People have been expressing their anger about the incidents of Bombay on 26/11. We must be careful when we consider our options. War is always bad. Mumbaikars including people from all walks of life have been making radical suggestions which find a lot of active and dormant supporters across the nation. But we must not forget our military capability. We have still been following a model where we compensate the lack of sophisticated weaponry by number of men. This is not good. Count the number of American lives lost in combat after world war II, and compare it with what we saw in Kargill. Its very convenient to give in to an instinct of revenge, or express a strong passion, but we must know the cost that we pay for this are innocent human lives, whether Indian or Pakistani. We do not have any right to commit our or our fellow men's lives to a cause which has alternate options available as well. War should be the last option and not the first. Ask any mother or a family that has sent its son to the borders. A paltry salary and canteen facilities are no compensation which give us a right to join a crowd at Mumbai sea face and ask for a war. For during the war, what the majority will do will be to sip a cup of tea in winter mornings & ENJOY (!!!!!??????@#$@) the footage from the frontier. This is sick. No celebrity or any one has any right to demand a war. We must weigh all other options before we go to war.
Friday, December 5, 2008
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I agree. Violence can never end violence. Fire is not killed by fire, but by water. If we hate some one we get hatred back. As a collective people do we really love our neighbors. We interact with people of Pakistan through our political setup, but have we ever paused to ask ourselves as to what we are mandating them for? We tend to clap on cheap anti pak rhetoric, and term it as patriotism. All this in the face of a reality that more than 70% of the so called educated youth and even celebrity ex students of these institutes do not really understand the difference between 15th August and 26th January. They know US presidential candidates profile but do not know the name of their MLA. With this level of political awareness, blaming politicians alone is a fallacy. We need to introspect before we light that candle as a part of crowd. Crowds have led people so far, we need a leader now. Leaders are made by followers, and if we do not follow any one we disapprove of , there would not be any rot in politics. Let us cleanse ourselves from within, before we expect our neighbours to follow suit. Let us endeavor for better distribution of income earning assets in our sub continent, because that alone can lead to peace. Choice is ours whether to invest in Guns or harvestors.
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