Desicritics Comments on If the World Becomes Colour Blind...

Comment by commonsense

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:06:04 EDT

Kaffir: "As to what they say, plenty of things about infidels and idol-worshipers, and how Muslims are "superior" to rest all non-Muslims." trust "Kaffir" to say such things...

Comment by kaffir

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:38:12 EDT

"In the common room next to my room, some students do their Namaaz 5 times a day diligently. I don't understand what they're saying. It sounds beautiful. I stand in awe, listening hard, wishing I could understand them, their message, and tell the world how great they are." ****************** If you don't understand what they're saying, and if you don't understand them or their message, how do arrive at the conclusion that "how great they are"? I hope you see the logical fallacy of your statements. For someone who is in engineering, logic should be a strength. As to what they say, plenty of things about infidels and idol-worshipers, and how Muslims are "superior" to rest all non-Muslims. A simple google search would bring up information on that. But the way your mind is working, it's not making a decision based on actual evaluation, but reacting to your fellow students' scornful statements as you seek to "right" the balance in this world through your response by aligning with the "underdog/victim", a balance which in your view, has been unbalanced by those comments.

A note to the editors: Was this dour post the only one submitted to celebrate the colorful and joyous festival of Holi? No Holi contest, a la Valentine's Day contest?

Comment by temporal

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:56:26 EDT

mama, mama!

Comment by Ruvy

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:23 EDT

Hardik, [yawn] I forgot to mention that at this site, there are always folks ready to drag out the lies of Arab propagandists and display them as if they were truth. I'm going to go rummage the fridge for another chocolate bar, if you'll excuse me....

Comment by temporal

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:15 EDT

no chocolates for guessing why;) "I couldn't run. My pregnancy was too far advanced and there was nowhere to hide," said Amna Salman Rabaye, 31, as she recalled the terrifying incident several months ago. Rabaye from the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Tuwani in the southern West Bank was grazing her sheep when she was assaulted by a security guard from the adjacent illegal Israeli settlement of Ma'on. "We saw a group of masked Israeli settlers armed with sticks and chains heading towards us. The younger shepherds ran and managed to escape, leaving me with the flock of sheep," Rabaye told IPS. "It was physically impossible for me to run and I also didn't want the settlers to kill or steal my sheep. The security guard pushed me over but I was not injured," recalled Rabaye who was then seven months pregnant. Mel Frykberg

Comment by Ruvy

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:01:40 EDT

I say we are here to enjoy the simple things in life that delight us. For me it's chocolate. Chocolate has helped me resolve many a strife, and many internal disturbances. Chocolate is one of the biggest motivation factors for me. I'm off for a bar of Cadbury's. I'm with you. We just finished celebrating Purim, a holiday that commemorates the salvation of the Jews of Persia from the plot of an ancient enemy to kill us all off. As part of the celebrations, we give each other gifts; my wife made loads of chocolate cakes to give to our neighbors and we got chocolate in turn. Like you, I feel no reasons to celebrate; today's Persians are howling for our destruction, some idiot in Mecca is demanding that the Starbuck's there be closed because it "uses the crown of Xerxes on the head of Queen Esther" (the Jewish queen who is the hero of Purim) as its logo. The North American campuses have just finished defaming our country with "Israel Apartheid Week" and the new government here is already getting the feces of the Americans all over their lips before even handing out all the cabinet portfolios. This is no reason to celebrate salvation or be joyful, as our sages command us. So, forced by my work to sit in front of this computer for another two hours, I've just indulged myself in a chocolate bar. Nor Cadbury's but something nearly as good.... I don't do it often, and already I am feeling the reactions (coughing fits), but chocolate is a motivating factor for me too. So, I'm with you.

Comment by Kerty

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:31:17 EDT

Life is what you make it out to be. There will always be good, bad and ugly, always has been, but that is no reason to appreciate the beauty of life and this world. Clutching it in a fist and never giving it up may hurt the knuckles, and releasing the fist may relieve that pain, but it will leave you empty handed. So hold on to what is dear and beautiful, even if it is painful to hold on to. That is what Holi is all about. Celebrating the colors of life, appreciating the beauty of goodness. If you close your eyes, there are no more colors. But it would also leave you with eternal darkness - and you can't create rainbow out of darkness.

Comment by Kerty

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:33:04 EDT

Comment by Hardik

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:09:38 EDT

@kaffir Oh yes I did buy the first cap I found in the market. A Chinese one.. My cap says "lining". Whatever that means :) I'm usually not a fan of marketing stuff for the corporations. Why should I pay for the thing I buy and market it myself..

Comment by kaffir

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:27:38 EDT

"And I hate symbolism. I hate it when we wear headgear as a display of symbolism. I wear a cap because I protect myself from the sun." == So how did you go about buying that cap you wear that protects you from the sun? Did you go for a famous name (Nike? Adidas? US Sports team alphabets/name emblazoned on the front?) or buy the first cap that you came across, "color-blind" to its color and make/label? It's very tempting to throw the baby out with the bathwater, but good luck on your journey. :)

Comment by temporal

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:08:49 EDT

That brings me to imagine a day we all woke up to be colorblind. having strong undercurrents of the animal in us i suppose we would fight over shades of gray