What has stood out most in the aftermath of #DanishSiddique killing is the rage & abuse some people have directed against those who had nothing to do with it at all !
Is it because his killing would have served them better if he had met his end here in a country that they have tried their best to push as fascist, bigoted & driven by Hindutva ?
Was it an opportunity lost for hyenas frothing at the mouth at the prospect of profit in tragedy ?
Alas, which they couldn’t place at the door of ‘Hindu’ India ?
Because in the end, ironically, it was about a Muslim killed in a Muslim country, by Muslims who have been fighting each other for decades having reduced life, livelihood & cities to medieval rubble.
Till these mealy-mouth sods have the guts to call out the actual killers …
The rest is humbug - only bluster of the spineless & their empty lives.
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Anyone in their 20s cannot be sent to to jail for their crimes because they could be vegan, a climate change activist, mummy to a German Shepherd or pregnant.
Once one crosses 70, the State must be benign enough not to incarcerate for past crimes.
Even if politics & ideology pursued through adulthood demanded horrific violence & bloodshed.
The role of middle aged segment is to enable by remaining
safe & secure in their societal positions.
To wring hands, lament & foist their burden of shame on the rest of us.
It’s now 8yrs since we’ve been seeing pictures of the widows of Vrindavan celebrating Holi among themselves.
But every time the newspaper headlines read as if it’s for the very first time in eternity.
Fighting tradition, bashing patriarchy etc. etc.
However, among families & friends it was much, much earlier. In fact my city bred generation didn’t even know that it was something out of the ordinary.
Similarly, women lighting pyres has been known to us for at least a couple of decades. Daughters, brother & sister together,
mothers, wives with their minor children have taken to the responsibility & quietly broken the norm.
Why is it then that the media amplifies & magnifies anytime a well known female personality performs the ritual as if it’s never been done before,
Group 1
Mostly quiet BJP supporters.
Reaction -
Not surprised.
Situation was bad, no doubt, but the panic & narrative did seem engineered.
BJP must go after them aggressively.
Group 2
BJP supporters a couple of notches higher in passion.
Reaction -
Told you so !
Those b@$!!#%ds must be fixed.
And if Modi doesn’t do it they’ll ... they’ll ...forget it !!
Group 3.
All contentious issues off the table unless it can’t be avoided.
Reaction -
It’s too late. Everyone thinks it’s the Kumbh, anyway.
In addition to our 9 suggestions some of which we have flip flopped over in the past few days & others that are completely unrelated to Covid but dear to our survival -
we have an additional 5 points that we urge you to seriously consider.
Stop Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
We do not want to deal with an literate populace - it is a threat to our way of governance.
Stop Swacch Bharat campaigns.
It is contrary to the Idea of India.
Why do you think we did nothing about open defecations for 70 yrs ?
Remember Demonetisation ?
They said -
Look at the poor ! How they suffer ! They are dying standing in queues. You snatched their livelihood !
While they gnashed their own teeth seeing their box beds, lockers, garbage & gunny bags of cold cash turn to cinder.
Remember Migrant Labour ?
They said -
Look at the poor ! How they suffer ! They will die on their trek back home. The lockdown is brutal. You snatched their livelihood !
While they cut off their electricity, stopped water tankers, hoping they’d leave taking the virus with them.
And during this crisis that has engulfed us.
We have heard -
Look at the poor ! How they suffer ! The system is broken.
With no ‘friends in the right places’ they are begging for beds, gasping for oxygen.