"....The second question is: Can Asia, or for that matter, the rest of the world, rest in peace if ideologies of religious extremism, exclusivism and global domination -- and these ideologies neither respect democracy nor tolerate secularism and plurality -- are allowed to grow in our midst?"
It is unbelievable! Advani speaking of the evils of religious extremism and exclusivism! Are we hearing right, or has Advani given up his extremist/ exclusivist RSS ways?
Such hypocrisy and self-blindedness!Incredible.
It is obvious to a neutral observer that any kind of religious extremism, whether it is the Islamist's (Taliban, Al Qaida) or Advani's (RSS/VHP/BJP) is bad for the world. The world do not need these hardliners and their hypocrytical but dangerous postures.
RE:Unbelievable!
by mrjoko on Jan 21, 2008 02:55 PM Permalink
Because you seemed to be such a learned man...
please explain how RSS/VHP/BJP be equated with Taliban and Al Qaida??
Have ever RSS/VHP/BJP ever accused of terrorist activities... have they ever planted bombs in markets... are they armed Hinju Jihadis??
Do they ride on Tanks in our Gali Mohallas... Do their cadres tot AK-47/57/2000007 ?? Do they execute terror plots in other countries?? Do they recruit suicide bombers??
RE:RE:Unbelievable!
by Bhaumik on Jan 21, 2008 09:00 PM Permalink
mrjoko and bhoothnath,
If you read carefully, you would notice I did not equate RSS/VHP/BJp with Taliban etc.. But both are extremists and exclusivists groups, which are bad for the world. The former here in India, and the latter in Islamist countries. Do we need to go the way of Islamist countries?
Killing people in the name of religion: There are thousands of ways to do such evil. Spanish inquisitors, Torquemada, never used AK 47 or suicide bombers, but they still killed the heretics in the medieval century.
The extremist exclusivist ideology of RSS is medieval, how-may-ever it is dressed up. Such violent,exclusivist movements probabaly belong to the mediebval times.
It is duplicitous of Advani, who is the product of exclusivist politics to speak the way he does in the article. Or, is he denouncing his mentors, his party?
RE:Unbelievable!
by Bhootnath on Jan 21, 2008 01:27 PM Permalink
I think you are making a mistake by saying that RSS/BJP are same as Al-Qaeda/LeT. They are not , while RSS/BJP are reacting to an perceived religious injustice, the latter are out to eliminate everyone who does not accept their ideology.
