Yes, I say that with regrets. People are not ready for it and I am not sure whether they will be ever ready.? Can you vertically integrate such open-minded progressiveness in a society where people can kill you for facebook comments? Latif is a brave man, who will be walking as a dead man for a while. What good is that when one voice will be totally silenced until passes away? There is no second voice to come to his aid in 180 mil people' country. What does it tell you?
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss
-Seuss
On Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:35 AM, "Jiten Roy jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Are you saying Latif Siddiqui should not have expressed his views, because illiterate ignorant people will not like it? If that's the case – there is no hope for progress; we are stuck in the past.
I remember – we had a civil discourse about Hajj, a year or so back, in this forum. We discussed about this multi-billion dollar business in Saudi Arabia, where many people spend their life-savings.
The main problem with this discourse is - now politicians are involved. BNP/Jamat wants to score political points against Awami League. They have found one. When politicians get involved in a discourse, you can rest assure – it will end in turmoil.
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 7:12 PM, "Shah Deeldar shahdeeldar@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
It was really foolish for him to get into this nonsense knowing fully Bangladeshi Muslim sentiment. 50% people can't even read and write and you start criticizing Haj, prophet and Saudis? What could be more explosive than that? That man's life is in deep danger like Nasreen and Salman Rushdhi. Watch a full mea culpa from this man.
-SD
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss
-Seuss
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:07 AM, "jnrsr53@yahoo.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Bangladesh is a political jungle, where politicians are animals, looking prays. They will grab anything and everything, when they are hungry. Even though this is a non-issue, they will bite it, because they are hungry.
Mr. Latif Siddiqui expressed his views, which many may not be shared by majority. So what? Let's say - he is wrong. He will be a sinner; let him face Allah. Why are you fighting with police, and putting your life on the line for his sin?
It's really sad to see the level of ignorance of some people in Bangladesh; they are ready to come to the street and fight with police; some are ready to give life for something he said, if need be. It's heart-breaking to see that - lives are so cheap in Bangladesh.
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