A breach of peace

As mentioned in the earlier blog tolerance is not a moral absolute but a peace contract, a treaty that extends to those willing to abide by its term “It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others”. So it’s obvious that an adult can take decision as it suits his or her desires, and a woman is not a property of even her parents or specifically her father as patriarchal society tends to assume. So the SC decision is right in letter and spirit of protecting individual liberty over everything else. The woman concerned has the right to choose her partner as also convert her religion. However these are not isolated from social context and the peace contract that is expected from the individuals, this becomes quite critical in case of systems that functions as religion and seems to be having an overarching estimation of itself and its inviolable rights over individuals hence become a threat. Woman therefore is in subsidiary position in such narrations. So providing such egalitarian spaces becomes crucial in understanding liberty and democratic expressions. Hinduism despite its primitive contexts and barbaric traditions is able to provide these spaces is appreciable. We though don’t live in egalitarian society nor are these benign choices. And these nuanced understandings are rather difficult in case of regressive religions that sprout, and in this case social context of religion Islam is put into scrutiny. Woman’s sexuality is curtailed and monitored, and clearly seen as instrument of control. Regressive dressing, that is quite alien in this part of the world, is spreading furiously, again one may mistake it as individual choice but it isn’t, it is perpetuation of regressive values in the garb of religion (meanwhile fluffs in London fish in murky water to establish as kindred souls without any inkling of context or repercussions). It segregates people and isolate gender (apart from personal discomfort in what is essentially a warm humid region), and creates divisiveness through religious fictions and miracles that mess up the minds of young and make them incapable to deal with realities, devoid of critical thinking faculty they easily side with fictions over facts. You can see these across the world, in comfort filled god fearing brainless pits that Trump caters too.

So when one side curtails women’s sexuality and is unpardonably patriarchal there is a breach of peace. Meaning an ‘Islamic’ girl seeking to explore ‘hinduism’ and desirous to convert is in diminishing probability because of strict control. So is the case for 'hindu' men interacting with 'muslim' women. I am putting these in inverted commas, though I fully support conversion (as people are not born in pits, and as humans have choices), I find these ideas of religions ridiculous, representing as they are diversity in putrid ways and sickeningly anachronistic mindset that is becoming a threat to normal life. Therefore there is a breach of peace contract. And surely the patriarchal forces in Hinduism will react. You cannot be one sided patriarchal. This will lead to further dissension, and serious control over sexuality in public places. Increase in moral policing and vigilante actions will gain acceptance. Also when one side demands conversion for marriage then it is no longer about love, there is a sinister system at play, further when this is demanded from woman then there is serious breach of humanity. Putting it in conservative and foul social contexts this becomes an emotional blackmailing. There are many "muslim"/"hindu" male celebrities who have married "hindu"/"muslim" (trying to be celebrity) females, got them converted and are now pirouetting around as epitome of syncretic culture and elevated through secularism scale while in reality these are male chauvinistic pigs in the garb of religion as also consumerist louts.

Another issue is that the divisive minded primitive indian elite gave free rein to regressive mullahs as they lacked moral contexts or egalitarian understanding, as also as a compensation for guilt of partition which they ofcourse were the cause, mucky hometruths have given this incorrigible egoistic worldview wherein everyone is seen as subservient which self-respecting muslim leaders found difficulty in. So the worst forms of religious expressions that are not seen in any civilised world was encouraged with characteristic apathy towards plight of common people. So if polygamy is allowed in a system then it will have repercussions. Putting it crudely, as it deserves, these miracle revelations of one dick and many cunts can only be seen as a miracle if one cunt and many dicks are accepted in the same system. Patronising patriarchy has its place in deep pit and shouldn't be allowed to be showcased as secularism. Peace treaty is not a suicide pact for human values and all that is learned and understood over the centuries through sacrifices and hardships of smart people. We cannot be held at ransom by primitives. There is a breach of peace that is seriously undermining human values. Feudal casteist apathy driven effete elite have promoted these to keep patriarchy alive, to control as also rub the competing patriarchy and keep it alive hence posture as guardians of secular world. There is going to be conservative Hindu backlash with sinister patriarchy pushed in as unsolicited and regrettable bull work for revenge.

