Hadn’t Thought…

of it, but the concept makes such perfect sense - social terrorism!

Let us ban cola advertising. Bow Barrack Blues. Showing people smoking in films. Teachers calling students stupid (what about parents doing the same?). Da Vinci Code. Books by Taslima Nasreen. Taslima Nasreen herself. FTV. Fanaa. The use of the word haute in newspaper headlines (sorry I was trying to sneak that one in).

We always had the religious orthodoxy and the alleged guardians of society telling us what to do and what not to. Now we have a new class of social terrorists who do the same while apparently coming from the opposite end of the ideological spectrum. The list above illustrates that freedom of choice is anathema to both categories.

From Missing the Woods, Santosh Desai (The Last Word, The Week, 26-08-2007)

This was one of those things that left me wondering why I hadn’t thought of it! :o)

Read the complete piece.