[Reader-list] discomfort

[Nagalakshmi Balakrishnan]

 Some topics bring out the worst in people. Kashmir 'belongs' to a group who
will not even 'hear' an argument, forget listen!
A forum for discussion means  an exchange of ideas, but some on the list do
not understand this and they stoop to the level of describing a woman's
clothing or offering her candy! The pettiness is appalling.

On 3 November 2010 14:07, DULALI NAG <dulali.nag at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am in agreement with Ana and Francesca that some of the people posting
> their comments must (ought I to say should?) refrain from commenting on the
> private lives or habits of people and using derisive language
> while referring to someone. But these rules cannot be formulated as
> guidelines. One has to know for oneself what is fair to use in an argument
> and what is just a momentary pleasure derived from making a vulgar
> gesture.
>
> Dulali
>
> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Ana Valdes <agora158 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear Francesca I share with you the same feeling of frustration and
> dismay.
> > I subscribed to this list because I like what Sarai do in the Art field,
> I
> > like their ability to challenge and provoke.
> > The discussion about Arundathi Roys comments about Kashmir feels strange
> > fot someone living outside India. My knowledge about the topic is very
> > limited but I react to the tone and the essence of the messages.
> > I am à writer and spent four years in à high security prison in South
> > America for aaying, writing and acting in.à way the military regime
> > disliked.
> > I has been working in the Pen club fot many years, sending letters to
> > politicians in the whole world to release writers fr.o.m. prison.
> > À Swedish Eritrean journalist, Dawitt Isaak, has spent 16 years in prison
> > without trial in Eritrea, he is accused of being à spy and for offending
> the
> > Eritrean state.
> > We worked very hard to support Taslima Nasrin when she was banned, we did
> > the same with Salman Rushdie. The role of the writers and the artists is
> > always these, to challenge, to provoke, to offend the sensibilities of
> > politicians and military, to be à fly in the ear of those exercing the
> > power.
> > I don't know Arundathi Roy but I am willing to defend her right to
> dissent
> > and to be umconfortable, I believed that people in this list shared with
> me
> > this feelings.
> > Sincerely
> > Ana Valdes living in Sweden
> >
> > Skickat från min iPhone
> >
> > 3 nov 2010 kl. 08:58 skrev francesca recchia <kiccovich at yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > >
> > > I am writing this message as in the past days it often happen to me to
> > discuss
> > > about the list with different people from different contexts in
> different
> > > places.
> > >
> > > I feel that the potentials of exchange and interactions that the list
> > offers are
> > > immense - an incredible spring of food for thoughts that unfortunately
> > often
> > > gets lost in personal attacks, petty accusations, aggressive tones and
> > > dismissive attitude.
> > > I understand that some political matters are close to people's heart,
> but
> > this
> > > does not justify the lowering of the tone of the intellectual exchange.
> > >
> > > I have often thought of unsubscribing, but the knowledge that every
> once
> > in a
> > > while there is the chance of positive engagement  prevented me from
> doing
> > so.
> > >
> > > My posts have often gone unanswered - i reckon they are not very
> > interesting to
> > > the other members - i wonder whether this will get any response. :)
> > >
> > > Warmly
> > > francesca
> > > francesca recchia
> > > kiccovich at yahoo.com
> > > it +39 338 166 3648
> > >
> > >
> > >
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