From: R0701@vmcms.csuohio.edu
Subject: Re: bashing
Organization: CSU
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:33:02 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.192013.3406@umr.edu>
raza@franklin.ee.umr.edu (Md Ishfaqur Raza) writes:
 
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>Dear Netters( specially Bangladeshi ) ;
>
>Since the first day I started reading soc.culture.bangladesh I had been noticing
>a trend amongst netters from our neighbouring countries to use
>soc.culture.bangladesh newsgroup as a bin to dispose
>their anger and rage resulting from their insecurity and natural inclination
>towards resurrection of controversies which time wants to forget, we want to
>forget but they want to keep alive. But the sad thing is we are not helping in
>any way in trying to diminish this pattern but on the other hand adding fuel to
>the fire.
>
>The west has targeted bangladesh as the IDEAL IMPOVERISHED country. The country
>that gives meaning to the word poverty. The people represent the ideal strata of
>human civilization who depict the failure of humankind to come out of hunger
>and starvation. How many of you Bangladeshi feel proud of it ? We look for
>consolation in the past as the present has effectively nothing to offer.
>Media and civilization has nothing but contempt for a whole nation of 110
>million people. News from Bangladesh contains nothing but the tragedy of death
>and the wrath of the nature. Ofcourse there are sometimes news out of the
>ordinary but a drop of fresh water in the vile contaminated and filthy drain
>water makes little if no difference. I ponder to think how bad are we ( statis-
>tically ) from the general public who reside accross our borders or a little bitbeyond ? Is our great neighbour in such economic strength that they
>could be
>the ultimate destination we would want to be in ? The whole point i want to makeis this .....
>
>What is the use of repetitively bringing up the point that our country is poor ?
>Do we learn something out of this sort of propaganda ? 21 years has gone by and
>everything has changed for the worse. Maybe the time has come for us to be more
>optimistic about ourselves. It is not maybe , if we don't change just think 21
>years from today where we would be. Stop the bangladesh bashing. Stand out
>amonst the crowd to tell something good. Yes for arguments sake it is easy to
>say that we have to face reality and self criticism will help us move ahead. Yes
>but bangladesh need pride and no more prejudice. Since I came here my ego as a
>bangladeshi has been hurt much . The view I got here of bangladesh is much more
>depressing than that I had at home. YES soc.culture.bangladesh had a lot to
>contribute because amongst other things bangladesh-bashing seems to be one of
>its agenda. Maybe the bangladesh we have here is not the true bangladesh.
>Most of us here are those that are more appreciative of the foreign culture
>than our own. I just cannot imagine what bangladesh would be as the century
>turns over. News is news, bad news will be there. But to those who bring up
>discussions or pursue them, please do not hurt yourself anymore. And to those
>foreigners, may allah ( or your god ) help you in being a better person and
>be appreciative of the true person  that resides within the common bangladeshi
>human flesh and blood.
>
>
>Md Ishfaqur Raza
>BUET-UMR-Rolla.
>
 
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HAQUE, CLEVELAND THEKE
ALLAH HAFEZ
YES Raza! You made the point. Probably there are a lot who are in support of
of your views. DO NOT LET YOUR DREAMS DIE OUT OF PESSIMISM. Those who are
bashing their motherland are bashing nothing but themselves and their family.