(This is a
MaxiPost)
Christianity has many denominations that aren’t so
widely known. There’s Jehovah’s Witness
who believe the world is rotten and has to be destroyed and God’s Kingdom will
be established here. The JW’s don’t celebrate any holidays or any festival, not
even Christmas. It’s almost like they’re in permanent mourning. An even lesser
known denomination is the Amish
community. This community lives isolated from the modern world without any
modern technology or tools. They still use horse-drawn carriages and not cars.
They don’t use electrical gadgets or tools for their work. They have a nice
tradition; when a couple gets married
they build them a new barn. Watch the video (2.25 mins):
That’s a clip from the Harrison Ford movie “Witness” (1985). That’s the
first time I ever heard of the Amish. In the movie, tough-cop Ford hides
himself in an Amish community to protect himself and an Amish kid who is a
witness to a crime. While he’s there, he mingles with them and becomes one of
them. The Amish are a very tiny community who believe only God is their judge. Their
way of life is often laughed at and ridiculed. But the Amish were made more
known for another incident; a terrible one in 2006. A gunman Charles Roberts took hostages and shot ten girls (aged
6–13), killing five, at an Amish school in Pennsylvania, before committing
suicide. Roberts used to deliver milk at the school.
Wiki: “The emphasis on
forgiveness and reconciliation in the response of the Amish community was
widely discussed in the national media… On the day of the shooting, a
grandfather of one of the murdered Amish girls was heard warning some young
relatives not to hate the killer, saying, "We must not think evil of this
man." Another Amish father noted, "He had a mother and a wife and a
soul and now he's standing before a just God." Jack Meyer, a member of the
Brethren community living near the Amish in Lancaster County, explained:
"I don't think there's anybody here that wants to do anything but forgive
and not only reach out to those who have suffered a loss in that way but to reach out to the family of the man
who committed these acts”. Such extraordinary forgiveness doesn’t come
easy and is unknown in the world we live in. The shooting makes great TV but
their forgiveness doesn’t. The Amish are a very tiny minority. They are “different”. Nobody told them or made
them feel “different”; it’s just
their way of life. And a very peaceful one! Back home, our politicians and
media keep telling one particular community they are “different” (while screaming they are “equal” citizens) and molly-coddle them and appease them and
overlook all their violence.
One of the most widely read posts on this site and
one which resonated with a large number of people is “Delhi’s Broken Windows”.
The simple essence of that post is that if small hygiene routines in
crime-prevention aren’t carried out at regular intervals a major epidemic is
likely to break out soon. Ignore sexual harassment of girls and allow illegal
buses and other vehicles on the road, incidents like Delhi Gangrape are bound to follow. There is enormous wisdom in “a stitch in time saves nine”. The Muzaffarnagar riots too started on
August 27, 2013 out of an eve-teasing incident. The brother and another man
assaulted the Muslim guy who harassed a girl. The Muslim guy died. So the
Muslims attacked the Hindus in revenge and killed those two. Then it became a
bigger riot by Muslims and finally the Jats retaliated severely. That is the
story being mostly reported by most news agencies.
