Global Economy

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The following seem to suggest a difference in character between the Indian agitation and those in the civilized world:



[url="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/article2549080.ece#.Tp4uXrryINE.twitter"]Public ire in a time of scandals [/url]

NIRMALA SITHARAMAN

With karmic equanimity, we Indians endure man-made disasters and insults without a whisper. Even when they become unbearable to the collective psyche, being assured “yada yada dharmasya glanir bhavathi…”, we are certain that sometime, if not instantly, redemption is our due.



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As props, if Indians printed imitation currency notes with face value of Rs 1,76,000 crore, those occupying Wall Street held up placards “No bulls, No bears, just pigs.” European protesters thought “Bankers are the Looters,” we, wearing the Gandhi topi, widened the list of villains to include the politicians, the realtors and the bureaucrats.

Savithri,

The OWS protestors seem to be ordinary western liberals who are are feeling disinherited by the sudden loss of their domestic prospects..

For example, look at the typical race-denial if not race-baiting engaged in:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaZF4FJ2eUA&feature=related"]Racist Rager @ Occupy Wall St. [/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJJOQpXmv4&feature=related"]Hateful shouting match at Occupy Wall Street [/url]