Observer in a Black Sea Town
Presented below is an RT news clip broadcast from circa 3 hours ago (8/April). It includes scenes of Iranians gathering on famous bridges with giant Iranian flags, waiting to be killed by Donald Trump in the name of Western democracy and freedom which intends to detroy the Persian civilization in a few hours.
Musicians and artists have joined the protest by performing outside sites just hours before Trump blows them up in the name of demcracy, freedom, peace and love . Yesterday, Melinda Trump talked about how the bombs falling on Iran were full of “love” and “would free” the Iranian people.
What drugs is she on?
The end segment focuses on a silly UN Security Council resolution which Russia and China rightly vetoed because it condemned Iran. Not a word was mentioned in the ‘Preamble’ (the bakcground and justification) or the ‘Operative Part’ (the actions to be taken) about the aggressors or perpetrators of the war, nor revealing the true causes of the war. The West doesn’t like such things in UNSC Resolutions. While Russia and China are often criticized at the UN, these two countries are the only ones int he UNSC that arr sensible, rational, and correct.
THUPPAHI NOTES
A = The highlighting here is the hand of The eDitor, Thuppahi
B = These actions from the segments of the Iranian populace embody the concept of “Sacrificial Devotion” that was deployed by the Editor of Thuppahi to present some prominent threads in the Eelam Wars ….. SEE sacrificialdevotionnetwork.wordpress.com …. & also numerous items in the Thuppahi site.
A CORRECTION pinpointed by DEVIKA BRENDON of Sydney-Colombo-Uva
Yes Devika is correct. Her name is Melania. I realized my mistake earlier on. I have a Greek friend named Melinda so it was one of those Freudian slips. Both names trace back to ancient Greek.
In Greek, Melania means ‘black’ or ‘dark’; while Melinda means ‘honey’ or ‘sweet’ so these two people have the correct names!!
Pardon me, if I’m wrong – I have tough time, understanding your concept of ‘Sacrificial devotion’. I clicked your wordpress.com network, and it is a tough slog of reading to my eyes in the computer screen, having letters in the dark background. Can’t you make it somewhat reader friendly?
I have a question or two. This is NOT nit-picking. Will you tell the readers, your definition of ‘sacrificial devotion’, which incorporate multi groups. I find, you have now included Iranian populace as well. How about, Buddhist examples in Vietnam? For example, the self immolation act of Mahayana Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc (c.1897- June 11, 1963). Isn’t this an act of sacrificial devotion? Or how about the crucifixion of historical Jesus Christ?
After your clarity of a definition for this act, then logicallly speaking, you need to present a classification, based on success or failure?
Thich Quang Duc’s burning of selkf was defintely an act of SACRIFICIAL DEVOTION. So too Norman Morrison in USA and Jan Palach –against the Soviet occupation –in Prague.
WHAT is your problem!!@# It is a PROCLAMATION — A STRIKING STATEMENT. Your demand for “a classification based on success or failure” is a silly request. such proclamations do not ipso facto change the rulling order ….but as a propaganda act of a striking character they all grab attention and THUS succeed.
I concede that the potential MEANINGS & IMPLICATIONS of sacrificial public acts of suicide kill and/or self-immolation are MYRIAD. But I am too busy with home duties and others tasks in my aging condition to continue this debate. I will let TPS readers and others pursue matters. The two-volume book TAMIL PERSON AND STATE also provides countless examples … inclusive of striking photographs (and it was my privilege–aided by Tamil friends–to attend MAAVEERER NAL commemoration in Kilinochchi in 2004.
Mchael, thanks for your response. Let’s have a civil discussion.
You ask, ‘What is your problem?’ Here it is. Your use of the word ‘sacrifice’. Concise Oxford Dictionary, 7th ed. edited by J.B.Sykes (1982) provides two definitions.
1. n. slaughter of animal or person, surrender of a possession, as offering to a deity, act of prayer or thanksgiving or penitence as propitiation; what is thus slaughtered or presented or done, victim, offering; (Theol.) Christ’s offering of himself in the Crucifixion, the Eucharist as either a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or an act of thanksgiving.
2. giving up of valued thing for the sake of another that is more worthy or more important or more urgent, thing thus given up, loss thus entailed….
In your response, you had neatly omitted mentioning Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Let it be.
Now, for my request for classification. Some events succeeds, some events fail, during the act. Some events are political, and some events are personal. For example, consider the case of President Reagan’s assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr on Mar 30, 1981. HIs main motive was, to attempt to gain the attention of actress Jodie Foster. It sure, failed. This was personal to him only.
As the outcome of his act, he failed. But, he lost his ‘freedom’ for decades. This satisfies dictionary definition #2 of ‘sacrifice’.
I can provide many other examples as well- such as the act of ‘fast to death’. I stop here now. If you kindly respond, lets continue this discussion.
Michael,
Thanks a lot for your thoughts. I do recognize your time demands and do appreciate your work these days, within such restraints.