Another post appeared on resistfrankscoup blog today, exploring racism and this coup. Read more here: http://resistfrankscoup.blogspot.com/2007/04/coup-myth.html

It appears from the comments on that post, that racism continues to rear it's ugly head. Most comments seemed to be hinting at violence against the Indians once the resistance has triumphed. Scary prospect. What hits home is the realisation, that no matter how hard the Indians try, acceptance as equal citizens of this country will perhaps never happen. Indians have suddenly become immigrants without root once again and I guess it's the reason why most who could are finding a way out. This will continue...I am afraid.

But racists (on all sides) and Fijian ultra nationalists have always existed. A sad aspect of being in this country.

Labels: Indo-Fijians, racism, resistfrankscoup

Earlier today I posted a comment in response to some of commentators commenting on the http://resistfrankscoup.blogspot.com/ blog. The comments I was responding to were made on the post MAHEN & FLP A TIME BOMB TO PEACEFUL INDO -FIJIANS

RFC bloggers instead put my comment (FIJI & RESIST FRANK'S COUP MOVEMENT IS FOR ALL!) up as a separate entry (which I have no problem with). The entry itself generated some interesting comments.

I have noticed a lot of racist comments on blog posts on lot of anti-coup blogs. It's something that needs the attention of blog comment moderators, otherwise the quality of some of these blogs will deteriorate and people will have second thoughts in taking them seriously. Freedom of expression should be exercised responsibly.

More on racism later...

Labels: blogs, coup, Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, Indo-Fijians, Mahendra Chaudhry, racism