[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce again we quote American journalist and writer Dwight Mcdonald. He said that ‘only those who are willing to resist/fight the authority when it conflicts with their personal moral code, only they have the right to condemn…’
Bomb blasts and killings continue unabated in Nagaland and so are the public leaders and organizations with their routine condemnation notes in the public domain. We have been living with this fear of frenzied elements creating troubles for long, and with no one to whom we can consider as our pallbearers.For a long time now the people of Nagaland have been shuddered at the intense brutality and misplaced fervor of humanity but the authorities continue to be indifferent. This retrograde stand of the concerned authorities pertaining to the rising cases of violence in Nagaland, the reasons best known to them, has not only confirmed the sick society status of ours, but it also reflects our strong ‘sword-on-one-hand-and-the Bible-on-the-other’ hypocrisy. This very attitude of the society goads the trigger-happy elements or violence mongers to further their activities.
Gory incidents ought to be condemned by all but choosing to explore things concertedly will enable a more equitable and empathetic interpretation of the existence of authorities.
If at all there are groups/leaders making attempts to redress the grim situation our movement often flounders in the murky politics of tribalism and we seldom see an enlightened results. Slightest criticism of things can kick up tones of ruckus and the movement on benign causes often fails to withstand as the dust is too thick that they cannot find the way out. So to soothe this afflict the people need to throw their weight behind the fighters without any hesitation.
