The tendency to disparage Australia's spiritual, cultural and civilization al heritage in a multi-cultural Australia can be explained if we acknowledge that left-liberals and lefties indulge in minorityism at the cost of both national interests and the interests of the minorities themselves.
INDIA EMPOWERED L K Advani, BJP President, Leader Of Opposition In India. (edited)
In India's philosophical and social traditions, 'shakti' has a profound spiritual connotation, and its use is permissible only for ethically good ends. 'Shakti' is even considered the empowering principle of the entire cosmos.
I am saying this not to suggest that science, technology, trade, investments and capacity to compete - and win - in today's era of globalization do not matter for India. No, not in the least. Rather, in referring to India's spiritual, cultural and civilisational heritage, my purpose is two-fold. One, let us not be blind to, or belittle the value of, the 'shakti' that India already possesses. The value of this heritage is immeasurable, and its need in the future - both for India and some extent for the world at large - is going to be immense. Only a nation without an awareness of its own past, and a vision of its own for the future, will allow material prosperity to come in a manner that impoverishes us culturally, morally and spiritually.
My second reason for referring to it is that this cultural-spiritual heritage, diverse though it is, is the main source of our national unity. Therefore, a non-sectarian and non-communal (ed. non-ethnic minority) invoking of the life-nourishing, unifying and truly empowering aspects of this heritage can unleash among our people latent nationalist energy, without which no nation can achieve big goals.
Some people wrongly, even wilfully, find fault with the BJP for describing culture as the unifying principle of Indian nationhood. I would like to emphasise that culture is not to be confused with any particular religion. India is a multi-religious secular nation and this is a matter of pride for all of us. India belongs to all, and all must belong to India. My party is opposed not to secularism, but to pseudo-secularism - to the tendency among certain parties to indulge in minorityism at the cost of both national interests and the interests of the minorities themselves. Indeed, if we are truly concerned about India's empowerment, we should progressively reduce, and ultimately do away with, the talk of 'majority' and 'minority' communities from the domain of public life. Every section of India must be empowered, for India to be truly empowered
RodneyK
"To destroy a people you must first sever their roots." -Alexander Solzhenitsyn
