Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The one where I sermonize emptily...

The world would value an Indian life the same as we would value it... When a blast that kills 60 has to fight for space on the front-page with Shoaib Akhtar's spell, why is it not surprising that the New York Times barely deigns to even report it. Pain need not, and perhaps should not be viciousness, anger and an undirected need to bomb, murder or destroy some vaguely defined 'Them'; but still...
Today's read if you will so...
http://www.crosscurrents.org/farley2005.htm
A theory of Fundamentalism. Simplistic sometimes, with significant logical flaws; but captivating, nevertheless.

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