' The Spirit of Mumbai.' 'Pray for Mumbai.' 'Today we are all Mumbaikars.' 'This is an attack on India's sovreignity.' 'A fitting and hard-hitting reply will be given.' 'Zero-tolerance.' 'Candlenight vigil.' 'Wear black for Mumbai.' 'Pray for our democracy.' 'Don't let the terrorists win.' .'Show them our way of life is resilient' . . . Enough with the recycled platitudes. Is there no one who wants to actually do something ??? Solve the damn problem so that no one else dies ?
What the hell was Narendra Modi (Gujarat CM) doing at the Oberoi ? And why the f$#% was he attacking the PM ? Doesn't he have the common sense to realize that he was disrupting a war-zone with his damn political game ? Why did he try to buy the good-will of India with a one crore donation to Hemant Karkare's family ? This is the same police officer who was threatened, villified and damned by him and his right-wing party two weeks ago for suggesting the existence of Hindu extremists.
Why the hell were Mumbai's police officers armed with 303s. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield). What hope did they have against the SMGs and grenades that that the terrorists had ? Why didn't the NSG have Thermal mapping hardware to locate human beings in the buildings ? Jingoistic cries of ' Jai Hind' drown out any pragmatism. Forget the questions that need to be asked and answered, lets revel in the 'Spirit of Mumbai' and the 'Bravery of our Commandos/Armed Forces/Police Force.' Honing our praying/chanting skills so that we're better at recovering every single time. What the hell happened to being pro-active and preventing these attacks ? Or responding better next time ? SHUT UP !We're so busy feeling sorry for ourselves . . .
There's a rash of excessive jingoism,meaningless platitudes, tears and prayers in India today. Populist Pakistan bashing has found another avenue . . . hyper-nationalism and flag waving is the sad response to a systemic security failure. What India needs is a pragmatic and determined purging and replacement of a failed security and intelligence apparatus, what it gets is a few long weeks where it allows itself to wallow in self pity.
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Hi, I came across your blog and found this last paragraph very interesting. It echoes the thoughts of many Indians.
"There's a rash of excessive jingoism,meaningless platitudes, tears and prayers in India today. Populist Pakistan bashing has found another avenue . . . hyper-nationalism and flag waving is the sad response to a systemic security failure. What India needs is a pragmatic and determined purging and replacement of a failed security and intelligence apparatus, what it gets is a few long weeks where it allows itself to wallow in self pity."
I do agree with you and personally feel that most if not all of the 'nationalistic' and 'patriotic' feelings are propaganda.
The degree of a embedded malevolence in our society is so high that we are constantly looking for a scape-goat. This is in no way defending the involvement of the Pakistan government, but it certainly does not mean that we can put the blame on the entire nation. Pakistan has its own share of problems.
I am not an expert in political science or international relations, am just a conscientious person. But it is encouraging to see people who think like you.
Keep writing :)
Hi, Thanks a lot for your comment. Sorry this reply is so late, I haven't been maintaining this blog very well but hopefully I will write regularly from now.
It's great to see that someone else agrees with my thoughts. The scape-goat phenomena is a sad manifestation of the desire to make things better. Inevitably it only makes things worse.
I remember reading that Einstein once said that 'Nationalism is an infantile disease, it is the measles of mankind.' It just scares me how easily nationalism can be perverted into something like fascism.
It's been great to see India's government take a diplomatic approach towards Pakistan though Pakistan's downward spiral continues...such an intractable problem...
Thanks for reading once again.
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