Ban what pollutes: It is in same context of them versus us (that wage slaves in market media pan out so well) that even sanity is now evaluated. In a civilised society celebration cannot be about giving misery to others, unless ofcourse there is no moral context to understand these. Primitiveness of religion, and tradition or rituals herein, cannot be an excuse. Producing noise through blaring speakers, bursting crackers and producing toxic fumes cannot be accepted as celebration. Clearly, religion has produced mindset that refuse to see reason despite that it is self-harming, what can be more telling about the plight of sapiens. It needs one to be uniquely stupid to follow these. 
There is also a need for blanket ban on use of loudspeakers in public space, with new technology getting more sophisticated these can only get pernicious in Indian context. And with obnoxious religious sites sprouting all around whether temples, mosques and whatever, these have become serious nuisance. It becomes really unbearable in congested places, it is a serious human rights violation –not to talk of miseries to other species that share these degraded polluted spaces. Loudspeakers should be used only in confined places like auditorium so on. This should also be applied to political gatherings. Politicians needs to reach people in a better manner rather than helidropping, blaring and moving on, if ever they need to arrange it in auditorium and use mass media to spread. Listening to politicians is not the only thing people have in mind. Please spare us. 

Celebration is much nuanced collective elevating experience that this society is uniquely incapacitated to understand. In most case celebration doesn’t need any occasion or divine prescription, even sunrise fulfils all the criteria of celebration but then who is bothered when it cannot be packaged and sold. The reason why these have become quite crude, intrusive and blatant pitch for consumerism in recent times.   

Tharoor muses, as he swiftly unfurls sickularism flag (this opportunism is ofcourse tutored from casteist feudals like Aiyerjis of the world), in response to ‘popular’ writer Bhagat that sacrifice "is integral to observance". Yes it is, but not animal sacrifice. Characteristically he is siding with the conservative version. Sacrifice has a broader context that crude may not fathom. Further, I am not at all against butchering of goats for food, it is a good source of protein and nothing is wasted. It only affects society when these are done in inhuman manner and in public display (like some heart rending pics from China). Laws should be enforced on these matters. Furthermore too much non vegetarian food also affects our carbon footprint. Hence must be consumed judiciously and in lesser quantity, and since there is a sinister form of vegetarianism that hover with purity seeking subterfuge these cannot be completely be avoided. As for self-flagellating moharram, who is bothered if adults decides to cut themselves or hit their head with bricks, indeed I am for suicide too (IPC 309 had amusing twists and turns). If child abuse happens then it should be strictly dealt, somehow the narration is twisted so as to seek children as property of parents. Society too has responsibility over vulnerable, the reason why schools must be strictly secular.  

            

The other day I happen to glimpse a talk wherein Shiv Vishwanathan desultorily dismissed breach by ‘scientist’ (hilarious and regrettable voodoo act by none other than ISRO head at gold filled sanctum of Tirupathi) with characteristic ease that only a public intellectual poser of primitive society can muster. He tried to compare it with Bohr who it seems kept horse shoe!! Does he even understand what he is proposing and condoning here? Ofcourse he does and that is why he is elevated and fed by casteist feudals and market media, it’s his existential need. So we leave him within his little world and predicaments (I am pointing him because he was standout in his article on the aftermath of Nekchand and idea of craft). ISRO head’s despicable acts cannot be compared with Bohr. Isro head is in his capacity as representing a premium scientific and technological institution, he is more than representing himself as a public person in public space. Secondly, it is not a personal quirk but he is acquiescing to a system, in this case a system with strong regressive pointers. Significantly Bohr was a pioneer not a replicator, and many pioneers have their quirks which is not same as accepting a regressive framework and acquiescing to casteist arbitrators with dubious link to morals. Also understand these were almost a century back, world has changed quite significantly since then, and the role of regressive religions is closely scrutinised in recent times as it is having a debilitating effect on societies.

Post script: this fellow Shiv V is vaguely familiar, I recall a fellow with beard who used to stay in Karol Bagh about two decades back. I recall him because I used to avoid him, look down, take a detour so on. Must have done something really embarrassing. I used to do so many stupid stuffs it is difficult to keep a tab, but yes not sure whether it’s him, but someone similar to him.