http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Editorial/Mobs_on_the_rampage/articleshow/2337938.cms
I don't know why CP invokes a vengefully consumerist society for what is a
failure of the rule of law.
For what it's worth, I'd also written on the subject a while back:
http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/mobs-are-above-the-law/
On 9/5/07, Nandkumar Saravade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/5/07, Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know why CP invokes a vengefully consumerist society for what is a
failure of the rule of law.
Because the mobs represent[ing] the Indians left out from the
movement forward.
On 9/5/07, Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On 9/5/07, Amit Varma
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know why CP invokes a vengefully consumerist society for what
is a
failure of the rule of law.
Because the mobs represent[ing] the Indians left out from the
movement forward.
By
On 9/5/07, Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And what is a vengefully consumerist society?
They buy consumer goods with a vengeance?
On 9/5/07, Amit Varma wrote:
And what is a vengefully consumerist society? Even if you can be consumerist
-- I regard that as a bogeyman term -- how can you be vengeful about it?
Unthinking jargon, this.
Well even failure of rule of law sounds like jargon to me... the
writer of the
On 9/5/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well even failure of rule of law sounds like jargon to me... the
Jargon is terminology, is it not? And the use of jargon doesn't
devalue the context, per se. It only pre-supposes a familiarity with
the subject.
I only have an issue with jargon if it's meaningless. 'Vengefully
consumerist' is just that, on multiple levels.
Mob violence can have various reasons, and to ascribe any one would be
simplistic. I'm invoking the failure of the rule of law to explain why mobs
get a greater license in India to do
Jargon...I think the definition of jargon in its negative sense (no,
I haven't googled the Wiki, this is my personal opinion) is.
high-falutin' words used to impress and intimidate the listener with
the user's familiarity with a subject, when the same thing can be
expressed in simpler
For the worst jargon, one only has to read reviews of art
exhibitions..
aah..
deepa, please share urls :)
where can i read the patina of incredibiliousness?
On 9/5/07, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jargon...I think the definition of jargon in its negative sense (no,
I haven't googled
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recently read about the patina of incredibiliousness in someone's
work, I kid you not. No, neither the artist nor the reviewer suffered
bad digestion..but I certainly found that word very hard
Marta Jakimowicz
has been writing for deccan herald for quite some time now
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul102007/arts2007071011979.asp
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you can try John Berger's writings on art, for a wonderfully
non-jargon yet critical and intelligent approach
Art and Revolution, Ways of Seeing, Success and Failure of Picasso
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Deepa Mohan wrote: [ on 05:18 PM 9/5/2007 ]
Jargon...I think the definition of jargon in its negative sense (no,
I haven't googled the Wiki, this is my personal opinion) is.
high-falutin' words used to impress and intimidate the listener with
the user's familiarity with a subject, when the
Udhay wrote:
It is not always possible to express the same thing in simpler terms,
though.
Well, U, in that case, using hfw is not jargon. Jargon is
*unnecessary* multisyllabification.
Deepa.
On 9/5/07, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deepa Mohan wrote: [ on 05:18 PM 9/5/2007 ]
On 9/5/07, Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the worst jargon, one only has to read reviews of art
exhibitions..
aah..
deepa, please share urls :)
where can i read the patina of incredibiliousness?
I have the physical copy somewhere...but I don't think it's online,
this was some
great!
;-)
please do.
eagerly awaiting death by laughter
On 9/5/07, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/5/07, Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the worst jargon, one only has to read reviews of art
exhibitions..
aah..
deepa, please share urls :)
where can i read the
At 06:23 PM 9/5/2007, Deepa Mohan wrote:
Udhay wrote:
It is not always possible to express the same thing in simpler terms,
though.
Well, U, in that case, using hfw is not jargon. Jargon is
*unnecessary* multisyllabification.
As decided by?
Udhay
--
((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @
Deepa Mohan wrote: [ on 06:58 PM 9/5/2007 ]
Well, U, in that case, using hfw is not jargon. Jargon is
*unnecessary* multisyllabification.
As decided by?
Since it's my opinion..decided by ME!
QED. (unless, of course, that is considered jargon.)
Udhay
PS: if you must have it underlined
On Wednesday 05 Sep 2007 2:33 pm, Nandkumar Saravade wrote:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Editorial/Mobs_on_the_rampage/articlesho
w/2337938.cms
Here are some Googled figures that tell their own story
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pol_percap-crime-police-per-capita
Also check this
If India even wanted to achieve 2 policemen per thousand we would
have to
recruit more than one million more policemen.
According to this graph, maybe one could recruit maths teachers instead:
http://www.nationmaster.com/plot/cri_pol_percap/edu_mat_lit/flag
but then, I suppose they'd be
Going back to jargon for a moment, it can either be useful shorthand among
those knowledgeable about a particular subject, or it can be a sign of
intellectual laziness, or even dishonesty. Much postmodernism falls in the
latter category -- if you haven't already, do read Richard Dawkins's review
ahhh. sokal.
:)
the sokal debate reached indian shores too.
there was a correspondence between sokal and a bombay academic on the
pages of EPW
On 9/5/07, Amit Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Going back to jargon for a moment, it can either be useful shorthand among
those knowledgeable about a
On Wednesday 05 Sep 2007 9:57 pm, Dave Long wrote:
According to this graph, maybe one could recruit maths teachers instead:
http://www.nationmaster.com/plot/cri_pol_percap/edu_mat_lit/flag
but then, I suppose they'd be even more expensive than policemen.
It's not either-or. Its BOTH
One of
Brings to mind this earlier thread:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/19168
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