Dealing with Uncomfortable Facts
- Hueiyen Lanpao Editorial :: December 03 2015 -
While political assertions and identity affirmations have not been able to fully explore the range and possibilities of finding alternative routes, ideologies and solutions, mass opinion in Northeast India too seems to be still stuck in the ditch despite the availability of information on ways out of the immediate constraints.
When trapped in such junctures, one always begins searching for an easy way to keep the mass bombarded with toothless rhetoric producing and reproducing the same old content on mobilizing ordained constituencies.
Political assertions in Northeast India have invariably been tied to the idea of protecting unique ethnic identities and retaining autonomy.
When one looks at the issue from a historical perspective, groups in the region have most of the time banked on the emotional content of political assertions. The nature of such phenomenon has also been amply reflected in the every-day rationale.
In the fluid nature of both identities and the dynamics of political assertions, there can be little or no uniformity of understanding.
However, the primary reasons for not rectifying the content which suits the ethicised assertions in the region has been the constant distancing of the Self from broader debates and options.
Even those who had attempted to bring in new ideas ended up replicating the tales of political redundancy.
While confronting contemporary issues, it has become imperative for all social and political actors to acquaint themselves with certain level of transparency.
Making an attempt at infusing innovative ways in sharing free and unbiased decision should essentially be hinged on democratic principles.
This basically calls for a reflection on what George Orwell once said: “At any given moment there is a sort of all-pervading orthodoxy, a general tacit agreement not to discuss large and uncomfortable facts.”
A dispassionate reflection on uncomfortable facts should be able to overcome constraints, apathy and lack of knowledge of the issues on hand in the Northeast region.
There should the new initiative to generate opinions and move beyond images constructed by colonial administrators that still seem to linger on in the post colonial era.
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