With Mumbai blasts in picture, i feel that sometimes Barbarian pleasures overrule Platonian instincts.
United States feels much safer place because the Government is ready to go to any extent for its people. World peace is a different story here. There was a case a couple of days back, where a Pakistani couple traveling on an American Airlines flight was taken in custody as the plane landed in emergency. This happened after the ground security received a hoax call saying that the plane was about to be hijacked. This was clarified later, but meantime, the couple was interrogated by officials, mistreated and insulted. The couple decided to sue the Govt. but was let down saying that they were the only Muslim people on board and they needed to be interrogated for security of the people and the nation in general. This was not ethical, but it gives an idea that the being right is not important for a nation. Security/ feeling of security is a relative measure. This won't make me not take American Airlines. I would feel more secure. The link below leans more towards the innocent consumers, but describes the event.
http://consumerist.com/2011/07/couple-sues-american-airlines-following-hijacking-hoax.html
Till Kasab is not brought upfront, killed in a 'not so peaceful' way like Bin Laden was and some counter action is not taken, no Mumbaikar will get the Barbarian peace.I think it is important. For national integrity, for basic respect towards the authorities from people and humanity in general. It has been going on since ages.
I remember I tried to pet a sparrow with a broken wing when i was a kid. I treated the bird, fed it and when i thought it was healthy enough to fly in the next couple of days, I let it go. The moment I released it, there was a flock of sparrows waiting which got hold of this one sparrow. I thought they are happy, but they hurt the bird, they ended up killing it and left. The sparrow was touched! It had lived with humans, it had done something unacceptable. It deserved to die and it was given death. I couldn't accept this when Mom tried to explain it. I firmly believe now that it is a rule of nature, that if someone does something highly unacceptable according to social systems, he needs to die. He needs to die in the worst way possible to set an example.
I don't say be stupid and Blow up Pakistan. I don't say declare a war. I just feel that the Kasab should be brought upfront, killed in the worst way one can imagine. A way in which he dies all the 160 deaths of 2008 attacks, 21 which occurred last night, the pains the survivors suffered, the loss the families faced and everything accountable. I can enlist 5 unique ideas I have to kill someone like Kasab in public. But the readers might be grossed out - Like they are when they see the pictures of the victims in the blasts. But it is high time. Mumbai deserves those Barbarian pleasures. Mumbai deserves to be part of implementing them. Let the people show how they celebrate the Birthday of a person who has taken couple hundred lives and still demands Hyderabadi Biryani in his prison cell. Give him away!
I suppose this won't happen and I assume there are a lot of people who do think this should happen. There's a game online, the developer probably has similar ideas... here's the link
http://www.games2win.com/en/play-kill_kasab.asp
It is stupid to keep playing such games as it does nothing in real life, but their existence shows the frustration, intent and craving of a Mumbaikar and an Indian in general. Peace (till it screws our life up, violence then on).
Aniket
United States feels much safer place because the Government is ready to go to any extent for its people. World peace is a different story here. There was a case a couple of days back, where a Pakistani couple traveling on an American Airlines flight was taken in custody as the plane landed in emergency. This happened after the ground security received a hoax call saying that the plane was about to be hijacked. This was clarified later, but meantime, the couple was interrogated by officials, mistreated and insulted. The couple decided to sue the Govt. but was let down saying that they were the only Muslim people on board and they needed to be interrogated for security of the people and the nation in general. This was not ethical, but it gives an idea that the being right is not important for a nation. Security/ feeling of security is a relative measure. This won't make me not take American Airlines. I would feel more secure. The link below leans more towards the innocent consumers, but describes the event.
http://consumerist.com/2011/07/couple-sues-american-airlines-following-hijacking-hoax.html
Till Kasab is not brought upfront, killed in a 'not so peaceful' way like Bin Laden was and some counter action is not taken, no Mumbaikar will get the Barbarian peace.I think it is important. For national integrity, for basic respect towards the authorities from people and humanity in general. It has been going on since ages.
I remember I tried to pet a sparrow with a broken wing when i was a kid. I treated the bird, fed it and when i thought it was healthy enough to fly in the next couple of days, I let it go. The moment I released it, there was a flock of sparrows waiting which got hold of this one sparrow. I thought they are happy, but they hurt the bird, they ended up killing it and left. The sparrow was touched! It had lived with humans, it had done something unacceptable. It deserved to die and it was given death. I couldn't accept this when Mom tried to explain it. I firmly believe now that it is a rule of nature, that if someone does something highly unacceptable according to social systems, he needs to die. He needs to die in the worst way possible to set an example.
I don't say be stupid and Blow up Pakistan. I don't say declare a war. I just feel that the Kasab should be brought upfront, killed in the worst way one can imagine. A way in which he dies all the 160 deaths of 2008 attacks, 21 which occurred last night, the pains the survivors suffered, the loss the families faced and everything accountable. I can enlist 5 unique ideas I have to kill someone like Kasab in public. But the readers might be grossed out - Like they are when they see the pictures of the victims in the blasts. But it is high time. Mumbai deserves those Barbarian pleasures. Mumbai deserves to be part of implementing them. Let the people show how they celebrate the Birthday of a person who has taken couple hundred lives and still demands Hyderabadi Biryani in his prison cell. Give him away!
I suppose this won't happen and I assume there are a lot of people who do think this should happen. There's a game online, the developer probably has similar ideas... here's the link
http://www.games2win.com/en/play-kill_kasab.asp
It is stupid to keep playing such games as it does nothing in real life, but their existence shows the frustration, intent and craving of a Mumbaikar and an Indian in general. Peace (till it screws our life up, violence then on).
Aniket
