What does "the Left" stand for? Presumably, maximizing human well-being. I don't think human well-being is increased by separatism in those areas. Especially if international forces like Al-Qaeda get involved.
I think Westerners tend to romanticize secessionists. In my experience, in the modern world, they are usually pretty unsavory ultranationalists. I thought "the Left" was supposed to be cosmopolitan and believed in peaceful resolution to conflict issues. Why do they seem to support crude tribalism in so many instances?
--- uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
> Yes, it's interesting. However, his occasional
> comparison between Chechnya
> and Kashmir is misleading.
>
> Conflicts like Chechnya and Kashmir are to be found
> in most parts of Asia: Philippines, Thailand,
> Indonesia, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Iran, Sri
> Lanka, Iraq etc. How are they to be dealt with by
> the Left? What is the appropriate Left position on
> the "national question" in the 21 Century?
>
> Ulhas
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