You are right. The holy dip and the anti -gay march are not the same, Hitler won an election . Truly scary . My point is that the size of right wing shows of strength should not lead one to political despair and cynicism.
Fraternally NMK
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> A 'holy' dip in the Ganges is a harmless frolic even if rooted in
> religious superstition. Denying people civil rights is not, and it is
> even more dangerous when rooted in religious superstition.
>
> wojtek
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:46 AM, madhavan kutty Nandeilath
> <madhavanconscious at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Comrade
> >
> > Millions of Indians took a 'holy' dip in the Ganges at Allahabad today
> > seeking salvation on Mahakumbh.In my own South Indian state of Kerala
> which
> > can boast of continuing mass support for the Communist Party tens of
> > thousands of pilgrims folked to a forest shrine today for an '
> auspicious '
> > view of a certain star in the sky.If these were to demoralize us, we have
> > already lost the battle .
> >
> > Fraternally
> > NMK
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> [WS:] You are probably right. OTOH, I find it rather disturbing that
> >> a right wing demo attracts some 350k followers, the largest demo in
> >> France in some 20 years. I wish that so many people were in the
> >> streets to protest neoliberalism.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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> Wojtek
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