[Reader-list] Farewell to our Humid Weimar

[Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्]

> Shivam could have researched on the matter since he is a reporter
> himself.

I wonder why a non-reporter can't do research. And if you know these
things, are you a supra-editor or something????


On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:52 PM, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> It is not surprising to hear some of the 'liberated' ones (read Shuddha,
> Shivam and Salim) mouthing anti-Left arguments over the current debate over
> the nuclear deal. People like them, as far as I remember, have 'always'
> attacked the Left without any gap or break. I do not want to blame them for
> their political positions, but I would accuse them for their
> shortsightedness for not seeing or observing any positive contribution or
> position of the Left. Some of us consider ourselves 'liberated' since we
> write, read and lecture, and we only do that. We forget that our 'false
> sense of liberation' is a mere reflection of our handsome salaries and
> convenient middle class location. And I do not consider that a sin. However,
> I request them to reconsider their 'holier than all' approach.
>
> Coming to the issue of the Deal, I am wondering they do not articulate their
> position except mouthing anti- everything nuclear sacredness. Their belief
> of the Left and BJP coming together is speculative and based on a report
> appeared in Times Now website. Let me ask them that they believe what the
> TOI and its associates say on the Deal or the Nano car or economic policies
> etc. Shivam could have researched on the matter since he is a reporter
> himself. I would like to hear from Shuddha on the support extended by the
> Left to the UPA for the last four years. Mr Advani getting interviewed in
> the Hindu must be looked at a mere media exercise. Every
> newspaper/magazine/channel including Tehlka publishes interviews of the
> politicians of all colours including Mr Mahendra Karma of the Salwa Judum
> infamy. The Hindu 'also' publishes Ms Arundhati Roy at regular intervention
> and it was Mr N Ram who interviewed the former President K R Narayanan on
> the eve of the Republic Day which was telecast on DD in place of the
> customary prez speeches. And here on the Sarai reder list, the right-wingers
> get more space. Should one read it as 'something' about the moderator or
> Shuddha himself?
>
> I see the Deal as a profound sign of the Govt's closeness to the US
> administration that is waging war against mankind everywhere and
> continuously demonizing the opposing sections worldwide. I do not find any
> fault if someone sees the Deal as anti-Muslim given the fact that the US and
> Indian Govts are continuously targeting the community. I do not think the
> readers need fact related to this. I do not find any fault if someone sees
> the deal as an attack on the national sovereignty since I consider the
> nation as a weapon against the growing imperialist attack on the poor and
> less-powerful nations. I support the alliance of such nation against the
> policies and politics of the US.
>
> Opposing the Deal is to oppose every evil of the Imperialism.
>
> Let me ask some simple questions:
>
> Was the Left wrong when they supported the UPA led by the Congress?
> Should the Left continue the support so that Dr Singh could go ahead with
> the Deal?
> Should the Deal be supported since the BJP might get benefit in elections if
> the Govt falls?
> Since BJP has members in the Loksabha, should the Left oppose or support
> everything only on the basis of the position taken by the BJP?
> Are the policies of Mr Bush not guided by the ideology of the 'clash of
> civilizations'?
>
> Regards,
> Prakash
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