…..the shooting of the elephant…..The owner was furious, but he was only an Indian and could do nothing….legally I had done the right thing, for a mad elephant has to be killed if its owner fails to control it… ….Among the Europeans opinion was divided. The older men said I was right, the younger men … Continue reading Orwell in Burma-2
Their relationship with the British Empire is that of slave and master….Is the master good or bad? That is not the question…his control is despotic and….self-interested…. As we all know, Arundhati Roy is considered as one of the leading (if not the leading) thinkers of the world. If Obama can be gifted the golden gong … Continue reading Burma and Imperial Britain
…repudiation of the “historical purpose” of the Chinese revolution….rejecting “the scientific and guiding value of Mao Zedong thought,”….“tantamount to denying the legitimacy of the CCP”…….“I admit that what I have done touched on legal issues and threatened national interests….My actions were very wrong” Next time, any damn fool of a 70-year old lady dares complain … Continue reading Historical nihilism…
The Post reported that Washington has “no-spying arrangements” with only the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, a group known collectively with the U.S. the “Five Eyes.” Just an idle fantasy that we have about A.R. and her merry band of storm-troopers (all the rage against the MAN is such a perfect cover), but supposing … Continue reading Arundhati Roy is an US spy
Fascinating story on so many levels. Across muslim south asia the thinking is that but for Mir Jafar, the British would not have got a foot-hold in Bengal. Muslim rule would continue uninterrupted across the land. India would become another Indonesia with Hindu pockets (Bali) and a Sanskrit-named airline (Garuda). In Sindh however there is … Continue reading The Hindu Mirjafar
In February, Tim and Kevin started Balaclava Kueche, Germany’s first Nazi vegan cooking show…the first episode: mixed salad, tofu scramble. “The left-wing doesn’t have a prior claim to veganism,” says Tim. “Industrial meat production is incompatible with our nationalist and socialist world views.” Even Nazis can be hipsters and wear Che Guevara uniforms. It is … Continue reading #nipster
I have not seen any comment from comrade Tariq Ali for a while, but there is a hashtag on Twitter called #HowNotToEliminateTaliban and @hussainjahanzeb tweeted about that: #HowNotToEliminateTaliban By reading Tariq Ali and thinking they are just anti-imperialist freedom fighters. That tweet reminded me of a press release I composed in honor of Tariq bhai. … Continue reading Comrade Tariq Ali comments (not)
This term as applied to England, Australia, Israel,…has a distinguished lineage associated with long running (benevolent) empires. During British rule this or that city would be referred to as the second city of the empire after London (Calcutta, Edinburgh,…). There is now physical evidence that the 51st state is actually…Pakistan. No other explanation can satisfy … Continue reading The 51st state
The original article was critiqued by Dr Omar and here is her detailed response aimed at her critics (does not speak about her forthcoming book though). It is startling what she has to report- arab americans are facing grave levels of discrimination – the author is speaking from personal experience (people throwing lit cigarettes at … Continue reading Randa Zarar responds to hate-mail
