Mahesh, you made a very good point here.I'll post your exact question here "Do we need to see even the most despicable things that happen around us through a prism of caste, creed, religion, political parties, competition, business, sex, region, and so on?"...the answer to your question is "We Do". I know you must be thinking how proud I feel saying that,but I am not. Its disgusting to admit that their are some among us who dont mind a person being murdered, a girl being raped ,a child being molested, a person being burnt alive because he/she does not belong to their religion,caste or whatever that could separate them from each other. Being a Hindu i would have been proud to say that we hindus dont act like terrorists, we dont kill people,we dont rape girls but no,i cant say that anymore. To give an example, I hope you ,me and everyone else looks at the messages posted here. People are proud and ready to justify this massacre because it was done to keep "the muslims" in check,to tell them where they actually belong, who's country this actually is. How can we say we are a society which respects a fellow human. People want to cite examples of massacres done by muslims kings hundreds of years ago, fine if that justifies their philosophy of killing a fellow countrymen, what can i say. And thanks to all those who would start hurling abuses at me now.I dont want to belong in your category.
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by SAJID HUSSAIN on Nov 07, 2007 04:17 PM Permalink
I agree with your views. I at times stunned by the responses in rediff. It is true we have lost empathy for fellow human beings and try to justify any crime. This will change atleat in part if the Judiciary gives Judgement fast like they do for some political cases (like the TN Bandh case where they Judge sat even on a sunday!) why dont they do this for communal riots?
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by S S on Nov 07, 2007 04:03 PM Permalink
it dosent matter what my views are Imran, if one person was killed it was fine,but when 2000 people are massacred and we as Indians dont even want to take notice of it,that puts me to shame.
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by Imran on Nov 07, 2007 04:07 PM Permalink
My point is also the same if the real culprits were killed in the riots I wouldn%u2019t have minded but only innocent people were killed what was their fault. People are muslims or hindus just bcoz they are born into hindu and muslim families.
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by Mohandaskarmchand gandhi on Nov 07, 2007 04:13 PM Permalink
I would put my views this way. The massacre happenning in kashmir is a part of cross border terrorism. So its a international problem. It could have been a debate during election if the kashmiri pundits were replaced by so called "minorities".
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by RAMESH MENON on Nov 07, 2007 04:05 PM Permalink
can you condemn the al qaeda, the terrorists in Iraq, or in Afghanistan ...forget it just in India...WITHOUT ANY IFS AND BUTS?
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by farid patel on Nov 07, 2007 04:07 PM Permalink
so that way even mumbai train blast is justified. there is no difference between you and terroist mentality. shame on you
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by Vivek Anand on Nov 07, 2007 04:17 PM Permalink
I am ashamed as an Indian... not as an Hindu or muslim.... s.s.. your points are worth to be looked at...
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by S S on Nov 07, 2007 04:09 PM Permalink
stop judging people by religion and caste and race. All those things only make us go apart not come closer. And an eye for an eye would only make the whole world go blind
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by Imran on Nov 07, 2007 04:00 PM Permalink
Sir nice to read ur comments shows that u are a very good human being. I respect people like u who dont support anyone just bcoz he is hindu or muslim.
