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Palammumi Sainath (P.Sainath), is an Indian photojournalist and reporter advocating the dire existence of the the Indian farmers who, since 1995, have committed suicide resulting in about two-hundred-thousand self-inflicted deaths. Sainath advocates against globalization and the (Ayn) Randian and Milton Friedman neoliberal U.S. economic policies derived from Ludwig Von Mises and Friedrich Von Hayek (the predecessors of Milton Friedman) who are the architects of the "I got mine... Fuck you!" attitude, and the Randian "Objectivitism" (Me, Me, Me, selfishness) which is the foundation of the American Libertarian party of Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Alex Jones, Lyndon LaRouche, Webster Tarpley, etc.,. First of all, "Libertarian" is a hijacked concept. Libertarian Socialism, also called anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, or, anarcho-communism... was (and is) a European concept of anti-statisim, anti-Bolshevism, and anti-Leninism/Stalinism. That was Orwell's niche, certainly demonstrated in Spain in the 1930s when he joined an anarchist group called the POUM. This is clearly evident in this article, but also in the Ken Loach film, "Land and Freedom", based on Orwell's novel about his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, "Homage to Catalonia". Kafka, to a certain degree, was also a Libertarian Socialist, as was the mysterious author of "The Treasure of Siera Madre" and "The Death Ship", B. Traven, an allegedly German anarchist who took refuge in Mexico and was fascinated by the exploitation of the indigenous Maya Indians of Las Chiapas by U.S. corporation. What does Libertarian Socialism or anarchism mean? In a few sentences by Noam Chomsky ("a fellow traveler"), anarchism is "any form of authority of domination has a burden of proof to bear. It has to demonstrate its legitimacy: it doesn't matter what it is -- whether it's inside of a family, or the global economy. If it's a form of authority and domination and coercion, it has to show that it's legitimate. If it can show its legitimacy (it's a heavy burden to bear) if it shows that it's legitimate, okay, but if it's not, it ought to be dismantled. That's anarchism. American Libertarians are mostly Republicans who don't want to pay taxes so that the Brown and Black kids don't go to public school on the White man's dime... Anyway, as I've said before, I don't trust these so-called "Libertarians", who, in my experience are anti-Semites, racists who play the reverse-racism game, and hypocritically use public roads, attend state university, receive General Relief (GR), and other socialistic programs like their wicket witch, Ayn Rand, who was collecting SSI and Medicare benefits (socialist programs) when she turned 65. -- Now back to P. Sainath who illustrated in his passionate speech said: "Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Are You among "Nero's Guests"? Think about this: What occupies/ concerns/ excites you more? 1-a: what is happening/has happened in Nandigram, Singur, Kalinga Nagar? Or 1-b: performance of Indian cricket team in the World Cup? ---- 2-a: number of civilian deaths in Iraq? Or 2-b: the soaring/ fluctuations in oil prices? ---- 3-a: farmer suicides across the country (no! they are not happening just in Vidarbha region)? Or 3-b: the "Retail Boom" in India? The number of Malls, entry of global majors in the industry, ---- 4-a: India's rating on HDI Rank of 127/177? Or 4-b: India's increasing GDP, its "booming" economy (the BRIC rating), inching to the "achievements" of China (and the impediments that govt policy cause)? ---- 5-a: number of people living on less than $1/day? Or 5-b: number of billionnaires in the Forbes' list? ---- 6-a: implications of climate change? Or 6-b: increasing per capita consumption of energy/ materail etc., as a measure of growth? etc., etc... Perhaps, one's choices need to be looked in the context of this talk by P Sainath. In a talk on Neoliberal Destructions - which are uploaded at Google video here (part1), here (part2) and here (part3) - that P Sainath gave in Univ of California , Berkeley, he ends his talk with the Cornelius Tacitus' description of Nero's parties: Emperor Nero's parties in his garden were attended by all the Who's Who of Rome. Often the the parties were in progress, but then the dusk fell, and night arrived. There was no light around for the guests to continue to enjoy the festivities. Nero came up with a innovative solution to provide illumination: the prisoner and poors were brought and burnt on the stakes party all around the arena to illuminate the garden... Tacitus (The Annals, Book XV, C.E. 62-65 ) noted: "(they) were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as a nightly illumination when daylight had expired. Nero offered his gardens for the spectacle." ...and the party continued.... Of course, Nero, as most people know, was mad and cruel - and so, his conduct is perhaps not really so surprising - even if it was sensational. But what about Nero's Guests? They were, after all, the prominent elites of Rome - the intellectuals, the traders, the artists... sort of the "owners" of Roman culture and prosperity... (one would perhaps find them similar to our contemporary urban eduacated elites in temperaments and aspirations)... It is important to understand the psyche of people - our own, actually- who could enjoy their wine and food, while the crackling light from burning bodies provided illumination to their delights... as the party (i.e., the GDP, the Shopping Malls, the brands, GDP, SEZs, etc.) continues... So, are you one of the "Nero's Guests"? (Reminds me of the diaspora middle-class Assyrians whom you expose.) If you have time, watch this one-hour documentary regarding P. Sainath. "Nero's Guests": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o8IfPihMF8 -- P. 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