Poop in India: “You can say anything within these walls and there will be no judgment”
NB: This might appear a strange peg upon which to hang political commentary, but let it ride for the moment. I just read a film star cited as equating any sympathy for students at JNU with being anti-national, celebrating the death of Indian soldiers, etc. A Union Minister recently did the same thing. I doubt if these persons are interested in reasoned argument, so this is meant for ordinary people. Here (in the interest of reasonable debate) are some queries and observations:
Do the apologists of our government really believe that all students enrolled at JNU in 2019 were/are responsible for the objectionable slogans shouted by a handful of extremist minded students (and some outsiders) in 2016? Do they believe that all left-wing parties and their student affiliates are proponents of India's disintegration? Do they know that Kanhaiya Kumar belonged to the student wing of the CPI, which is a moderate left-wing party famous in recent times for being in the forefront of the fight against Khalistani terrorism? Have they heard of the late Satyapal Dang and Vimla Dang the CPI leaders who remained in Amritsar during the most dangerous phase of terrorism and led numerous CPI activists and cadre during that struggle? Do they know he wrote about the lessons of Punjab for Kashmir? Even sections of Punjabs Naxalites fought Khalistani terror and protected their Hindu neighbours. Do they know that among the first victims of separatist violence in J&K was Comrade Abdul Sattar Ranjoor, a leader of the CPI's Kashmir unit? He was murdered in March 1990.
We live in the era of fake news and trolls, everyone shoots off a barrage of insinuations and insults on their twitter accounts or in interviews without pausing to think about what they say, even on the most grievous topics. The episode in JNU that marked the advent of the term 'tukde-tukde gang' as a verbal hold-all to abuse each and every critic of the BJP/RSS as enemies of the nation etc., was very complex, and needs to be closely examined. Here is what I wrote about it then: What is to be Undone; (it is meant for those who have the time to read more than the tweets of twits on Twitter)
Yes, nowadays you can say anything you want. Especially if you are a self-appointed patriot. The article below has nothing to do with India, or with politics. But it is an indicator (not an example, mind) of the meaningless jabber and silent noise ceaselessly emanating from large sections of 'informed opinion'. Its called polemic: marked by binary opposition and animus, rather than an attempt to understand - in other words, agonist speech. Agon is the root of antagonist, protagonist etc. Look it up in a dictionary. If you have the time. DS
Marina Hyde: “You can say anything within these walls and there will be no judgment”
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Do the apologists of our government really believe that all students enrolled at JNU in 2019 were/are responsible for the objectionable slogans shouted by a handful of extremist minded students (and some outsiders) in 2016? Do they believe that all left-wing parties and their student affiliates are proponents of India's disintegration? Do they know that Kanhaiya Kumar belonged to the student wing of the CPI, which is a moderate left-wing party famous in recent times for being in the forefront of the fight against Khalistani terrorism? Have they heard of the late Satyapal Dang and Vimla Dang the CPI leaders who remained in Amritsar during the most dangerous phase of terrorism and led numerous CPI activists and cadre during that struggle? Do they know he wrote about the lessons of Punjab for Kashmir? Even sections of Punjabs Naxalites fought Khalistani terror and protected their Hindu neighbours. Do they know that among the first victims of separatist violence in J&K was Comrade Abdul Sattar Ranjoor, a leader of the CPI's Kashmir unit? He was murdered in March 1990.
We live in the era of fake news and trolls, everyone shoots off a barrage of insinuations and insults on their twitter accounts or in interviews without pausing to think about what they say, even on the most grievous topics. The episode in JNU that marked the advent of the term 'tukde-tukde gang' as a verbal hold-all to abuse each and every critic of the BJP/RSS as enemies of the nation etc., was very complex, and needs to be closely examined. Here is what I wrote about it then: What is to be Undone; (it is meant for those who have the time to read more than the tweets of twits on Twitter)
Yes, nowadays you can say anything you want. Especially if you are a self-appointed patriot. The article below has nothing to do with India, or with politics. But it is an indicator (not an example, mind) of the meaningless jabber and silent noise ceaselessly emanating from large sections of 'informed opinion'. Its called polemic: marked by binary opposition and animus, rather than an attempt to understand - in other words, agonist speech. Agon is the root of antagonist, protagonist etc. Look it up in a dictionary. If you have the time. DS
Marina Hyde: “You can say anything within these walls and there will be no judgment”
Given that Goop has previously pushed $956 loo roll, Gwyneth has always banked on extremely strong troll
energy. Of the various scientific firestorms the site has ignited, she
simply observed last year: “I can monetise those eyeballs.” You may be
already aware of a recent sellout Goop product, a £58 scented candle branded with the line “THIS CANDLE SMELLS
LIKE MY VAGINA”. If so, it will feel inevitable that Netflix’s promotional
picture for The Goop Lab deliberately places a smiling Gwyneth in a sort of
endlessly receding pink tunnel. As the poster’s designer, a Reagan
Marshall, has since clarified: “I was trying to think of subtle ways to nod
to female genitalia.” Mmmm. Presumably he couldn’t, because he’s gone with
this. “We tried everything from incredibly graphic – what you would see in a
physiology book – to a parting of curtains,” Reagan continues. “The funniest
thing is, they couldn’t have picked someone more unfamiliar with all of it. The
last time I saw a vagina was when I was coming out of one – with my eyes
closed.”
A flashily cut affair,
this makes much of experiences “out in the field”, which seems to be Goop for
“in the astral treatment suites of complete charlatans”. It also means that
Paltrow requires an army of guinea pigs – Gwynnie-pigs, if you will – to submit
to the various “therapies” they’ll be showcasing. So we get shots of various dedicated
footsoldiers in tears, telling the camera stuff like: “I went through about
five years of therapy in five hours,” and “I started to feel, like, a panic
attack coming on.” To Netflix’s huge discredit, the teaser leans right in to
Goop’s reputation for fringe lunacy, with clips of people excitedly saying
things such as: “This is dangerous” and “It’s unregulated” and “Should I be
scared?” Well done, everyone.... read more:
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Satyapal Dang: Lessons of Punjab have Relevance for Kashmir
Baldev Singh Mann: ‘My darling daughter!’
Naxalites
should lay down their arms and challenge the ruling class to abide by the
ConstitutionBaldev Singh Mann: ‘My darling daughter!’
