Rather predicably, the BJP boycott of Aamir Khan's film
has resulted in the film out-earning other Bollywood efforts
this year.
http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Abroad/0,,2-1225-1243_1942916,00.html
Meanwhile, the heavily defended laager of the BJP's
core ideologues was attacked with an Al-Qaeda-style
mujihadeen suicide assault by Kashmiri car-bombers disguised
as cops. Luckily the three terrorists were shot out-of-hand
before they could empty their rifles, fling their
grenades and blow up their car.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP279660.htm
They'll be back, eager to fling their own bodies into the mounting flames
Gujarat's worrisome slide into fascist intolerance of dissent:
http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=3001
One again, political commentators wearily have to take film-stars seriously as politicians
"The issue is not so much about the financial loss as it is about Gujarat's worrisome slide into knee-jerk and abrasive intolerance of dissent. The state has for quite some time been displaying intolerance peculiar to societies in early throes of fascism. (...)
"Deriding celebrities with strong opinions is not unique to Gujarat or India.
"Many Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and others have faced the same level of censure for speaking out against President George W. Bush's policies.
"It is fascinating to see how the right wing of American politics mirrors the right wing of Indian politics when it comes to dissent against the establishment. (((Really? Wow! To think there might be useful local insights to be gained in the goings-on in a distant country! That never occurred to me! Tell me more, etc etc etc)))
"Some time ago some leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had issued an appeal to Hindus to produce more children in order not to be outnumbered by Muslims.
"Recently an anchor of the rightwing Fox News issued a similar call to 'white Americans' to produce more children in order not to be outnumbered by Hispanics.
"The difference between the two calls is largely symbolic - one is based on religion and the other is based on skin colour. In reality both are about supremacy of a particular group. Zealots on either side of the political divide strangely sound alike because Muslim fundamentalists are known to have issued similar calls. In some ways they have even pioneered that practice. "
(((Yep. It took him a while, but step by step, year by year, outrage by polarizing outrage, bin Laden is slowly convincing the entire planet to behave just like he does.)))
