Sunday, September 6, 2015

Trojan horse

The decision to open the gates influenced by blurry thinking clouded by emotions can have catastrophic consequence in coming years. Of course no humans can deny not to be affected by the plight of a fellow suffering being. But then what is Europe getting into?
The more of what we see of this mass influx of this hoards marching into Europe, it seems that this crisis has been a well orchestrated plan to push these pawns into Europe.
And even for once we accept the arguments that you should allow these migrants in, then what are the consequences? 
To understand the problem with Muslim migration as general, all you need to do is go back a 100 years. The pouring of Muslims from the commonwealth, the Turkish immigration into Germany, the Ghettos in Malmo or the population in a city like Barcelona. 
These people though having resided in these nations for more than 3 to 4 decades, have hardly integrated and surprisingly the 2nd & 3rd generation in countries like Britain seems to have a new zeal to migrate to the land of the ISIS. So what we see here is that instead of having gratitude to a country which gave them asylum, they have absolute disgust and hatred towards these lands. How do you explain this mindset in a free world ? 
Secondly, assuming that a socialist mindset is that a dwindling and greying population needs to pump up it's working populace to maintain the state through taxes and national service. Even this wont work, since a majority of them will love to survive on doles and will always maintain & build trade within themselves so as to create benefits just for their community. 
Expecting them to serve the armed forces or any national service of their newly adopted countries would be a big taboo issue, since they loyalties will always stop them from acting against any Islamic country. 
And worst in coming years, they will create enough political traction and use the same democratic route to force their beliefs in their new land of residence.
What needs to be understood is that, to live in a democratically conducive way of life requires all its beneficiaries, to accept a crucial element of tolerance.  
This element gets eroded when individuals or groups start asserting a sense of superiority and use it to alienate themselves from the rest of the population. Worse, it gets more toxic when the driving force for this alienation is religion. 

Any democratic society and without exception the European intelligentsia does have an aversiveness to nationalism & have a great love for multiculturalism. They are not completely wrong in there thinking since tolerance creates the perfect society mankind can have. But for this thought and way of life to sustain, it can happen only in a society where complete integration and tolerance to all beliefs is accepted. Expecting these people to do that in coming years is a big question mark, simply because of there religious beliefs. History has shown that religious fanaticism is the end of a free society, and thats exactly what Europe is getting into.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Islamic Crusade

The one great news the free world has had this year has be the extermination of Bin Laden. Or is it?

One of the greatest masterstrokes the US could achieve was bringing down the U.S.S.R by proxy. But the Frankenstein it created is night mare for all of us.

Just a few decades later are we at a threshold for a similar catastrophe or worse an Islamic Crusade ?

A few thoughts on 3 countries:

Egypt Most us would have rejoiced seeing the fall of Hosni Mubarak, nothing wrong, if a leader turns tyrannically, it’s time for him to go. But what Mubarak & Anwar Sadat did all during their reign for the free world was putting a lid on a boiling pot of religious fanaticism. And they did it so well that even a dreaded soul like Ayman al-Zawahiri found no solace there.

The issue is how long democracy will be able to sustain in a country like Egypt before fanatical groups will make it there playground.

Recent fights between Muslims and Copts even if orchestrated is worrying, especially considering the inefficiency with which the army reacted.

Could this be the beginning of the brotherhood slowly gaining grounds in a weak Egypt. And will this invite leaders like Ayman al – Zawahiri back to their mother land and new resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism.

The revolution across Libya, Syria and for sure Yemen has a huge blessing of the Brother Hood. What happens to Yemen if Saleh’s is toppled, which will happen soon.

It may not be complete dominance of Al-Queda in the Arab peninsula, but surely it will provide the future, funds, manpower, ideological base and land to operate from.

Afghanistan – With Bin Laden out of the picture it could be a picture perfect withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. The politician’s are happy and so is the tax payers and so is the Taliban. What happens post July 2011 could be a repetition of what happen post Soviet withdrawal and formation of Taliban. How much could Humid Karzai keep control of land away from Kabul without western boots on the ground is a big doubt?

Pakistan – If nation building was the objective of allied forces in Afghanistan, then they should have started with Pakistan, since it’s actually the root cause of lots of instability in Afghanistan. Wonder how many Afghans are actually causing trouble in Afghanistan compare to Pakistani or its cronies there?

With the political leadership completely shaky and the military split, and with the US withdrawal in the West, all attention of the army will move East while giving a free leash to terror elements to operate from.

With a pile of nuclear arsenal and the military getting more fundamentalist, this is the last thing we wanted.

Similar scenarios seem to develop in other countries like Indonesia & Malaysia and many more.

To add up to this scenario we have a slow cultural alienation happening across the world clearly dividing the Muslims and the non Muslims. The ghetto seems to be slowly forming everywhere.

Will the world see an Islamic Crusade? Or another cold war only time can say.

