[Assam] On Bush

[Ram Sarangapani]

Hi JS,

Am not sure why this is a different thread - nevertheless

>One does not become "brave and a patriot" by throwing a shoe at a visiting
>President.
I agree absolutely (as I had indicated earlier - we would not think of it).
And chappal throwing do a here make. But, JS, who knows? In the Iraqi
situation, seems like they went from relative stability (albiet with a
tyrant as leader) to utter chaos, death & mayhem. Shoe throwing may be what
the Iraqis want - an elixir to boost their morale? There seems be a cultural
twist too. Arabs (like Indians) do consider shoes & chappals thrown as
insults - at least more than Americans. I later read - this reporter had
some bones broken and is in jail, as expected.

And contrary to what Sushanta would like, Americans would not be inclined to
throw shoes (they are expensive here), rotten tomatoes or rotten eggs maybe,
but definitely no Nikis or Air Jordans.

Like you indicated, JS, they are more prone to write and express their
frustrations.


>I will like to  add that the people of America possibly do not think in
tune with an Indian like  JS.  Why, then, they thrown away his >party in
last election ?

And I have no idea what this is (from Sushanta), maybe he will clarify and
expand upon it. But in the meantime, I can't think anymore, it just makes my
head hurt :)

--Ram da



On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:23 AM, Jyotirmoy Sharma <
jyotirmoy.sharma at gmail.com> wrote:

> One does not become "brave and a patriot" by throwing a shoe at a visiting
> President. And if he had to express his frustrations, I think he would have
> been given the opportunity to speak. AND he was supposed to be a
> "journalist".
> Most western leaders take such incidents lightly and say that democracy
> gives people a right to express their view. Something that leaders from our
> part of the world would never embrace. Bush even joked that the shoe was
> size 10. Imagine what would have happened if he had thrown a shoe at
> Saddam.
> Now, that would have been brave, for the consequences are well known.
>
> Irrespective of what Americans think of Bush now, the majority were with
> the
> President during the invasion. They believe that it's the President's job
> and responsibility to protect the country and it's citizens that he knows
> his job well.
> JS
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Pragyan,Tinsukia College <
> pragyan_tsc50 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
> > Well said Ramda,
> > ''Iraq was the wrong country to invade. Without going into it much
> deeper,
> > many in the US are now aware that Bush invaded  Iraq  for other reasons
> > (Oil, War economics, "he tried to kill my daddy" ) and not Sept. 11."
> >  I will like to  add that the people of America possibly do not think in
> > tune with an Indian like  JS.  Why, then, they thrown away his party in
> last
> > election ? More than 3000 American got killed to satisfy Bush and his
> > Companies greed for OIL and power. And now lacks of people loosing their
> > jobs, business and home for this hated individual .He has ruined America,
> > history will say in coming days. It's very possible that we can see the
> > replay of  the same chappal episode in his own country in near
> future.This
> > brave reporter and patriot  is like our own hero Sardar Udham Shing.
> > Sushanta   Kar
> >
> >
> >
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