[Leica] Jayanard's rant

[Douglas Barry]

Rant?? You call that a rant, Larry? You're libeling the man: that's not a 
rant. As for the kettle calling the pot black, Jayanand is not the 
embodiment of India, but it seems to me was merely commenting on the 
situation in modern Iran as he's heard it. Living as I do without 
Stars'n'Stripes or good ol' boy filters in most of my media, I too have 
heard Iran is a lot more tolerable to live in certainly than it initially 
was under Khomeni. I'd recommend you watch some of their films - start with 
the work of Ashgar Farhadi. Have a look at "A Separation" and "About Elly" 
to broaden your perception.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Zeitlin via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Jayanard's rant


> Come off it Jayanand. Have you been to Kashmir recently. If any press lies 
> to it’s readers it is the Indian press. I suggest you read the story of 
> what happened after the 1947 partition.
> http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/the-great-divide-books-dalrymple
> At least in India the vice is institutionalized. When I lived there I was 
> advised that the magic mantra I could use in any dispute with the 
> authorities was “Is there any special fee I can pay to expedite this 
> matter?” Usually there was.
> India is a wonderful country but to accuse any other country of racism or 
> religious intolerance is the pot calling the kettle black.
> Larry Z
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information