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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
In a widely diverse Nation such as India and the USA, such mob actions should be expected. I am not saying they should happen. But rest assured they will happen. The important point is to move on and not dwell on such incidents too much. Easier said than done, when the media too is diverse, what with expert opinions and views of “formers” etc. All Americans are not like those in the MOB that attacked the Capitol. Even some in that mob are not invaders – it was planned by some and rest was mob frenzy.
Here is something more dangerous that happens in the wake of such incidents. It is all too evident in India. For instance, take this headline in another article in The Print.
“Before desi cow exam, Indians should study how to not kill dolphins and elephants for fun”. This precludes that I and probably 135.16 Nationals like me are NOT Indians. We know where such devious thoughts are coming from.
I fervently hope that “experts” and activists do not speak for me – I am also an Indian. Likewise, desist from painting all Americans with the same brush as those”rioters”.
The US Capitol has been attacked at least one other time – back in the 1950s, pro-independence activists from the US colony of Puerto Rico came in and shot five Congress members. But it’s rare, and this has been shocking to all of us.
In a widely diverse Nation such as India and the USA, such mob actions should be expected. I am not saying they should happen. But rest assured they will happen. The important point is to move on and not dwell on such incidents too much. Easier said than done, when the media too is diverse, what with expert opinions and views of “formers” etc. All Americans are not like those in the MOB that attacked the Capitol. Even some in that mob are not invaders – it was planned by some and rest was mob frenzy.
Here is something more dangerous that happens in the wake of such incidents. It is all too evident in India. For instance, take this headline in another article in The Print.
“Before desi cow exam, Indians should study how to not kill dolphins and elephants for fun”. This precludes that I and probably 135.16 Nationals like me are NOT Indians. We know where such devious thoughts are coming from.
I fervently hope that “experts” and activists do not speak for me – I am also an Indian. Likewise, desist from painting all Americans with the same brush as those”rioters”.
The US Capitol has been attacked at least one other time – back in the 1950s, pro-independence activists from the US colony of Puerto Rico came in and shot five Congress members. But it’s rare, and this has been shocking to all of us.
What you saw on capitol has its roots in Obama ascendency.
Going forward the threat to US is not external but internal.
The mindset of these people is less government 2nd amendment and ‘don’t tread on me’ which by extension mean anti government.
They have their own militias and do lot of military training. Oregon encampment was example of it.
This is confederacy 2.0 and putting south on collision course with the entire nation all over again.
If Timothy mcveigh lesson has not been learnt then it points to perilous time ahead.