04-15-2007, 12:43 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Abhijit+Apr 15 2007, 12:26 AM-->QUOTE(Abhijit @ Apr 15 2007, 12:26 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->The 'you farted...' method needs a lot more practice before it can be used on seasoned rhetoricians. The ideal method is to make a point as a dispassionate third party while making any kind of wild accusations but not addressing them to the person you are accusing.
When sajan (sorry for the OT for IF folks, pl. bear with me) started his jihad against hindus and upper castes, I challenged him asking him why he hates Hindus and upper castes. In retrospect it was a wrong tactic. The right thing would have been to mention sajan's hatred en passant while addressing my reply to Shiv or anybody else. This would have put the onus on sajan to either challenge my assertion or to let it stand.
Thankfully the power of our philosophy is such that we can turn that into triumph. <b>At the same time, because of our 'secular' nature we cannot return the favor</b>.
BTW Shaurya, sengot(t)uvel seems to be not very uncommon South Indian name.
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Abhijit,
It maybe a sound tactics to hit below the belt sometimes. Let EJ's/Islamists defend their nonsense superstitions. What will follow? Withdrawal from debate and extra legal measures (like thread ban on BRF).
We might take into account the fact that every fora is not up for grabs by p-secs, EJ's and Islamists. If hitting below the belt makes them run away with their tails between their legs, lets it be so. And I'd certainly like hundreds of Hindu lurkers, passive members to watch the spectacle, if at least such scene helps my fellow Hindus get rid of their inferiority complex drilled in by nonsense history books and a biased media.
When sajan (sorry for the OT for IF folks, pl. bear with me) started his jihad against hindus and upper castes, I challenged him asking him why he hates Hindus and upper castes. In retrospect it was a wrong tactic. The right thing would have been to mention sajan's hatred en passant while addressing my reply to Shiv or anybody else. This would have put the onus on sajan to either challenge my assertion or to let it stand.
Thankfully the power of our philosophy is such that we can turn that into triumph. <b>At the same time, because of our 'secular' nature we cannot return the favor</b>.
BTW Shaurya, sengot(t)uvel seems to be not very uncommon South Indian name.
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Abhijit,
It maybe a sound tactics to hit below the belt sometimes. Let EJ's/Islamists defend their nonsense superstitions. What will follow? Withdrawal from debate and extra legal measures (like thread ban on BRF).
We might take into account the fact that every fora is not up for grabs by p-secs, EJ's and Islamists. If hitting below the belt makes them run away with their tails between their legs, lets it be so. And I'd certainly like hundreds of Hindu lurkers, passive members to watch the spectacle, if at least such scene helps my fellow Hindus get rid of their inferiority complex drilled in by nonsense history books and a biased media.