Monday, December 27, 2010

HINDUISM IS SEXY & VOLUPTUOUS

m, not an expert, but of what ever I have read and experienced think Hinduism is the most liberal of religion in all aspects of life including sex. Hence it comes as a surprise that some groups with half baked knowledge are lecturing people on morality and sexual conduct. If the sermons were given by any other spiritual groups, then it’s understandable.

Having read some threads here, where men are against women drinking, please note the following :
Sita used to consume wine
(After recovering his kidnapped wife Sita from Lanka, Rama's coronation is performed upon returning to Ayodhya. Both Rama and Sita spend their evenings enjoying wine as well as succulent well-cooked meats in the Asoka-grove. The following quote which captures this regal scene is from Uttarakanda sarga 52 (or sarga 42 in some editions) of Valmiki Ramayana)

Kama Sutra – Which religious followers can ever lay claim on a book like the Kamsutra. Imagine if the Jihandis had read this book, the world would have been a very peaceful place to live. They are promised of the some virgins after martyrdom, in Hinduism its part of daily life, who the hell wants to die! It’s another thing that most Indian men may not have read or tried the various positions. Imagine the Jihandis are told to make love 5 times a day.

Khajuraho – The meticulously described positions by the sculptures at Khajuraho proclaims the arrival of a highly evolved religion. A religion which is not scared of its sexuality. Today when debates rage within various religious groups between contraception’s and pre martial sex we don’t even blink an eyelid on these issues. Until a ruckus is created by semi literate groups or sexually frustrated uncle in some God
forsaken corner of the country.

When the Church is petrified on the thought that Christ might have had a daughter, we know what a play boy Krishna was.

Finally in regards to attire, Amar Chitra Katha’s sketches of the Apsara’s is the ultimate in sensual clothing. If the Ram Sena is demanding that all girls should wear similar cloths, please forward me your membership form, I will love to join your gang. Till then am biased to Lord Krishna.

HINDUISM IS SEXY & VOLUPTUOUS

m, not an expert, but of what ever I have read and experienced think Hinduism is the most liberal of religion in all aspects of life including sex. Hence it comes as a surprise that some groups with half baked knowledge are lecturing people on morality and sexual conduct. If the sermons were given by any other spiritual groups, then it’s understandable.

Having read some threads here, where men are against women drinking, please note the following :
Sita used to consume wine
(After recovering his kidnapped wife Sita from Lanka, Rama's coronation is performed upon returning to Ayodhya. Both Rama and Sita spend their evenings enjoying wine as well as succulent well-cooked meats in the Asoka-grove. The following quote which captures this regal scene is from Uttarakanda sarga 52 (or sarga 42 in some editions) of Valmiki Ramayana)

Kama Sutra – Which religious followers can ever lay claim on a book like the Kamsutra. Imagine if the Jihandis had read this book, the world would have been a very peaceful place to live. They are promised of the some virgins after martyrdom, in Hinduism its part of daily life, who the hell wants to die! It’s another thing that most Indian men may not have read or tried the various positions. Imagine the Jihandis are told to make love 5 times a day.

Khajuraho – The meticulously described positions by the sculptures at Khajuraho proclaims the arrival of a highly evolved religion. A religion which is not scared of its sexuality. Today when debates rage within various religious groups between contraception’s and pre martial sex we don’t even blink an eyelid on these issues. Until a ruckus is created by semi literate groups or sexually frustrated uncle in some God
forsaken corner of the country.

When the Church is petrified on the thought that Christ might have had a daughter, we know what a play boy Krishna was.

Finally in regards to attire, Amar Chitra Katha’s sketches of the Apsara’s is the ultimate in sensual clothing. If the Ram Sena is demanding that all girls should wear similar cloths, please forward me your membership form, I will love to join your gang. Till then am biased to Lord Krishna.

Sentiments

I was born and brought up in a country (India) thousands of miles away from Auschwitz. In School the War and the incidents that followed, are not much more than of academic interest. It was studied more, actually to gain those few more marks in History papers and later focus on more meaningful things like Math’s & Science. Our introduction to WW2 was more influenced by the commando comics and the exploits by its characters on both sides of fence.
Nevertheless some of us did look at awe at the Nazi exploits and its military might. But youth usually has its narrow and warped outlook to life.
My visit to Auschwitz & Birkenau was on the insistence of a Polish friend and it changed my life forever. It was a transition from total indifference to anguish and shame as a human being.
The moment I stepped out of the bus I got that sinking feeling, as if death still lurks here. As we passed from one stage to another a snap short of a small girl child caught my eyes. She stared back at me and I just wondered what she must have missed in life.
The day she would have been dragged out of her house, would have changed her world completely. Maybe! She was about to go to sleep with her favorite dolls and waiting for the sun to rise the next day, to continue her games left unfinished. Her brother who she fought with and never had a chance to reconcile. The favorite pillow, without which she would have made hell for her parents, will never to bear her weight again. Those special corners of her house where she hid from her mother will never get scratched by her small hands. Those worried eyes of her father when they must have drag her away from him, will never be touched by her lips again. Those fleeting moments when her mother would have snatched her in her arms and cradled her to sleep will never happen again.
There would have been times when she went to sleep with hunger and wondering where her parents are? There would be times when she fell on the gravel and cried and wanted someone to console her, while all she got is a shove to line up at the parade ground.
In time am sure she would have taken this to be the real world and reconciled to reality. I wonder what happen to her, she lived or died. But what happen in those fleeting moments is what gave me a glimpse of what we as human beings are capable of under the influence of anger and hatred.
And worst of all, the entire price paid for it are the innocent children.
It’s been a long time since that visit, but whenever I see a conflict happening around the world, I think that child is reborn and the same atrocity been repeated all over again, in a different place with different agendas and different people. But the sentiments of that small girl child are all the same.

