From: bkannan@ha06.eng.ua.edu (Balaji Kannan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Multiple choice
Date: 5 Sep 1992 00:57:40 -0500
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>utter poverty. Among the middle-class there is another kind of
>harassment that you have mentioned such as teasing, pinching etc.
>in addition to the domination and supression at the home front.

>One netter made an asinine remark that they are
>probably more contented and peaceful than the ones over here.
>I wonder if he understands the absurdity of such a statement.


    Hmm... Golden words!

        Not surprising, coming as it does from someone
   who revels in flat-out generalizations and in quoting
   people out of context. Sadly, this one does not listen too.
   Here is the comment I made in response to Ravi's post and
   there was nothing derogatory about Indian women, implicit
   or otherwise. The point I was trying to make was about
   "atheism" in general. [The topic was "religious talks" and
   one netter had made an "asinine" remark about abolishing
   religion to "save" the earth. A quick-fix solution to all
   the miseries.] That netter thinks that, in this country
   religion does not play an important role in society,
   which I think is "balderdash".
 
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RaviKP:
 
>You have only looked at the negative aspects of religion. One
>can talk a lot about nuclear bombs and conclude that science
>should be banished from earth.


        Well said! Probably some of us here are not aware
        that it is prejudices more than anything else that
        is the root of all evil. Religion, Race and Oh yes
        sex are just the apparent causes. You see,we could,
        staying out of religious nonsense still kill each
        [Science has given us knives, assault rifles....]
        other discussing a topic like "Indian men are SCUMS".

 Ravi   About this ship/plane [How wonderful science is!] that
   ---> you might have taken to be a born-again Scientist, I'm
        ^^^
        sure there are more people contented back home [at
        least they don't have holes in their hearts, and have
        their "thinking" intact] than there are contented,
        peace-loving, anti-religious Scientists in this country.
        Just MO. [I have done no SCIENTIFIC survey to back that
        up]

        regards,
        Balaji Kannan
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       She has put her own "spin" on my article in an attempt to ill-define.
       Difficult to engage someone who, when you disagree, immediately
       accuses you of a "A *She* can't be right" attitude to stave off
       criticism. 

       Disinformation is a cheap tactic often employed by those who are 
       caught in the grip of prejudice. Perhaps, this netter could learn
       a lesson or two from Rajiv Dighe about "feminism" though her 
       arrogance might stand in the way.
        

       BK

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