04-17-2005, 10:10 PM
Pathmarajah,
I am not sure why the Ambedkar lost faith in hinduism comment was addressed to me. Anyhow, my personal opinion on this -> I think Sri Ambedkar was showing dissatisfaction and commited a blunder in later years of his life. Happens. Happened with many Congress leaders who just got tired on fighting the independence struggle and in the end accepted whatever they could. I think that step by Sri Ambedkar set back the dalit cause by a few decades.
Re black immigration.. India doesnt have to worry about them - its europe's problem. Our problem is the muslim immigration threat. The black-dalit solidarity business is something like ummahdom, where western powers are again trying to impose their definitions of race/slavery/genocide/etc on the heathens, readily lapped up by people like you. Its just outside powers collecting sticks to beat India with. People like Macwan, Sabrangies, FOILies and NSies are just tools who will be used by outside powers to try and influence, breakup and threaten India. But we will keep track of it and will counter it.
Re how "dalit power" is going to increase -> isnt that contradicting the discrimination-against-dalits stand ? I seriously hope dalits and their leadership, if they really have the welfare of dalits in mind, dont follow the black model. If anything they should follow the latino model. Latino power has really increased, silently, with more tolerance, great confidence and bereft of persecution hangups of blacks.
Anyways looking for Macwan I came across an old Ramesh Rao article.
http://www.sulekha.com/printer.asp?ctid=2000&cid=99568
I am not sure why the Ambedkar lost faith in hinduism comment was addressed to me. Anyhow, my personal opinion on this -> I think Sri Ambedkar was showing dissatisfaction and commited a blunder in later years of his life. Happens. Happened with many Congress leaders who just got tired on fighting the independence struggle and in the end accepted whatever they could. I think that step by Sri Ambedkar set back the dalit cause by a few decades.
Re black immigration.. India doesnt have to worry about them - its europe's problem. Our problem is the muslim immigration threat. The black-dalit solidarity business is something like ummahdom, where western powers are again trying to impose their definitions of race/slavery/genocide/etc on the heathens, readily lapped up by people like you. Its just outside powers collecting sticks to beat India with. People like Macwan, Sabrangies, FOILies and NSies are just tools who will be used by outside powers to try and influence, breakup and threaten India. But we will keep track of it and will counter it.
Re how "dalit power" is going to increase -> isnt that contradicting the discrimination-against-dalits stand ? I seriously hope dalits and their leadership, if they really have the welfare of dalits in mind, dont follow the black model. If anything they should follow the latino model. Latino power has really increased, silently, with more tolerance, great confidence and bereft of persecution hangups of blacks.
Anyways looking for Macwan I came across an old Ramesh Rao article.
http://www.sulekha.com/printer.asp?ctid=2000&cid=99568