"The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair". H.L. Mencken
Naxals are someone who was suffered in the hands of authoritarians, and have lost their others, wives & children to atrocities.
When ones wife is raped & killed, young children are murdered by corrupt people, anyone will turn radical. However, Naxals formed a group to fight these atrocities so that it doesn't happen to others.
Violence may not be justified but the situation pushed them into this and everyone is responsible for their state, from politicians to corrupt officials to you & me. Let's understand this.
Only way to resolve this issue is through dialogue and peace as violence, be it state-sponsored or naxals, only breeds more violence.
Finally, this is the truth - "Naxals can be killed but not the Naxalism itself". Only way to eliminate naxalism is to genuinely improve the living conditions of the poor, bring perpetrators to Justice and create true democracy.
RE:is Naxal non-patriotic?
by PAtelz on Dec 17, 2007 02:29 AM Permalink
you watch too many hindi movies don't you? Maybe some do get converted due to corrupt politicians and government. but a whole lot of these do it just for money. Easy money is whats killing our nation. I don't see naxals killing only the gov. officials? they loot, plunder.. rape and murder innocent people. If Gandhi would've turned violent...he'd probabaly be shot in the first place. To fight injustice and corruption.. you need patience and gandhi's willpower, not AK57's and home-made bombs and mines. Support the government. (we are the Government and no one else, don't forget its a democracy.. no one rules the country but us.. so if you call yourself corrupt.. you should be shot first by the naxals)
Isn't it too EASY to talk about Gandhi & non-violence, if it involves others? lol!
You don't have to answer me but put yourself in a situation that your family is killed, houses razed down & you are driven to desperateness or death, will you be smiling at your enemy?
Please know that 21 centuries of this world saw only one Gandhi, one MLK & one Mandela for world of more than 10 billion people. These people whom we are talking about are poor, without formal education who cannot have a legal fight. Their only hope of Justice is to fight back.
"Have you ever thought of their problem and raised your voice, as you do ALWAYS whenever they attack a post???" Criticizing is easy but to understand their problem isn't.
You guys are hypocrites - talk about all ideologies but won't practice any!
Sameer's point are real. You take care of the poor and this problem is gone. Why invest 1000s of crores in fighting naxalism while this money invested in 10 districts if naxal region would have turned green. Think about it!
RE:is Naxal non-patriotic?
by Sameer on Dec 17, 2007 01:26 AM Permalink
You make good points. Naxalites are result of expolitation of the poor. While some of them are anti socials, most need to be assured that society, government care for their needs. That is the only way to handle this problem.
