Comments on: There are apologists amongst us http://www.sandeepweb.com/2005/07/22/there-are-apologists-amongst-us/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sandeep http://www.sandeepweb.com/2005/07/22/there-are-apologists-amongst-us/#comment-52380 Sandeep Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:47:01 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/?p=329#comment-52380 Parimal, Fully agree. Political correctness here is no longer required. Like you pointed out, in the Salman incident, the brazenness is out in the open, more and more. The so-called "Hindu" parties having tasted power once have fallen for all its trappings. Which is why they're disintegrating so quickly. And it is good in a way. Gives hope for an alternative force to emerge. Parimal,

Fully agree. Political correctness here is no longer required. Like you pointed out, in the Salman incident, the brazenness is out in the open, more and more. The so-called “Hindu” parties having tasted power once have fallen for all its trappings. Which is why they’re disintegrating so quickly. And it is good in a way. Gives hope for an alternative force to emerge.

]]> By: parimal gupta http://www.sandeepweb.com/2005/07/22/there-are-apologists-amongst-us/#comment-51280 parimal gupta Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:51:13 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/?p=329#comment-51280 One could'nt agree more. I am a regular watcher of Bill O'Reilly's Factor on FOX news and ever since the dual blasts at London, Bill has taken these very apologists to task. (I like the way he does that). Though one might hate his far-right views on certain subjects I would like to believe that most conservatives across the globe feel the same as far as these apologists are concerned. India is practically ruled by this very insane tribe. I feel that conservatives across the globe ought to make efforts to connect themselves. I am sure there are more conservatives that these pseudo-liberals in many countries. May be conservatives are a silent majority (which is not good). We need to be more vocal. With even Tony Blair (supposed to be a from a liberal party himself) today treading the 'right' path, their's hope for our next generation. But what of India? Sadly we have a long way to go. Political correctness is a virtue; we Indians lustily hang to. Nobody's ready to call the spade, what it really is. Or stick their neck out. Those who care or dare to, are in an inconsequential minority. Just a simple point in case is the recent Salman Khan controversy. Incidently more people have come out in his support than against him.(BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, Congress's Govinda et al) In any other nation he would have been publicly condemned,humiliated and punished. But why Salman? Even Sanjay Dutt (who had damning evidence against him) was not only let go but supported by the so called Hindu nationalist party (the Shiv Sena). We are either too soft, too naive or plain idiots. I think i am inclined for the last category. I think by our very nature we are appeasers. We do not like to 'hurt' anyone. So even if we know that a particular community is responsible for bleeding us all these years, we stop short of name calling. As if that community is so sensitive to our criticism. The intellects of that community who enjoy all the benefits of the Indian democracy do not even bother to come out against the perpetrators of the crime. Sometimes they bury their neck like Ostrich and most of the times they defend the criminals. But never come out strongly against the crimes , whether its Godhra or Swami Narayan or Kashmir. The best they can come up is the oft repeated - "The communal harmony of the country should not be disturbed". Communal harmony, my foot. They really are worried about the back lash rather than having any sympathies for the victims. In fact over the period of time the victims themselves are painted as the guilty party with the help of their cohorts in the media. (Best examples are the "Resident Idiot" and the "Verbal Terrorist" that you often refer) One could’nt agree more. I am a regular watcher of Bill O’Reilly’s Factor on FOX news
and ever since the dual blasts at London, Bill has taken these very apologists to task.
(I like the way he does that).
Though one might hate his far-right views on certain subjects I would like to believe that
most conservatives across the globe feel the same as far as these apologists are concerned.
India is practically ruled by this very insane tribe.
I feel that conservatives across the globe ought to make efforts to connect themselves. I am
sure there are more conservatives that these pseudo-liberals in many countries.
May be conservatives are a silent majority (which is not good). We need to be more vocal.
With even Tony Blair (supposed to be a from a liberal party himself) today treading the
‘right’ path, their’s hope for our next generation. But what of India?
Sadly we have a long way to go. Political correctness is a virtue; we Indians lustily hang
to. Nobody’s ready to call the spade, what it really is. Or stick their neck out.
Those who care or dare to, are in an inconsequential minority.
Just a simple point in case is the recent Salman Khan controversy. Incidently more people
have come out in his support than against him.(BJP’s Shatrughan Sinha, Congress’s Govinda
et al) In any other nation he would have been publicly condemned,humiliated and punished.
But why Salman? Even Sanjay Dutt (who had damning evidence against him) was not only
let go but supported by the so called Hindu nationalist party (the Shiv Sena).
We are either too soft, too naive or plain idiots. I think i am inclined for the last
category.
I think by our very nature we are appeasers. We do not like to ‘hurt’ anyone. So even
if we know that a particular community is responsible for bleeding us all these years,
we stop short of name calling. As if that community is so sensitive to our criticism.
The intellects of that community who enjoy all the benefits of the Indian democracy do not even
bother to come out against the perpetrators of the crime. Sometimes they bury their
neck like Ostrich and most of the times they defend the criminals. But never come out
strongly against the crimes , whether its Godhra or Swami Narayan or Kashmir.
The best they can come up is the oft repeated - “The communal harmony of the country should
not be disturbed”.
Communal harmony, my foot. They really are worried about the back lash rather than
having any sympathies for the victims. In fact over the period of time the victims themselves
are painted as the guilty party with the help of their cohorts in the media.
(Best examples are the “Resident Idiot” and the “Verbal Terrorist” that you often refer)

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