I think the line of thoughts below is almost all wrong.
Let me say it clearly again, 'Saudi Arabia is a barbaric state' is no good reason for any good/just person/nation to turn barbaric.
Now, does that mean that a just person/nation should accept Saudi Arabia to remain barbaric? NO.
I think good/just people should remain good/just and try their best to discourage barbaric/unjust behavior everywhere. They should also penalize/fight hatred and injustice where needed. Fighting the barbarians with "justice for all" philosophy is not barbarian by any means.
It is very unfortunate that for short-term and short-sighted interests, and for their mostly perceived weakness, many otherwise decent people/nations accept, tolerate, and even encourage unjust and barbaric behavior in people and nations.
Let me give an example from the Indian subcontinent. In India, the so-called secular forces are too short-sighted and idiotic; they do not seek just one set of laws (uniform civil code) for all citizens. The uniform civil code, which is a serious secular phenomenon, gets hijacked by the Hindutwa fanatics. What a shame!
Now talking about some realities, I can see that in some places in the world, one group of hate-mongers seems to be better in fighting another group of hate-mongers. That reality, to me, is too unfortunate and wrong. The fight really should be between the hate-mongers and people who do not hate; and it should be executed with utmost conviction by people who do not hate. Until this present reality is changed, I do not see much hope in this world.
Sukhamaya Bain
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From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
You said Saudi Arabia, being a barbarian state, can do such things, but that should not be repeated by others. Unfortunately, Saudi Arabia is very influential world power; whatever they do, many others emulate. There are many other countries, where persecution of religious minorities are rampant. Also, as you know, millions of people have no problem with Saudi religious practices. They will support it until they are subjected to such discrimination, as is the case in Angola.
You must have noticed that – there are no outcries over such unjust practice in Saudi Arabia also. That could be because most people love to take the moral high ground, as you did. They people have mindset of "we are not one of them." The result is – such practices have been going on unabated for thousands of year in Saudi Arabia. Iran has jailed a Christian Priest, recently, because he has been holding prayer meetings at private residences there. There are many such examples in many countries around the world.
When we say – Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc. are barbarian states, we kind of give them a pass to do anything there. This sort of moral high ground usually leads to vulnerability.
Most wrongdoers are lowlife people, but we still have to engage them to fight wrongdoings. In covert operations, good people have to act like bad people to fight wrongdoers. Sometimes, you have to use a thorn to pull out another thorn. Let's think about this fact – if a mugger gets mugged one day, I believe, he will learn a better lesson than sitting in the jail with free food, free lodging, and free entertainment.
One of the human characteristics is – we feel and understand some of our actions when it happens directly to us. Banning any religion anywhere is wrong; but sometimes it may be the best way to open up eyes and consciousness of some people, who otherwise won't learn lesson.
Jiten Roy
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