1. No need to be apologetic about being nationalistic. I am proud to be so, and as you say you are too. No argument there, But RSS is neither nationalistic or patriotic. It is sectarian, fundementalist, and hence anti national. 2. India is a vast many-opinioned, free country. People among the majority and the minorities oppose and support many things. I have nothing to say about such things. Disagreement is fine. Violence of the fundementalist of any hue is not fine. Incidentally, politicisation of Vande Mataram was an RSS ploy for division. 3. I do not accept any divisive politics. Why should I? 4. I do not like RSS because it is violent, preach hatred, and I find its ideology crude and anachronistic. Belief in such crude theories make one intellectually coarse and uncouth. Look at the RSS inspired websites which indulge in crude hate-speech. The extent of uncouthness, hatred, venom spewed by such sites is unimaginable. For example go to this rajeev2004.blogspot.com, and have a taste of the stuff. 5. Dividing people in the name of religion and indulging and promoting violence are huge negatives, tThey outweigh the so called good RSS does. 6. As a citizen I am an Indian, my other identities come second. I do not coflate my nationality with my religion, which is what RSS and other fundementalists do. 7. I consider RSS, Muslim Fundoos, Christian Fundoos (e,g the presentt day Falangists) fanatics. I opt out.
