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He tolerates in
silence the continuing assaults on his culture and its spiritual values from Islamic and
Christian forces within his own land. He doesn't like to criticize anyone's religion even
if they mock his. He seems weak, in disarray, without confidence or self-esteem. He
appears to think that if he ignores these things they will go away in time, but like an
infection they continue to spread and poison the country.
"They do not resist. They do not stand firm. You can take anything you want from them
and they won't say anything. They retire in fear, though they hold on to their
superstitions. First, they let the Muslims conquer them, then the British. They seldom
fought back.
They often joined hands with
their conquerors and took sides against their own people. Now that they are free they
don't know who they are or what to do. They don't
know how to rule themselves. They are used to being ruled. They are lucky their country
doesn't fall apart. They are looking for a new conqueror, perhaps the economic forces of
the West."
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