The fine, and altruistically arduous, judgement one needs to make between what is right and wrong is a path tread casually. Why casually and arduous in the same context, one might ask, getting the possible reply that basic human nature dictates that often it fails to discern what does not seem to it routine, or obvious. Hence casual, because you simply want someone to analyse it for you, the end result should govern and simply funnel out the entirety in a simple black or white monochrome. Because the general sentiment is I need not know the backstage as long as the conclusion corroborates with my stagnant notion, which of course, again, is a black and white monochrome with no base-paint of real shades of truth and discernment. And the arduous alley is perennially empty, because, simply, who is such fool to delve deep.
As always, to every entity, at least two sides exist, if it is not multidimensional, then many more. We have arguments, facts, counter-arguments, debates, dissonance, as true to any democratic setup. But then again the writer is no one to spell out what the truth is. But rather, why the present situation of agitation by students' body over an incident whose implications, everyone solemnly accepts, are simply horrifying, and its unbelievable condemnation by people not directly present or proactively involved, should be seen as an instance of how easily we want something to be true. Magic-realism? Maybe.
So some rock-solid mentalities and theories : the said student body is always up for some political mileage, will always stand up to propagate culture of resistance and brandish its notorious resistance; the students always up for some mischief, and if caught, will trick even the Devil to waltz out in the easy path; and of course the vital ones - the authority is sacrosanct and media supreme. So the popular avenues of right information and free thinking are choked as long as those do not conform by establishment and set beliefs. The institution has always been breeding ground for nefarious activities, and hence, whatever the backdrop might be this time, the commotion is straightway pronounced wrong; their demands and protests has always been unjustified, hence it is meant to be wrong this time, as well. Why should we look and introspect, what is there to judge, a man of the streets asks. (Or is it just the man on the streets, not the different student community from the same institution, who themselves might be facing a similar situation? Didn't they realize, or were they busy appeasing themselves with what they have been forced to believe?)
Establishment always swallows opinions, or viewpoints which, even in a bit, sway from what is deemed obvious or the perennially recurring notions. An alternative voice to the situation is never given space. Now even if you have something worth fighting for, there is always a resistance of mind which prohibits you from projecting a different perspective, maybe even the true story, because that would clash with the ongoing reality(?) which people put themselves in. Why disturb that equilibrium of nonchalance of regular denizens and unquestionable fairness of authority. I will omit the facts which somewhat erodes popular thinking, I will select a story which people like to listen, I will select an angle which establishment conforms by, I will label your dissent with a political/ ideological slant that garners general distrust/ unacceptability, and finally I would spell out the judgement because you need not concern yourself with facts.
Because truth is for harebrained pussies.
As always, to every entity, at least two sides exist, if it is not multidimensional, then many more. We have arguments, facts, counter-arguments, debates, dissonance, as true to any democratic setup. But then again the writer is no one to spell out what the truth is. But rather, why the present situation of agitation by students' body over an incident whose implications, everyone solemnly accepts, are simply horrifying, and its unbelievable condemnation by people not directly present or proactively involved, should be seen as an instance of how easily we want something to be true. Magic-realism? Maybe.
So some rock-solid mentalities and theories : the said student body is always up for some political mileage, will always stand up to propagate culture of resistance and brandish its notorious resistance; the students always up for some mischief, and if caught, will trick even the Devil to waltz out in the easy path; and of course the vital ones - the authority is sacrosanct and media supreme. So the popular avenues of right information and free thinking are choked as long as those do not conform by establishment and set beliefs. The institution has always been breeding ground for nefarious activities, and hence, whatever the backdrop might be this time, the commotion is straightway pronounced wrong; their demands and protests has always been unjustified, hence it is meant to be wrong this time, as well. Why should we look and introspect, what is there to judge, a man of the streets asks. (Or is it just the man on the streets, not the different student community from the same institution, who themselves might be facing a similar situation? Didn't they realize, or were they busy appeasing themselves with what they have been forced to believe?)
Establishment always swallows opinions, or viewpoints which, even in a bit, sway from what is deemed obvious or the perennially recurring notions. An alternative voice to the situation is never given space. Now even if you have something worth fighting for, there is always a resistance of mind which prohibits you from projecting a different perspective, maybe even the true story, because that would clash with the ongoing reality(?) which people put themselves in. Why disturb that equilibrium of nonchalance of regular denizens and unquestionable fairness of authority. I will omit the facts which somewhat erodes popular thinking, I will select a story which people like to listen, I will select an angle which establishment conforms by, I will label your dissent with a political/ ideological slant that garners general distrust/ unacceptability, and finally I would spell out the judgement because you need not concern yourself with facts.
Because truth is for harebrained pussies.
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This is just an appeal and, as stated above, is neither the judgement nor the truth. They somewhat lie garbled in appeasement and our lack of digestive juices to absorb what one should see/hear as against what one sees/hears.
Jadavpur University, Sept'13.
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