On 05/09/06, Ramakrishnan Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 9/5/06, sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By blindly being critical of anti-terrorist action some people in India are
> weakening the people within and outside the security forces (in India) who
I may have missed some earlier posts, but has anyone on this list been
_blindly critical_ of anything, ever? I exclude posts by a certain Ayn
Rand fan.
Quick side swipe, eh? ;-)
I agree. IMHO, now more than any other time in the past [1] it is
important *not* to take sides. Both terrorist and government action
need to be subjected to critical scrutiny.
While there is absolutely no justification for terrorism, we all need
to understand that there are probably real issues (economic or
political) that create conditions conducive to the breeding of
terrorists.
Similarly, while governments all around the world are using the
terrorist bogey to give themselves greater and greater policing powers
and to restrict civil liberties, we also have to realise that most
governments probably believe that that is the only way to protect
their citizens.
IMO, skeptical support of anti-terrorism measures is the only
practical way forward. We'll have to endure some restrictions but
speak out when the government oversteps it's bounds.
But arresting terrorists will be futile unless we do something to
prevent more being created.
IAC, blind unquestioned acceptance of anything -- be it terrorist
philosophy, government newspeak, religion or libertarianism -- is just
turning yourself into a sheep. The moment you outsource your thinking
you are doomed.
-- b (pointing out the glaringly obvious, as usual)
[1] that is, exactly like every other time in the past.
