[Reader-list] Response to Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn et al on Nandigram
Tapas Ray
tapasrayx at gmail.com
Thu Nov 29 16:04:59 IST 2007
If Chomsky and the other signatories buy that line, it will provide
useful insights into (a) their thought process, which will be useful for
contextualising and interpreting their words (not only about India) from
now on, and (b) the pains that have been taken by interested parties for
years, to induce such thinking in order to buy credibility abroad, and
then import that credibility, because the supply of that commodity has
been dwindling at home. These insights can be used by those who are
interested in democracy, alternatives, and democratic alternatives - as
opposed to authoritarian neoliberalism by another name - to be more
proactive in forging links with, and arriving at a common understanding
with, people like Chomsky in future. That is, if they think this is
worth the trouble.
Just my two-bit.
Tapas
Taraprakash wrote:
> What if Chomsky buys the CPIM line?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tapas Ray" <tapasrayx at gmail.com>
>
>> Thanks, Naeem. It will be interesting to see what they say.
>>
>> Tapas
>>
>> Naeem Mohaiemen wrote:
>>> There is a group letter (response to the response) being drafted by
>>> the original signatories (Chomsky, Ali, Bilgrami, et al).
>>>
>>> By the way, one of the earlier emails on this thread indicated a
>>> theory that the letter may have been initiated by Vijay Prashad (I
>>> suppose an unsaid hint may be that the "well meaning white liberals"
>>> had been duped by the "argumentative indian"). I checked w/ Vijay--
>>> he did not initiate the letter, although he did indeed sign it.
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Tapas Ray <tapasrayx at gmail.com>
>>>> I was wondering if you have received a response from Prof. Chomsky or
>>>> any other signatory of the open letter published in The Hindu.
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