Sentiments

I was born and brought up in a country (India) thousands of miles away from Auschwitz. In School the War and the incidents that followed, are not much more than of academic interest. It was studied more, actually to gain those few more marks in History papers and later focus on more meaningful things like Math’s & Science. Our introduction to WW2 was more influenced by the commando comics and the exploits by its characters on both sides of fence.
Nevertheless some of us did look at awe at the Nazi exploits and its military might. But youth usually has its narrow and warped outlook to life.
My visit to Auschwitz & Birkenau was on the insistence of a Polish friend and it changed my life forever. It was a transition from total indifference to anguish and shame as a human being.
The moment I stepped out of the bus I got that sinking feeling, as if death still lurks here. As we passed from one stage to another a snap short of a small girl child caught my eyes. She stared back at me and I just wondered what she must have missed in life.
The day she would have been dragged out of her house, would have changed her world completely. Maybe! She was about to go to sleep with her favorite dolls and waiting for the sun to rise the next day, to continue her games left unfinished. Her brother who she fought with and never had a chance to reconcile. The favorite pillow, without which she would have made hell for her parents, will never to bear her weight again. Those special corners of her house where she hid from her mother will never get scratched by her small hands. Those worried eyes of her father when they must have drag her away from him, will never be touched by her lips again. Those fleeting moments when her mother would have snatched her in her arms and cradled her to sleep will never happen again.
There would have been times when she went to sleep with hunger and wondering where her parents are? There would be times when she fell on the gravel and cried and wanted someone to console her, while all she got is a shove to line up at the parade ground.
In time am sure she would have taken this to be the real world and reconciled to reality. I wonder what happen to her, she lived or died. But what happen in those fleeting moments is what gave me a glimpse of what we as human beings are capable of under the influence of anger and hatred.
And worst of all, the entire price paid for it are the innocent children.
It’s been a long time since that visit, but whenever I see a conflict happening around the world, I think that child is reborn and the same atrocity been repeated all over again, in a different place with different agendas and different people. But the sentiments of that small girl child are all the same.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sentiments

I was born and brought up in a country (India) thousands of miles away from Auschwitz. In School the War and the incidents that followed, are not much more than of academic interest. It was studied more, actually to gain those few more marks in History papers and later focus on more meaningful things like Math’s & Science. Our introduction to WW2 was more influenced by the commando comics and the exploits by its characters on both sides of fence.
Nevertheless some of us did look at awe at the Nazi exploits and its military might. But youth usually has its narrow and warped outlook to life.
My visit to Auschwitz & Birkenau was on the insistence of a friend and it changed my life forever. It was a transition from total indifference to anguish and shame as a human being.
The moment I stepped out of the bus I got that sinking feeling, as if death still lurks here. As we passed from one stage to another a snap short of a small girl child caught my eyes. She stared back at me and I just wondered what she must have missed in life.
The day she would have been dragged out of her house, would have changed her world completely. Maybe! She was about to go to sleep with her favorite dolls and waiting for the sun to rise the next day, to continue her games left unfinished. Her brother who she fought with and never had a chance to reconcile. The favorite pillow, without which she would have made hell for her parents, will never to bear her weight again. Those special corners of her house where she hid from her mother will never get scratched by her small hands. Those worried eyes of her father when they must have drag her away from him, will never be touched by her lips again. Those fleeting moments when her mother would have snatched her in her arms and cradled her to sleep will never happen again.
There would have been times when she went to sleep with hunger and wondering where her parents are? There would be times when she fell on the gravel and cried and wanted someone to console her, while all she got is a shove to line up at the parade ground.
In time am sure she would have taken this to be the real world and reconciled to reality. I wonder what happen to her, she lived or died. But what happen in those fleeting moments is what gave me a glimpse of what we as human beings are capable of under the influence of anger and hatred.
And worst of all, the entire price paid for it are the innocent children.
It’s been a long time since that visit, but whenever I see a conflict happening around the world, I think that child is reborn and the same atrocity been repeated all over again, in a different place with different agendas and different people. But the sentiments of that small girl child are all the same.