{"id":509,"date":"2013-04-17T05:20:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T05:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swordarm.in\/?p=509"},"modified":"2013-04-17T05:20:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T05:20:25","slug":"rebuttal-to-a-half-baked-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rohitagarwal.in\/swordarm\/2013\/04\/17\/rebuttal-to-a-half-baked-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuttal to a half baked post"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the crosses that institutions like the Armed Forces bear in ensuring our country remains a thriving democracy is to receive potshots from every Tom, Dick and Harry (or Harriet). People with a lot of passion, but little understanding of issues at hand beyond what they read in the newspapers or see on television, become self appointed activists. Perhaps in their imaginations they are valiant crusaders fighting for the underdogs, brightening up their otherwise dreary lives by vicarious pleasures form the comfort of their armchairs.<\/p>\n

Normally one tends to ignore such stupidities. But once in a while one doses feel obliged to respond. Particularly since the organization itself does very little to counter such slurs to its reputation. The result of one such instance is the comment below on one such post – Indian Army – Magic Formula to have beautiful and successful daughters<\/a>:-<\/p>\n

Dear Kamayani Bali Mahabal,<\/em><\/p>\n

I often wonder why so called \u201cHuman Rights Activists\u201d like you NEVER document and raise the rapes, murders and violations by terrorists, naxals and the likes. Is it that they don\u2019t take place, or that people are too scared to talk about them in general? Or that they don\u2019t really much such a good story?<\/em><\/p>\n

I also wonder if any of the armchair activists in this country have any real understanding of the situation \u2013 or whether they only thrive on rhetoric and rabble rousing without logical application of mind. Reading your post today really makes me wonder.<\/em><\/p>\n

Firstly, do you really think that such a hoarding would have been put up by the Army? If you do, then you really don\u2019t have the moral and intellectual right to comment on matters related to the forces. The board seems to have been put up by someone to derive just the kind of mileage this post is deriving from it.<\/em>
\n Secondly, lets get a few things about AFSPA in perspective:-<\/em><\/p>\n