tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post116335314340916539..comments2023-11-05T02:43:12.011-05:00Comments on Qalandar: BlinkersQalandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822440676942755461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post-1163605180831170472006-11-15T10:39:00.000-05:002006-11-15T10:39:00.000-05:00Anonymous: that logic doesn't get one anywhere, as...Anonymous: that logic doesn't get one anywhere, as one could use that to argue against any partition in the first place.<BR/><BR/>The "problem" is a mindset (pretty nigh universal in the contemporary world) that the state must represent "onself", which immediately raises the specter of a group/identity that is "self" and an identity or identities that is/are "other"... Thus x feels the need to secede because y is in a majority, but secession solves nothing, as now some of y is a minority a state that represents "x." Note that my thought here is not about assigning blame/responsibility to either "x" or "y", and indeed both might be "guilty" of aspiring for a state that represents themselves in some way. My point is that this sort of thing is reflective of a mindset, and that while these divisions APPEAR natural and essential, they are indicative of a mindset and worldview. Thus, for instance, the Hindu/Muslim "split" means different things in different political situations, as does an East Pakistani/West Pakistani "split": consider how different the Hindu/Muslim relation is in Canada, India, Guyana, or how different the East & West Pakistani/Bengali-Punjabi division is depending on whether we are talking about 1971 Dhaka or 2006 London. If these relations were essential they would have been "fixed", and would mean the same across different contexts.Qalandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822440676942755461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post-1163566809354090932006-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:002006-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:00Mr. Olpert's assertion of an united Bengal with As...Mr. Olpert's assertion of an united Bengal with Assam and parts of Bihar indeed would have been a thriving nation, where the Muslim and Hindu population mix would have been roughly of equal proportion.<BR/><BR/>It is still possible by getting the people of these places calling for a plebiscite and if the political leaders acts boldly without their selfish motives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com