The media took it seriously only when one of their
own, Rajesh Verma of IBN, was killed
on September 7. If the media that endlessly moralises on such issues had
reported on many communal incidents in UP maybe things wouldn’t have come to
such a pass. But it has been a tradition
with our criminal media to remain silent and even cover-up when Muslim mobs go
haywire. The Muzaffarnagar riots were hardly the first since the Akhilesh
Yadav govt took over. But before we get to all that let’s see how “sickulars”
deal with communal violence. This is a statement by MoS Home RPN Singh in LokSabha:
This was on May 7, 2013 even as many “chota-mota”
incidents were routine in UP. What was the media doing? Post the killing of
that IBN journalist many news sites put up a history of communal incidents in
UP. Here’s one from FirstPost
(and even this may not be complete but shows major incidents):
2
June, 2012:Mathura Four killed at
Kosi Kalan following a dispute over drinking water outside a place of worship. 4 June, 2012 Muzaffarnagar Two women
and 18 men were wounded in clashes.23
July, 2012:Bareilly Three killed over loud music near a place of worship in
JogiNavada. Curfew re-imposed on 12 August following fresh violence. 16 Sept, 2012 Ghaziabad Six killed in
clashes after alleged desecration of a sacred book. 24 Oct,
2012:Faizabad One killed; curfew following a dispute during Durga
procession. 6 Dec, 2012: Azamgarh
Violent clashes injure 11. 16 Jan, 2013:
Lucknow Two killed, seven injured in bloodshed between two sects in Old City. 6 April, 2013: Meerut Several injured
during protests against an incendiary Facebook post. 26 July, 2013: Meerut Two killed in clashes over a dispute on use
of loudspeakers during festival. 27 Aug,
2013: Muzaffarnagar Three killed after a girl was harassed in Kawal
village. 31 Aug, 2013: Amethi Dalit
homes set on fire; man killed over construction on Gram Sabha land. 3 Sept, 2013: Shamli One killed, 10
injured in conflict between two communities over dumping of garbage in Tisara. 7 Sept, 2013: Muzaffarnagar Nine killed
in violence after Mahapanchayat in protest against Kawal incident.
So FirstPost lists about six riots in UP for 2012.
No, I’m not expecting them to list all or be accurate with these numbers. They
have more important things to do. But when RPN Singh made that statement in
parliament which I referred above he also provided an Annexure of communal violence incidents across India for the
period 2010 to March 2013. Take a look (if the table isn’t very clear, please
open the link I have provided):
Interesting, eh? So our Mos Home says there were 668 communal riots in 2012 and 171 till March this year.
Okay! Let’s put aside figures for 2010, 2011 and stay close to 2012 and 2013.
Now some important questions! Take a look the first
red block I’ve marked for Assam. It
says “zero” communal riots in 2012
and 2013. Assam had the worst riots of 2012 in July-August when the “tyranny of distance” and “lack of OB vans” prevented Rajdeep Sardesai from reporting on it.
Who generates these numbers being given to parliament? The second red block
I’ve marked is Gujarat. The table says 57 incidents in 2012 and 20 incidents in
2013 till March. Really? Assam had zero in 2012 and Gujarat had 57? Is it
possible? Even if there were group clashes between stray dogs from two streets
in Gujarat, that would have made 38000 headlines in the media with another
50000 “Blows to Modi”.
And the red block at the bottom is that for UP
which says 118 for 2012 and 24 in 2013. I may sound harsh, but if a journo had
been killed in any of those initial 118 riots of 2012 in UP many other riots may have been prevented and
lives saved. Nobody knows the numbers. Neither the media nor the Home Ministry!
And to tackle all this there was another delegation by Muslims (led by Kamaal “Yasin Batkal was arrested because he’s a Muslim” Farooqui of SP) to demand the Communal
Violence Bill.
Let’s face the truth. No law has prevented murders
and rapes. They never will. Even the most alert cops may not be able to prevent
murders and rapes inside private homes or buildings but they surely can prevent
these crimes on the streets in public. Communal
riots don’t happen in private homes; they happen on the streets. It’s not
as if there have been no sparks in Gujarat either. There have been cases of
stone-throwing at Ganesh processions in some places but they were nipped in the
bud. That is what is expected of Police and politicians. Of course, our
criminal media tends to ignore and cover-up crimes by Muslims for obvious
reasons and, like in UP, this may end up in more tragedies like Muzaffarnagar.
They leave the window open for riots to escalate. And when rudely woken up, people
like Rajdeep, Barkha, Arnab, Kanwal etc. will all start sermonising the world
and do stupid sting operations and claim credit over each other. These are the
real enemies of peace and harmony. Watch this stupid self-righteous aggression
by Rajdeep (2.51 mins):
Subramaniam
Swamy rightly points out that Hindus
cannot be constantly put back. They cannot endlessly suffer the extremists
within the minority community. If Rajdeep wants reconciliation has he gone and
talked to any Muslim group? Has he ever condemned any Muslim group directly for
violence? The media morons even swallowed the fact of their property and people
being damaged and injured at Azad Maidan.
