Where is India's civil society?

[mssnlayam]

Where is India's civil society?

For several months now, Raj Thackeray and his MNS goons have been increasingly employing violent and divisive tactics to raise their own profile. They have been claiming victimization by "outsiders" taking away their opportunities and asserting senseless regional pride.

I certainly respect Raj Thackeray's right to

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Its a Shame

[anonymous]

Yea you are right, it makes me a feeling of melancholy but wtf can one do,

1 The entire media,
2 Intelligentsia like yourself speaking out, writing editorials in the papers,
3 The aam admi speaking out everywhere, on the streets, blogs and forums being filled with hate msgs
4 Small politicians first and then political heavy weights from Bihar/UP and the belt giving it all they have and giving it together couldn't thwart "VOTEBANK CONSIDERATIONS"

A man like Raj Thackeray can get atrocities done, spew venom and get away, while the bigger badass-his uncle has been on lungis back first and then has been the cause of the loss of the lives of so many Muslim Indians and we are forced to fucking call him a great man, even Amitabh Bachchan has to,, in public has to go excessive and say how larger than life Balasaheb is .... this is India man and we fucking have to live with this.... a million FUCKS!!

Dont dream of action against him go and watch Heroes to see our filmy heros saying patriotic things or see Golmaal returns and just

Re: Its a Shame

[mssnlayam]

Man, don't forget that we (the people of Bihar cum UP) are the ... cream of this country when it comes to education, getting in to high posts through competitions, in top education institutes like IIT's n IIM's, go look anywhere, marketing, journalism, technical fields, ..., you will find us at the top.

While you make valid points (in the rest of your post), aren't you guilty of the same wrong I am talking about? :)