01-11-2006, 07:23 AM
Rudra's comments on the above blog..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Effects of Communism and the CPI (M) of India are very obvious to those who have relatives that live in WB (especially Kolkata). I have had an uncle who endured a company lockdown (He worked for the British company called Metal Box) in 1984 (at which stage it had dragged on it's crushed hindlegs for about a decade). He finally managed to get a portion of his dues (as a voluntary retiree) in 2004. I have seen his fall from a decent mode of life (having to settle for mediocre labor) because he didn't want to leave Kolkata. My father, who worked in Kolkata till the late 70s, moved to Karnataka when he company offered a chance (and soon after wound up all of their WB operations) -- he used to see dead bodies and decapitated heads hanging from the entrance gates of Diamond Harbor in the heydays of Commie "Revolution" in the 70s. He didn't want to go back to the muck and sleaze of commie Calcutta ever again!
If you are a bengali with family still living in calcutta -- and a few of them are unemployed youth, you'll know the effects of Communism. For that gentleman who said the Indian Commies were just "Socialist Democrats" -- you don't know what Democracy means -- really! If you consider "party contributions" (extortion) during a real estate transaction (legal mind you) as democratic then the commies are Democrats.
If you consider the reign of terror that is employed by these scum to terrorize and subjugate the average citizen of WB democracy, then the Commies are Democrats!
In all, a very revealing article -- and I was initially drawn to lambast the author (based on the title). I was pleasantly surprised and my commendations on a good effort.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Effects of Communism and the CPI (M) of India are very obvious to those who have relatives that live in WB (especially Kolkata). I have had an uncle who endured a company lockdown (He worked for the British company called Metal Box) in 1984 (at which stage it had dragged on it's crushed hindlegs for about a decade). He finally managed to get a portion of his dues (as a voluntary retiree) in 2004. I have seen his fall from a decent mode of life (having to settle for mediocre labor) because he didn't want to leave Kolkata. My father, who worked in Kolkata till the late 70s, moved to Karnataka when he company offered a chance (and soon after wound up all of their WB operations) -- he used to see dead bodies and decapitated heads hanging from the entrance gates of Diamond Harbor in the heydays of Commie "Revolution" in the 70s. He didn't want to go back to the muck and sleaze of commie Calcutta ever again!
If you are a bengali with family still living in calcutta -- and a few of them are unemployed youth, you'll know the effects of Communism. For that gentleman who said the Indian Commies were just "Socialist Democrats" -- you don't know what Democracy means -- really! If you consider "party contributions" (extortion) during a real estate transaction (legal mind you) as democratic then the commies are Democrats.
If you consider the reign of terror that is employed by these scum to terrorize and subjugate the average citizen of WB democracy, then the Commies are Democrats!
In all, a very revealing article -- and I was initially drawn to lambast the author (based on the title). I was pleasantly surprised and my commendations on a good effort.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->