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Is the defence of the indefencible.....possible

Posted: May 27, 2005 Fri 01:27 am     Views: 208   

Urstruly, issue is not one of religion but the ethos of the people. The basic moral and/or ethical values are being questioned. It is not a question of conservative or liberal values, or the nature of the looking glass here. The issue goes to the very basics of what we, as human beings, want society to look like. We build the rest on top of this.

The reason given by the girl in Temporal’s story, could be the same reason this girl didnt say anything, but the trauma is there, that confusion "Daddy is in Maryam’s room, and from now on she will be Daddy’s Special Girl." is palpable - it should be tearing your heart out, not jumping to the defence of the indefencible.

The one thing which is missing from this story, is a backgrounder of the sort Temporal gave (either as an epilogue or a prologue) with facts and figures. This would remove anecdotal stories and facts impinging on the horror of it all - and would have stopped many from questioning the veracity, authenticity of stories like this.


I have been called "wil of Wisp" by many, but surely this is something from which even a willow will recoil and draw a line - defence of the indefencible.


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