From: trivedi@curie.uchicago.edu (Anil Trivedi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: WHY INDIA MUST SPLINTER (Was Re: Kashmir:some questions)
Date: 12 Apr 92 15:56:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: midway.1992Apr12.155650.11640
Organization: Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago.


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In article <1992Apr11.213611.26148@menudo.uh.edu> mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU writes:

> My personal preference is an economic fedaration of all the South-asian
> nations with transparent boundaries.
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Hold it, just a moment! I think this is a VERY BAD idea.

This Western Europe style unification can only lead to prosperity
and good life.
Ditto for Japanese style national unity and work ethic.

(You don't fool me. I recognize a dangerous ploy when I see it.)

I think we should follow the YUGOSLAV model instead. With 50 times
their population, we should be able to leave them behind in a dust
cloud in no time at all.

Here are my suggestions:

  Lots and lots of "identity" related conflicts. Every person 
  and group should crave separateness.
	
  Intensified use of universities and workplace for caste and
  communal politics.

  Each local dialect should adopt a new script and declare itself
  a new language. Then start riots demanding recognition: somebody
  or other is sure to support the move in any case, but since when
  has rioting hurt anybody? Businesses using the older script should
  be bombed.

  EVERY group, no matter how small or large, should be promised
  preference in admissions and jobs over EVERY OTHER group.
  Those confused by all this can sort it out in riots.

  If the current religions fail to provide adequate opportunity 
  for conflict, new ones should be started immediately.

  Any religion or philosophy which tends to accept coexistence with 
  others must be discredited and banned right away.

  While most people do have the opportunity to participate
  in violent riots on each other's religious holidays, 
  a NATIONAL VIOLENCE DAY should be observed just in case.

  We should shell each other's homes over cultural matters;
  even better, for no reason at all. (Some of this already happens,
  but the quality and lethality of weapons could be updated.)

  Trade across boundaries---THERE SHOULD BE MANY BOUNDARIES, NEW
  ONES BEING CREATED ALL THE TIME---must be made and kept completely
  illegal. This will enhance "identity" as well as smuggling, while
  discouraging any unnecessary respect for the law.


This process must continue until we are absolutely the weakest,
the poorest, and the least developed people in the world. 

While no one will take us seriously then, that is not as bad as
it sounds: 

(i) When we have become completely inconsequential, people will
leave our conflicts alone.

(ii) If we have more countries than does the rest of the
world---this is EASY to achieve---we will have the majority at
the United Nations. Imagine! Then we can pass ALL SORTS of
resolutions demanding attention from those bent upon ignoring us.

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By the way, I also support as well as encourage the Kashmiris,
the Punjabis, the Bengalis, the Malayalis, the Hindus, the Muslims,
the Bahais, as well as the Jains living in UNITED STATES to seek
sovereign states RIGHT HERE in North America as well.

After all, what sort of "black Englishman" with the mind of a
slave will consent, EVEN SEEK A VISA (!), to live as a minority
here, but not tolerate this state of affairs back home?

Since Americans are used to encouraging "self-determination"
abroad but not at home---they even had a Civil War to preserve
THEIR unity---things might be rougher here, but at least the
initial rioting and disturbance of normal life can begin?

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