The rioters at Azad Maidan molested female cops, burnt vehicles, destroyed a
Jawan Memorial and the cops just watched. What moronic reconciliation is this
man talking about? If your sister or wife is harassed by anyone I doubt anyone
is going to say a prayer. If your religious procession is stoned frequently, it
is bound to enrage people. If you burn 59 people in a rail coach for no
particular reason it becomes impossible to hold back passions. And what’s their
anger? Even reasons like somebody burned their holy book? Fine, if someone
burns the Gita or dumps it in the garbage I would consider it silly. It will
not offend me, but even if it offends and enrages me I am certainly not going
to pull a gun or a sword and start killing people. Muslims need to learn that. Category 4 moron Ashutosh wonders if he
would be considered a “nationalist” if he were to criticise Islam. This is his
sly tweet to Hindus. No, you won’t be a nationalist, but chances are you’ll be
dead.
The extremists who create such fears have made it
impossible for anyone to talk reason to them. Their extremism is not restricted
to India, it’s universal. They are in conflict wherever they are, in Britain,
France, USA and even Marijuana-legal Netherlands. Forget these western nations;
they are in conflict even in the purest of pure Pakistan. Terrible
fact is that Hindus are increasingly being called “cowards” in various forums
for tolerating a lot of offences. Hindus are not Amish. The media can’t
stop crying and screaming Muslims aren’t being allowed to get into the
“mainstream” Indian life. But do they want to? Swathes of towns and villages in
UP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra. Bihar and some more States have more or less become
“Islamic” towns. The 3rd wave that Asad Owaisi promised in the parliament has
already been in operation for many years, he said nothing new (Read Tavleen Singh’s article). And
what are Congress, SP, JDU, RJD and similar “Sickular” parties telling the
Muslims? They’re telling them ‘Look, you people are different. Look you
people are pathetic victims. Look you people can’t make a living on your own.
Look, you need us or you will die’.
Special courts, special subsidies, reservations,
pilgrimage subsidies, separate marriage laws, instant divorce laws, no alimony
for women, Islamic banking and on and on. And what’s the outcome? In places
like Kishtwar, the attempted ethnic
cleansing was completely blacked out by govt and the media. And who is to blame
for all the miseries of Muslims and the communal violence? Of course, Hindus! As if Hindus have nothing else to do in life
other than indulge in violence against Muslims. This is what the media morons
tell you. The Central govt conveniently blames States for all this but they
don’t even have accurate statistics as RPN Singh shows. Pathetic! Among the
media folks only Gaurav Sawant had
the guts to speak the truth. I had to jokingly tweet back to him to get Z-plus
security.
Let’s face it! As long as there are different laws
for different communities and “sickular” politicians and media-politicians like
Rajdeep, Ashutosh dividing the country there will be communal riots. As long as
there is appeasement of Muslims there will be communal riots. It’s an unfortunate
fact of life. Lately, there are reports of an Islamic University being set up and constructed at Tirupati, one of the holiest towns for
Hindus. This is not prevention, this is further invitation to communal
disharmony. This is mindlessly breaking
a window that isn’t broken. With the University will come up a lot of
residences and supply stores. With the university will come up a lot of
mosques. A mini Islamic town in a Holy Hindu town is likely to be created.
There are plenty of towns where this university can be created but choosing
Tirupati is not without its own motives. The Islamists wanted to create an
Islamic centre near the disaster site of WTC of 9/11. It was protested and suspended.
The Tirupati Islamic University too needs to be moved. Not because it is bad
but because the very nature of India’s appeasement policies leads to disharmony
and violence. Stop appeasement and the feeling of victimhood, being different
will slowly dissipate or it will last for eternity.
Muzaffarnagar is a clear case of provocation and
violence that seems to have backfired on the rioters and some politicians. The
Jats retaliated only as they would be expected and are known to do. They are a
lot like proud warrior clans and are not going to tolerate offences like some
other Hindu communities. Our sickular
political parties and liars in media live in denial of some fake “communal
harmony” and “unity in diversity” dream. As long as there are different
laws, appeasement, intolerance of the majority community these communal lies
will only lead to more disasters.
