tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post5977874227293296024..comments2024-02-26T12:53:35.542+05:00Comments on The Republic of Rumi Blog: Father of Hypocrisy?Khurram Ali Shafiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329916182280619617noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-86006981225906878332012-03-18T20:04:47.114+05:002012-03-18T20:04:47.114+05:00Greetings,
Thank you for this most interesting po...Greetings,<br /><br />Thank you for this most interesting post. I must say that, in the photograph, there's quite a lot of bitterness visible in his eyes and mouth. <br /><br />All good wishes,<br /><br />robertroberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393402288038226179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-8538868902099805722010-12-24T01:13:50.345+05:002010-12-24T01:13:50.345+05:00Connie, thanks.
Yes, of course, only the other da...Connie, thanks.<br /><br />Yes, of course, only the other day I was wondering about the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville. There used to be a time when Social Sciences were measured against reality checks, such as how accurately can they predict future trends of societies!Khurram Ali Shafiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329916182280619617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-60806784877195794462010-12-23T23:18:41.916+05:002010-12-23T23:18:41.916+05:00Wow is this a pertinent and interesting topic for ...Wow is this a pertinent and interesting topic for our time and our two nations!<br /><br />I don't have time for at least a week for the proper response and resultant research I'd love to do yet here are a few items some readers may recognize and which I plan to explore now further thanx to this post:<br /><br />http://www.la.wayne.edu/polisci/kdk/global/sources/fascism.htm <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeweyAndrew Seth Pringle-Pattison The Spirit: God and his relation to man<br /><br />Correspondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville Volume 2: 1834-1859 <br /><br />Some immediate questions which come to mind:<br /><br />Could the elite be any ideology, practically, as long as THEY have the upper hand?<br /><br />Look at older "idealogists" and leaders who propose Democracy OR Fascism with little "wiggle room" inbetween for the SPIRIT, for faith and for AWE. Look at the fascists who are also so-called "Christian" or religion-oriented and yet could care less for the common man. (This despite the Christ who was the champion of the laborer, the farmer, the "common man" AS WELL AS the champion of liberty and freedom of expression (with law involving RESPECT even compassion/charity for ALL?)<br /><br />The above may have similar reflections applicable to ANY corruption of ANY religion and/or ideology?<br /><br />Plz keep going with this discussion which is not only relevant yet which needs to keep getting a expansive audience worldwide.CNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877484524704475807noreply@blogger.com