politics seeping into state controlled 'law', as well > as bureaucracy. > > The language of (b) ensures the prohibition of what the decision makers do > not want while allowing for what they want. The confounding of the > individuals who control the state and the abstract entity called the state > is deliberate: it allows for punishing, in the name of the glorified entity > called 'nation', those who speak up against the individuals , which in > effect is the group of rulers. So, of those who are ruled make the rulers > afraid, that counts as terrorism. But if a US ruler makes Saddam Hussain > afraid or assassinates Saddam Hussain, that is not terrorism under > definition 5. > > As an educator, my goal is to educate the young such that they have the > capacity to think with clarity and precision, see through the fancy words > of the 'authorities' (authorities = parents, teachers, 'experts', leaders, > ...) and to doubt and question themselves as well as the authorities. (see > the Socratic Oath of educators at > http://confluence.ias.ac.in/tag/socratic-oath/ ) Democracy in the real > sense (which is the same as anarchy (absence of rulers)) is not possible > without true education. Schooling that provides degrees and certificates > without educating the mind is what the Corporation-State-OrganisedReligion > triad wants, and what we need to fight against if the human species needs > to survive. > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 4:25 AM KP Sasi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Definition 5: `Criminal acts against State' and `Creation of a state of >> terror' are two different entities. The definition is too vague. The usage >> of `criminal acts against state' is more an excuse of the State to exercise >> its creation of fear over people. You can have criminal acts against a >> representative of the State. That doesn't mean criminal act against the >> entire State. You can have criminal acts against nations like Vietnam war, >> Iraq war or any other American invasions. That is also not just a criminal >> act against a State. It is against the people confined to a boundary called >> a `nation'. But the `creation of a state of terror' is just the act of what >> Modi Government is trying to do now. Just look at the number of >> intellectuals who are imprisoned under draconian laws in India today. The >> draconian law called UAPA itself is a criminal act of the State on its own >> people. >> >> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:58 AM Mohanan K P <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not ALL the definitions. Given definition 5, it follows that Stalin, >>> Hitler, Mossolini.... couldn't have been terrorists. No State can be a >>> terrorist under definition 5. Why do you think UN changed def 4' (1994) to >>> def 5 (2006)? >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:54 AM KP Sasi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the response. From all these definitions it is too clear >>>> that the Indian State and the Hindutva forces are the biggest terrorist >>>> outfits in this country. Thanks. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:48 AM Mohanan K P <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sharing the handout on Terrorists and Armed Freedom Struggle that we >>>>> esed for a web workshop on Aug 1 and 2 that I think would be of interest >>>>> to many of you. >>>>> Mohanan >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:43 AM Mohanan K P <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> is there a way to watch the film before the webinar? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:31 AM KP Sasi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sharing information about the screening and panel discussion with >>>>>>> the film Fabricated from 14th to 16th on thumanhe net. Webinar on 16th >>>>>>> at 5 >>>>>>> pm. Those interested can register. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://countercurrents.org/2020/08/screening-of-the-documentary-fabricated-by-k-p-sasi/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CAEuZ0T1oXPmuSracEoV093%3DH1MDpWiLNm0e_mA8pUSA4n5QeKw%40mail.gmail.com.
