They are Getting what they Deserve : Part 1

I generally as a person is not so interested in debates surrounding politics or religion. I generally refrain from commenting on them cause I think forming an opinion puts a person in either side of a river having no bridge. In fact for the way I am I tend to believe that human understanding, skills and ideology are far more superior and no river is dangerous enough to restrict us in making those bridges.

Wondering then why am I going on rambling about such a topic cause some comment I heard somewhere compounded by what is happening in my country today made me think and has compelled me to write, . No I am not going to comment on the happenings all around but rather this post will keep the random rambling writing style of mine except that it would be on a sensitive topic.

It so happened that a bunch of people were discussing about Eid which was recently getting celebrated. Suddenly out of the blue a comment encompassing the thought process like "They are getting what they Deserve" came into the table. And we all know what it means. For being so educated (or shall I say literate) we are, the comment was eventually passed on as a joke. But the fact it was said and the second fact it was passed on as a joke, for the fact that because we feel guilty and take pride in such comments at the same time, the fact that no one opposed, the fact that it was an uneasy topic, and the fact all these were said or not said has been making me feel uneasy, thus the requirement of a release in my post.

Such a thing even if said in the form of joke is bound to create some doubts in the minds of people who have been, or whose known have been at the receiving end of monstrous form of such stupid statements. How intolerant have we become? I have been thinking about that statement and the followed reaction and these are the set of random thoughts swirling in my mind for a while.

I am no expert to claim that what I say is right, but the random thought process is very clear and opinionated. Don't worry these are not radical thought cause these are the very element I oppose.

Such a loose statement when made as a matter of fact from an ordinary human being and not from a radical person makes it even more scary. A radical person making these leaves no doubt to his/her listener that they should not be expecting otherwise. But an ordinary man/woman making such statements emanates the level of acceptance in the society as of today. I would go to an extent of saying that such thoughts very well makes us a part of the system which enables certain people to carry out heinous crimes on our behalf. Rather I would say its an act of washing hands and declaring ourself guilt free as we are not the direct perpetrators. But I think that we are as much guilty for letting things pass away so that we may have a enjoyable moment today. Many people may be saying such things as a direct consequence of having a loose tongue, but its scary imagining that many may not be as harmless. Many thought process if not shaped, not counseled will be a breeding haven for many a radical influences. What about the uneducated, illiterate, what about those many who are simple human beings believing in what they are told. I guess many of them must have gone through the same phase of initiation before being radicalized.

Was the statement right or wrong I don't contest but what I need to say is that the basic premise for making such statements is wrong. No matter what happens no statement or reason is justifiable for doing atrocities against any section of the society. Read this statement and think, more importantly feel the sting and then only we can realize how crude and satanic it sound. "So many people got killed cause they were ......." "So many woman got raped cause they belonged to..."....

All their fault is to belong to a different section, different sect, different religion. Isn't it...

Blaah ....who gave us the right to kill and justify ??? Pains my heart to hear such statements everyday.

What scares me what if as a society we may have started to accept a certain behavior of intolerance. As long as it does not effect me who cares. Isn't it ?? But Why?? To me its scary ?? Isnt it for You??

There several question in my mind, several thought process but I guess I need more time to shape it properly in the form of writing, so I guess there would be two more post on this topic