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on 20-Sep-01 09:24 AM
Where is the answer from the great Voice of Capitalism, aka VOC?
Hiding after your true color was shown? Your Mukundo ripped off?
hijo-aja Posted on 09-19-01 12:27 AM Reply | Notify Me
Reading the arguments that are repudiating Namitaji's feelings and the way they flow into "So what?" and stuff, I read a sense that the writers think it is alright for the USa to do everything and anything. I do not sympathize with the terrorists who did the horrible deed in new York but I do feel that there are reasons, events, policies, situations that have eventually led to this unfortunate event. What went wrong that some people hate the US so much that they go to such lengths to make such hatred known? Where did the US go wrong? Or where did the terrorists get their injured sense of honor that pushes them to kill themselves just to prove a point? Instead of being disgusted forever with what happened (you can't help feeling, but there needs to be a clearheaded thinking) I feel we need to look into the causes of the horror. Namita points out the history of the US but I would think that it is the present of the US that is more disturbing. People, look from where the monster called Bin laden came; look from where the Tamils in Ceylon sprouted from...no man is a born-terrorist....there are circumstances that make one. The most guilty are those who create those circumstances. I am not pointing my finger at anyone because I do not have enough facts but I very strongly believe that many people have faltered.
Those who died in NYC have nothing to do with the Indian wars in the US. Quite a few of them were non-US citizens too. But what would have the innocent, deprived, starving Afghan civilians have to do with the deaths in the Twin Towers either? If we want to condemn horrible deeds, we should condemn the New York tragedy in the same breath as we condemn the vietnam war, the American Indian wars, and the likes. Of course one does not justify the other but it does ignite a chaiun of events that leads to such things. Humanity has condoned terrorism by the established governments and condemned others for a long time. Both governmental as well non-gvernmental terrorisms should stop.
I am not so conversant with the aims and objectives of the terrorists neither am I conversant with the activities of the CIA, pakistani ISI, Indian RAW or the Israeli Mossad. I am unfortunately conversant with the stands of the international coalition building up. Nobody said anything when there were huge collateral damage in the Gulf war as well in the vietnam war...the terrorists, whoever they are, would say that the tragedy in NYC and in DC was a huge collateral damage. After all, they will say, they were striking the financial and military centers of the US not the civilians.
Capitalism has been a big boon to those of us who have come to the US and are having a great time here. We are a drop in the ocean. If we are smug after we are here (we have a right to: individualism!), there are many others, many many others who are NOT here, in the hub of comfort. Harvard does pay Namita good (doesn't it Namita?) but I think she also pays commensurate tax to the US govt. which makes her pissed off about the way things are going on. If we make pea-nuts while marvelling at the success of the capitalist economy, we should shut up.
I get angry when people desperately try to flow with the tide when times are difficult. This is the time when it matters where you stand! Stand where justice is. Condemn New York tragedy but have the guts to say that there are causes for it and point out who you think is responsible.
Sorry if I hurt anyone...my two cents worth..
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