04-17-2007, 07:27 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Husky+Apr 16 2007, 10:43 AM-->QUOTE(Husky @ Apr 16 2007, 10:43 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Why do these people's narratives count at all in the Hindu narrative and if they have to, why should their versions contribute equally to it? Why should all Hindu narratives be weighted equally?
Does a Shankaracharya's understanding of Hindu Dharma deserve equal consideration as mine? And should it get equal consideration as say Mallika Sherawat (doesn't know anything) or mira nair (married to islamoterrorist) or teesta seetalvad (same) or deepa mehta or some other anti-Hindu 'Hindu' secular?
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Not easy questions to answer.
The only way I can rephrase your question is "Why should I not show hate and contempt for these despicable turncoats and traitors?"
The only thing they have in their favor is that they still choose to use Hindu names and describe themselves as Hindu. If Vivekananda's greatness occurred everwhere we would not have what we have today.
If you look at a Teesta from the viewpoint of a Mullah, he will not give a damn about what you think is her lack of Hinduness. What will drive him crazy is the assault on Islam by Teesta's very existence. Teesta is living proof of an assault on Islam. Her name (Teesta), her appearance (No modesty/burkha), her behavior (mixing with men) would carry a death sentence under sharia. Her marriage to a Muslim without her complete and irrevocable conversion as required in sharia is a travesty, and the fact that she proclaims herself to be Hindu is actually the same as thumbing her nose at Allah. That would be an Islamist viewpoint.
Now you, who claim to be Hindu and hold Vivekananda as your highest ideal, are comparing Teesta with him and asking why you should accommodate her as Hindu. What would Vivekanada have thought about your view?
She should have some place, some accommodation within a Hindu narrative because she is undermining sharia more than you could do yourself. She could be your ally, but you have to make place for her. If you turn her away - she will definitely use what is in her power to undermine you. Why make more enemies when what you are fighting are silly but powerful ideologies?
Whose narrative is more damaging to sharia, the very foundation of Islam? Yours or Teestas?
Does a Shankaracharya's understanding of Hindu Dharma deserve equal consideration as mine? And should it get equal consideration as say Mallika Sherawat (doesn't know anything) or mira nair (married to islamoterrorist) or teesta seetalvad (same) or deepa mehta or some other anti-Hindu 'Hindu' secular?
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Not easy questions to answer.
The only way I can rephrase your question is "Why should I not show hate and contempt for these despicable turncoats and traitors?"
The only thing they have in their favor is that they still choose to use Hindu names and describe themselves as Hindu. If Vivekananda's greatness occurred everwhere we would not have what we have today.
If you look at a Teesta from the viewpoint of a Mullah, he will not give a damn about what you think is her lack of Hinduness. What will drive him crazy is the assault on Islam by Teesta's very existence. Teesta is living proof of an assault on Islam. Her name (Teesta), her appearance (No modesty/burkha), her behavior (mixing with men) would carry a death sentence under sharia. Her marriage to a Muslim without her complete and irrevocable conversion as required in sharia is a travesty, and the fact that she proclaims herself to be Hindu is actually the same as thumbing her nose at Allah. That would be an Islamist viewpoint.
Now you, who claim to be Hindu and hold Vivekananda as your highest ideal, are comparing Teesta with him and asking why you should accommodate her as Hindu. What would Vivekanada have thought about your view?
She should have some place, some accommodation within a Hindu narrative because she is undermining sharia more than you could do yourself. She could be your ally, but you have to make place for her. If you turn her away - she will definitely use what is in her power to undermine you. Why make more enemies when what you are fighting are silly but powerful ideologies?
Whose narrative is more damaging to sharia, the very foundation of Islam? Yours or Teestas?