Friday, May 30, 2014

Terrorism, Or Salvation ???

Here's a report about Naxalite "terrorism" in India:

http://thebricspost.com/indias-new-home-minister-to-target-naxal-terror/

What's it all about? According to the report:

Naxalism or widespread leftwing extremism and political violence has gripped vast swathes of land in central and eastern India, establishing a so-called “red corridor”, in many resource-rich regions where tensions run high between poor farmers and industrial developers.

In other words, people who fight back when Western-inspired governments or corporations drive them off their land, steal their resources, and destroy their way of life are "terrorists".

For another perspective on this, here is Arundhati Roy's lengthy essay "Walking with the Comrades":

http://kasamaproject.org/south-asia-revolution/2040-72arundhati-roy-walking-with-the-comrades

The so-called terrorists are people who want to live communally in a manner of their own choosing. They have resorted to violence as a last resort to protect themselves from sociocide and outright annihilation.

Someday, America, you will be subject to the same pressures and labeled as terrorists if you fight back.

Oh ... I forgot: that "someday" is now. While you slept, bankgangsters and corporations offshored your jobs, stole your wealth, siphoned off your retirement funds, privatized the commons, and made it nearly impossible for you to survive, let alone retire. Those of you who chose to fight back have been labeled "homegrown terrorists".

Terrorism, or salvation? The choice is up to you.

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