From: bkannan@ha06.eng.ua.edu (Balaji Kannan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Re: Varna & Brahmins
Date: 18 Aug 1992 00:08:03 -0500
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Bala Swaminathan writes:

>OK, whatever the other guy says, what is it that you agree?

>1. Brahmins interpolated the texts, thus they are the Culprits.
>2. Krishna institutionalized casteism [by birth], thus he is the Culprit.

>You could have been clear.



   Oh No! Bala, Not you.[If all you want is an apology ,I'll post it
                         to U thro e-mail]

   If you want to know where I stand on 1 and 2. I can do that;
   but I may be even more offending than  have already been.

>Satire writing is easy only as long as the aim is to assasinate the
>character [*] of somebody.



   Vah! Vah! And who told you I am a satirist? Sundara Pandian?
   If you'd like to know what I am doing, well, there are some
   naughty boys on this group and I'm being naughty to them on
   some of these issues. That is all. Call it satire, humor,
   assassination or append "attempted" or what-have-you, I give
   a damn.[In simpler terms, it is viciousness at its worst;not
   something I like to indulge in but have been pushed to]



>                         But it takes a lot more to write one while
>expressing your views clearly. Cho, among others IMO, succeeds in this
>to a certain extent. These people not only write satires, but also
>tell precisely what is right and what is wrong (according to them).



   So, Cho will tell precisely whether ****** is wrong or not?
   Look here, my objective is not to educate the netters here
   by adopting a certain style. If you think there is something
   about my style that is biting or assasinating [big and dangerous
   word, I'd say] the problem is with you and your friend, not me.
   You are beginning to look for "satires" where there aren't any.
   Maybe you and your friend are missing it so much. Get hold
   of an old "Thuglak" issue and give it a good reading. Both of
   you.

   If you are wondering why Cho makes his views clear on issues,
   where as this alleged attempted-satirist doesn't, Cho gets
   paid for his views. One just cannot get paid and sit mum, you
   see.


>natpudan
>S_Bala
>[*] Insinuated by the term Periyar-Cultist



     Oh, C'mon!

   * If I say "Periyarism",it is going to hurt.
   * If I say "Periyar's religion", rationalists
     on the net will go for my throat arguing
     that Periyar was anti-religion.
   * If I say  "Periyar's rational philosophy"
     y'all scream, "Satire! Satire! Attempted
     Satire!"
   * If I say Periyar's "that" you'll call me
     an Obfuscator.
   * If I say Periyar's ******, I'd be trivializing
     Periyar.

       Give me a way out. Will You?
       I don't intend to discuss [argue] this issue
       with *you* here any further. Unless you push
       me to. I hope not.


       [Oh Yes, I can be clear too. Infact, I tried doing that on SCI
       and gave up. That bozo never understands. Never listens. Never
       thinks "What comes out of repeatedly dwelling on unpleasant
       historical events"  Talks like a Medieval-age maniac. He has now
       taken to "satire" too. All getting very very entertaining. Very
       Very funny. Beginning to enjoy this newsgroup. Only that I pray
       I'm not stopped in my tracks by Mr.Fate. BTW, yesterday we had
       a "Long Live SCT-Yagna" here and sacrificed our Secretary and
       her pet dog. The half-fried cat managed to escape. I am sure
       though that Mr.God will take care of that. We had ordered for
       a couple of horses too. But all of 'em happen to be at the
       Republican convention right now, we were told.]


natpudan,
BK


  P.S. If you are serious about grooming me [into an excellent
       satirist], the one that gives "clear" views, you may want
       to do that thro e-mail. Sorry! Not here. Here, I'll have
       my way. If this is rubbing you the wrong way, then Iam
       convinced *I* am not the reason. Please look around, if
       you intend cleaning the stables.


[*]  Disgusted with what the naughty boys have been
     writing on this newsgroup; more so that people
     [otherwise O.K] are complaining about the wrong
     [not "wrong"] persons.


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