“As bombs hit the Middle East, poisonous and biased propaganda against the Muslims in India goes about uncontrolled, revealing that the ground realities are turning bleaker and darker and worrying.”
The year is ending in an extremely worrying scenario. What with bombardments and killings and havoc ongoing in the Middle East. Mind you, Israel's targeted attacks are spreading out from Gaza and around, now on to Syria.
The destruction is peaking, and together with that, an obvious expansionist design seems to unfold. Where and how will this end? And above all, when will it end? Hundreds and thousands of Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians are already ruined! Many more were affected. The destruction continues and there are no signs of halting this bloody destruction. Blood and bloodshed spread out.
Commentators relay that the situation in Syria is compounding as Israel and its allies quickly intrude into its territory, along with expansionist strategies. I'm reminded of what Noam Chomsky told me during an earlier interview over two decades back when he was visiting New Delhi. His comments were of much significance.
During that interview, when I'd asked Chomsky what changes he could foresee or apprehend in the changing world order, he detailed the havoc that superpower America along with its allies could be furthering its strategies.
To quote Chomsky from that interview:
"The threat of terrorism is not the only abyss into which we peer… an even greater threat is posed by the expansion of arms race… the term 'race' is inappropriate because the USA is, for now, competing alone. Its goal is to achieve 'full spectrum dominance'.
These plans have been available in government documents for some years, and the projects outlined are being developed. They were expanded in the first months of the Bush administration and again after 11 September in a crude exploitation of the fear and horror engendered by these crimes… it is conventional everywhere for the attack to be 'defense' and this case is no exception.
The plans for the militarization of space are disguised as 'Ballistic Missile Defense' (BMD). And it is well understood that BMD, even if technically feasible, must rely on satellite communication. Destroying satellites is far easier than shooting down missiles.
This is one reason why the USA must seek full spectrum dominance, such overwhelming control of space that even the poor man's weapons will not be available to an adversary… the goal of militarization of space extends far beyond. The Clinton era publications announce the primary goal prominently – 'Dominating the space dimension of military operations.
“To protect US interests and investment. 'Armies were needed 'during the westward expansion of continental United States'! Of course, in self-defense against the Indigenous population!"
And if one were to focus attention on our country, the communal situation is more than worrying. The recent utterances of a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court could be termed alarming. Yes, alarming! Blatantly communal and along the typical Hindutva strain. One can well imagine the trickle-down effect of such widespread bias and communal attitude against the minority Muslim community in the country.
Communally surcharged obnoxious comments, together with abusive language, have accelerated in recent years. Several right-wing parliamentarians have used gutter-abusive language in the context of the Muslims of the country. And they seem to have gotten away with all their utterances. Even the political rulers of the day, who came up with hate speeches, giving one hate speech after another, have gone about unapologetic!
It wouldn't be incorrect to say that there stands a definite pattern to target the Muslim community and their faith. Propaganda is ongoing. Made to take off along various alibis, from many platforms and forums.
Such is the extent of the negativities spread out about the Muslims of the country that it seems there exists a well-planned strategy of the right-wing to target the Muslims in a very systematic way. Heap all possible blame on them. Hit them along the economic, financial, and social strain. Target their places of worship. Unleash fear in them. Spread out myths and misconceptions about them… And the gullible are fed on this anti-Muslim diet, as the political mafia continues to flourish on the lethal combination of hate and hatred.
And as this poisonous and biased propaganda against the Muslim community goes about uncontrolled, the ground realities are turning bleaker and darker and worrying.
Leaving you with these lines of Sahir Ludhianvi …
These lines of Sahir Ludhianvi from his poem ‘Khoon phir khoon hai’ (Blood, however, is blood) tucked in the volume ‘A Celebration of Progressive Urdu Poetry – Anthems of Resistance’ (IndiaInk/Roli Books) by Ali Husain Mir and Raza Mir:
Tyranny is but tyranny; when it grows it is vanquished
Blood, however, is blood; if it spills it will congeal
It will congeal on the desert sands, on the murderer’s hand
On the brow of justice and chained feet
On the unjust sword, on the sacrificial body
Blood is blood; if it spills it will take root
Let them hide all they want, skulk in their lairs
The track of spilled blood will point out the executioners’ abode
Let conspiracies shroud the truth with darkness
Each drop of blood will march out, holding aloft a lamp
Say this to tyranny’s worthless and dishonoured Destiny
say this to Coercion’s manipulative intent
say this to Laila, the darling of the assembly
Blood is wild, it will splatter and stain your garment
It is a rapid flame that will scorch your harvests
That blood which you wished to bury in the killing fields
has risen today in the streets and courts
Somewhere as a flame, somewhere as a slogan. Somewhere else as a flung stone
When blood flows bayonets cannot contain it
When it raises its defiant head, laws will not restrain it
Tyranny has no caste, no community, no status or dignity
Tyranny is simply tyranny, from its beginning to its end
Blood is however blood; it becomes a hundred things:
Shapes that cannot be obliterated
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