Comments on: My op-ed in Mail Today: Free speech checks intolerance http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/ The Education of an Opinionated Mind Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aaa http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-114975 aaa Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:54:46 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/#comment-114975 Free Speech can check intolerance, can it check deliberate Cong tactics <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/In_Raj_Cong_saw_an_answer_to_Pawar/articleshow/2780985.cms" rel="nofollow">In Raj, Cong saw an answer to Pawar</a> Free Speech can check intolerance, can it check deliberate Cong tactics

In Raj, Cong saw an answer to Pawar

]]> By: anuj http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-114898 anuj Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:02:52 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/#comment-114898 Nitin - If up to me, I would have your essay published in every Indian newspaper, particularly the vernaculars. Nitin – If up to me, I would have your essay published in every Indian newspaper, particularly the vernaculars.

]]> By: Apollo http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-114872 Apollo Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:41:45 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/#comment-114872 Ot, i don't think so. everyone was initially afraid to arrest him rightaway lest he turn into a political martyr in the cause of Marathi regional pride.perhaps that was also what he was looking forward to. it was quite prudent on the part of the government to wait and watch carefully and plan its next step. and that has worked he has hanged himself with the long rope provided to him by proving himself to be a bigot and a hot head during the last one week.so much so that even his own uncle the senior thackeray himself has gone on record against him. Ot,

i don’t think so. everyone was initially afraid to arrest him rightaway lest he turn into a political martyr in the cause of Marathi regional pride.perhaps that was also what he was looking forward to. it was quite prudent on the part of the government to wait and watch carefully and plan its next step. and that has worked he has hanged himself with the long rope provided to him by proving himself to be a bigot and a hot head during the last one week.so much so that even his own uncle the senior thackeray himself has gone on record against him.

]]> By: Ot http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-114865 Ot Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:56:49 +0000 http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/02/17/my-op-ed-in-mail-today-free-speech-checks-intolerance/#comment-114865 Raj Thackeray and his men had the tacit backing of the Congress, NCP and communists. The calculation here was that elevating his profile would help to divide Sena vote, and so poor north Indians be damned. Raj Thackeray and his men had the tacit backing of the Congress, NCP and communists. The calculation here was that elevating his profile would help to divide Sena vote, and so poor north Indians be damned.

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