01-29-2006, 09:12 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->One very important strategy would be to militarize Hindu society i.e. RSS kind of sakhas, public training of arms/martial arts. That will raise self-confidence of Hindus. I can't help remembering Sri Auribindo's suggestion that first Hindus should consolidate, then the Muslim problems will be resolved automatically. It is the lack of unity among Hindus which is cause of Indian problems.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes militarization is a very important and much needed step but sorry to say it will not solve the Muslim problem, at best it can lessen Muslim jihadism and once demography tilts way too much even militarisation will not save Hindus (example Sikhs were much more organised and militarised and yet they got ethnic cleansed from West Punjab thanks to demographics), a more recent example is the case of Lebanon xtians who had several xtian militia but still got ethnic cleansed thanks to demographics, from Wikipidea:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Christian militias
Lebanese Forces logoChristian militias armed by West Germany and Belgium drew supporters from the larger and poorer Christian population in the north of the country. They were generally right-wing in their political outlook, some of them formed under early impulses from European Fascism. All the major Christian militias were Maronite-dominated, and other Christian sects played a secondary role.
The most powerful of the Christian militias was that of the Kataeb, or Phalange, under the leadership of Bachir Gemayel. The Phalange went on to help found in 1977 the Lebanese Forces which came under the leadership of Samir Geagea. A smaller faction was the extremist Guardians of the Cedars. These militias quickly established strongholds in Christian-dominated East Beirut, also the site of many government buildings.
In the north, the Marada Brigades served as the private militia of the Franjieh family.
Sabra and Shatila Massacre
See Sabra and Shatila massacre
After conferring with Phalange leaders, Sharon and Eitan bypassed the Israeli cabinet and sent Israeli troops into West Beirut, violating the Habib agreement; these troops helped transport approximately 200 Phalange personnel to the camps, which the Phalangists entered on 16 September at 6:00 P.M. The Phalangists remained in the camps until the morning of 19 September, massacring an estimated 700-3000 Palestinians, according to official Israeli statistics, "none apparently members of any PLO unit" (Smith, op. cit., 380-1).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_War<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So the xtians were organised and militarised and yet they got ethnic cleansed and compared to militia like the Phalange the RSS and other so called Hindu militant organisations look childish with their stick fighting antics.
Yes militarization is a very important and much needed step but sorry to say it will not solve the Muslim problem, at best it can lessen Muslim jihadism and once demography tilts way too much even militarisation will not save Hindus (example Sikhs were much more organised and militarised and yet they got ethnic cleansed from West Punjab thanks to demographics), a more recent example is the case of Lebanon xtians who had several xtian militia but still got ethnic cleansed thanks to demographics, from Wikipidea:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Christian militias
Lebanese Forces logoChristian militias armed by West Germany and Belgium drew supporters from the larger and poorer Christian population in the north of the country. They were generally right-wing in their political outlook, some of them formed under early impulses from European Fascism. All the major Christian militias were Maronite-dominated, and other Christian sects played a secondary role.
The most powerful of the Christian militias was that of the Kataeb, or Phalange, under the leadership of Bachir Gemayel. The Phalange went on to help found in 1977 the Lebanese Forces which came under the leadership of Samir Geagea. A smaller faction was the extremist Guardians of the Cedars. These militias quickly established strongholds in Christian-dominated East Beirut, also the site of many government buildings.
In the north, the Marada Brigades served as the private militia of the Franjieh family.
Sabra and Shatila Massacre
See Sabra and Shatila massacre
After conferring with Phalange leaders, Sharon and Eitan bypassed the Israeli cabinet and sent Israeli troops into West Beirut, violating the Habib agreement; these troops helped transport approximately 200 Phalange personnel to the camps, which the Phalangists entered on 16 September at 6:00 P.M. The Phalangists remained in the camps until the morning of 19 September, massacring an estimated 700-3000 Palestinians, according to official Israeli statistics, "none apparently members of any PLO unit" (Smith, op. cit., 380-1).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Civil_War<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So the xtians were organised and militarised and yet they got ethnic cleansed and compared to militia like the Phalange the RSS and other so called Hindu militant organisations look childish with their stick fighting antics.