09 Nov 09
Originally posted by Bosse de NageTheir discontent with the excesses of capitalism is understandable, but their approach, in the long run, is counter-productive. Like the Beatles said, if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
Progress and its discontents.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/afghanistan/india-s-21st-century-war
10 Nov 09
Originally posted by rwingettI'm wondering if this thing is going to roll. Since Mumbai, urban terror's been on the up and up in Pakistan. This Naxalite thing has the potential to get really big. All that's needed is something in Bangladesh and the entire sub-continent is destabilised.
Their discontent with the excesses of capitalism is understandable, but their approach, in the long run, is counter-productive. Like the Beatles said, if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
11 Nov 09
Originally posted by Bosse de NageAlright, here's my objection to the Naxalites. Namely, that the ends cannot be divorced from the means. In the modern age, I do not think that you can build a peaceful and democratic society through violent and militaristic means. The means that you use to wage your revolution should harmonize with the type of society you wish to build. If you win a violent and militaristic revolution, the resulting society will inevitably reflect that. Instead of breeding a generation of politically involved citizens, they are breeding a generation of soldiers. There is an overwhelming likelihood that, in the event of victory, the ensuing society will be a hierarchical and militarized one. It will be the Bolshevik disaster all over again.
Progress and its discontents.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/afghanistan/india-s-21st-century-war
Plus if they don't win, it will amount to nothing more than a colossal waste of energy and resources that could have been put to much better use. And I find it difficult to believe that they'll win in the end.
11 Nov 09
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageThe Naxalite thing has been going on since the 80s. It's gotten progressively bigger, but I don't see it exploding exponentially anytime soon. I wish them well, but I fear it will all turn out badly in the end. I don't see them being able to cut a deal like the Maoists in Nepal did.
I'm wondering if this thing is going to roll. Since Mumbai, urban terror's been on the up and up in Pakistan. This Naxalite thing has the potential to get really big. All that's needed is something in Bangladesh and the entire sub-continent is destabilised.