The Morung Express: POLL RESULTS

Most orgs, groups, politicians and public leaders keep appealing for ‘unity.’ But has ‘unity’ become an empty slogan? Why?


  poll   Some of those who voted YES had this to say: 71

• Yes. Because no one wants to shed self consciousness, interest, selfishness. In short Nagas are suffering from mental non accommodation syndrome. I bet until and unless we cure from it. Its just clinging noise and far dream far cry for integration.

 

• Yes, it has become an empty slogan, it's just only in words and not in action. The people has become just like dr jackle n Mr hide

 

• We hear a lot of people calling for 'unit's stage but when not on stage many such chameleons do just the opposite. We nag as do not practice what we preach. This may be because we preach much more than we can follow. Just see what a blunder we had made by trying to unite all Nagas under the sun, and Nagas of Nagaland trying to accommodate the other nagas from outside and aiding organisations as if we have unlimited resources while in reality we are dependent on the Indian government. The fact is we are a tribal society, with tribal ethos and there is beauty in it. Let us admit it that trying to unite the whole nagas into one integrated entity will never happen; nor desirable and maybe it is not the plan of God. Therefore, it will be better for all of us if we accept this reality and live in peace and harmony with all our rich tribal colors as neighbours, work for prosperity and modernisation instead of revisiting the past and creating discontentment always. Too much talk of unity has created disunity in Naga Hoho which may be followed by the Naga Students Federation. So let us be practical and accept God's plan for us.

 

• Because our leadership is base on might i.e, money power. the influence of the wealthy groups over the common people led to division among us today.

 

• Appeal for unity has become an empty slogan because all organizations, groups, politicians and public leaders are just shedding crocodile tears (90%) as they are all dancing in the tunes of others. Except some few organizations, almost all the groups and organizations are “vote bank” organization.

 

• Yes. unity here means you join our band or we will disunited you by calling you names etc

 

• Yes, dialogue is the key to reconciliation and peace. However, the facts must be acknowledged by all. For instance, we have retired Naga Generals who laid low and lived mundane lives for over 40 years and has now become active in the media again in the last decade, when the current Indo-Naga talks are about to come to a logical conclusion after 20 years. We have retired IAS officers, who in the past 40 years were living their lives at ease in the easy chairs (making all excuses why they could not help a common Naga fellow), but now has become hyper active on Naga issues seemingly more patriotic than those who struggled all their lives for the Naga Cause. In the last few years these retired bureaucrats have become more "patriotic and champion the cause of the Nagas". But the reality is that all their lives, in the past and even today, they are fed by their Paymaster to confuse the common public. Only they are now propagating issues which is not for the interest of both India and the Nagas in general. To usher in peace, there must be a limit in criticism. Too much salt will make the curry unpalatable for ALL.

 

• Unity will be an empty slogan till we embrace the value of POSITIVE ATTITUDE and sagacious judgement for the good of all. The situation reminds me of the parable of the shipwrecks. While those travelling in ship were all saved after a shipwreck by sharing and holding pieces of woods and planks, in another ship a fight broke out among the travellers and all were drowned.

    Some of those who voted NO had this to say: 57

 

• No. Unity is not an empty slogan. It is a very apt term. The meaning of unity has never failed, but it is the people who have failed it. Nagas fail to realise that where ever people are fighting for their freedom, the government will go to any length to divide the people. This is also happening here. So unity is a must. But our leaders have failed because of their own selfish agenda.

 

• No. A Naga, whether living in a village or a larger town want SOLUTION to the seventy year old political situation created by non-Nagas. But there are some dyed in the wool public leaders who would continue to stir trouble till POWER comes into their hands. Such people if you observe and investigate closely, have not contributed for the whole of the Nagas in the past and present. Unscrupulous and divisive leaders on tribal lines must be marked and resisted. So long as we continue to think on tribal lines, finding a permanent Naga solution will remain like peeling the onion seeking a seed (solution) inside. It is imperative to do a soul searching lest this generation left behind a legacy of LOST OPPORTUNITY for all generations to come. And we continue to fight each other, while the world laugh at us. Truth be told, without bias on tribal lines, we all know who is who, who is doing the spade work for all the Nagas, whether as a militant or as a leader contributing as human rights, women and student leaders.

 

• No. We all know that unity is the only way forward for the Nagas. But those who are shouting for unity are not the right persons who should be leading it. By politicizing unity, they are only poisoning the water. We need people with credibility and integrity to lead us.

    Some of those who voted OTHERS had this to say: 14

 

• IT is the wish of most of the citizens to have unity among our Naga brothers. Our leaders however are very selfish and are only politicizing the issue. The problem is our public is also ignorant and is unable to make the correct decision.

 

• Who can deny that we do not want unity. The problem is everyone thinks they are right. No one is willing to listen to each other. We have a big ego problem.

 

• Faith, unity and hard work are also the values for which Christ shed his blood for men's redemption from sin, negativity, hatred, lies, ill-motives, intentions, cults & designs of powers of darkness that were distorting people’s minds with all possible negativities, false implications & fabrications which are also the chief factors that insidiously poison people’s minds, moral, spirits and leads them astray towards the path of misinformation, make believe inequality, anger, strife, hatred, divisiveness and ultimately towards violence and destructions. The enemy suffers from the cancer of jealousy because he really hates us to truly believe Jesus and receive His redemption, healing, unity & breakthrough. If we can recognize the enemies then unity can be possible (God willing).