[Assam] force is effective only as a preventative

[Sushanta Kar]

Well said and good suggestion Utamda! I could have avoid the word 'bloody' .
No comments anymore for now.

Sushanta

On 3 June 2010 12:17, uttam borthakur <uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in> wrote:

> Dear Sushanta,
>
> The analogy between the "Emperor" and the "Pirate" applies here. The
> "Emperor" (Alexander) molested the world, but had retained the right to
> punish the "Pirate", who had molested a few ships. The reason for this view
> is obvious; there would be no end to this debate, as the debate has not been
> resolved even by 'war', the extreme method of seeking a resolution.
>
> But at the same time, use of less adjectives, and more of reasons, would
> augur well for an argument. The use of the word 'concrete' by a German lady
> (who was a communist, but Gestapo could not ascertain her leanings through
> severe interrogation) at the fag end of an inqusition gave her away (Refer
> to: The God that Failed) . So, it would be better to stick to admitted facts
> (even what is fact for you may not be fact for another) beyond reproach
> would make your case stronger, and even your detractors would keep a guarded
> silence or stay away from entering a debate or try to evade the moot issues,
> unless they have a vested interest in scoring over you. :-)
>
> Just tell me why should you call the British 'bloody'; the empire could not
> do otherwise than to set up an empire, because the growth of mercantile
> activities  had to find a market world-wide; just like the present US, which
> cannot do without looting the scarce fossil fuel of the middle-east. If they
> rely only on their own resources, the domestic prices would soar,
> transportation costs will increase, all bills would go high, and the halcyon
> days now reigning in the US may end up in a dated 'concept' of 'armed
> rebellion' ( the citizens have more liberty to carry weapons than in our
> place) for which they have already put in place the Homeland Security 'idea'
> instead of 'concept'!
>
>
> Uttam Kumar Borthakur
>
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