The Great Indian Political Debate - 2

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Read Arvind Sharma on the role of tolerance in India today, especially tolerating what should not be tolerated. This dogma of tolerating dubious modes of behavior , such as denigrating Hindu icons (secularism) has now been elevated to the status of a religion and is pursued for its own sake. Nowhere is it asked why secularism whould be regarded as a fundamental principle. Even less is it asked whether such a dogma has any relevance or usefulness for India where the main votaries of intolerance are not Hindus but the minorities (especially the Muslims and the Xtians) who are constantly denigrating the HIndu belief system in their zeal to evangelize the majority of the population. They get away with it simply because their belief system does not allow secularism as a permissible belief.Nowhere in the debate have the movers and shakers in the Congress Party the guts to point out that Islam and secularism are a contradiction in terms.

One forumite has accused others in the forum of wanting to drive the Muslims into the sea. Never mind that the only person to bring up such a course of action was himself. So, the double standard and the Goebellian lie lives on and thrives in India today. Tolerate the intolerant and dub the truly tolerant as being communal.