It's not possible to discuss any topic rationally in Bangladesh. Even AI agrees with that, saying that we are a people swayed by political emotion rather than evidence. That is remarkable because we never get mentioned for any major achievements elsewhere.

We can't accept that we fall short of reaching any milestone in general unless it's political violence or population size or the number of times we change our social-political deities.

Remember Trotsky, that ancient Russian revolutionary who wrote a book of sorts titled "The Permanent Revolution" but got in the wrong way of supreme Stalin? He ran away but ended up being killed by the Soviet Russian leader's assassin while in exile in Switzerland.

Well, we are that bunch of "permanent revolutionaries" because it helps us achieve our main objective which is not to have any objective but to be in a state of constant or permanent boiling. Fight, scream, abuse, change regimes, overthrow, protests, revolt and use memories to gain something while managing long sit downs at Shahbagh.

We also understand how to migrate for a short term to the Middle East as low-level workers in jobs where no brain is required or longer stays in the West and survive on their kafir social security payments but doesn't bother us.

Basically, we never settle down and concretely set any goals because in the heart of hearts we know we want none because we don't understand goals. Planting rice fields, netting fishes and praying for more marriages and grabbing neighbor's property is simpler and easier to understand.

Anything beyond that ancestral tract of agro-land on which we have planted paddy or veggies eludes us a bit so it's best to discuss and argue and wait for the rains to arrive and do its work. Even better if we are at the secretariat and even without stretching our palms can buy 50 acres of land. Don't you see how even our prime money takers don't just buy plushy apartments in Gulshan but also agro-land in the ancestral village no matter which chair we occupy? Squatting wins.

So why did I just spend half the article talking nonsense? It's simple. It's an example of what we all have become. It's not important to be useful and factual. As long as we can make noise why should we bother to make sense? It is louder, catches attention and doesn't exert the brain. You get it don't you?

I mean I am not sure you get stuff. I mostly don't.

The "Jinnah as grandfather of Bangladesh" debate

It began in the DUCSU exhibition or whatever where the pic of Jinnah was prominently displayed and Sk.Mujib's didn't find a place. It's simple, it's denying Awami League and in place finding a space for its arch-foe Pakistan and Muslim League symbolised by Jinnah.

The irony is that DUCSU was under Jamaat cadres broadly speaking who were targeting Mujib and AL but forgot that Jinnah's foe was that party too. It was a brilliant display of ignorance, something we have all taken to an art form of national significance.

And then one guy went and tor up the pics and inserted those of Ghulam Azam getting pelted by shoes and the cheering loud. You get it now don't you?

Since we all love to debate and discuss our imaginary facts let me add some more. I hope DUCSU students and teachers will be more confused and the debate will go on.

Adding some spice to the story

Two nation theory was not invented by anyone let alone Jinnah. It was always there produced by history. It didn't lead to Muslim League. It's linked to class politics under colonialism by different elite groups using the argument to make money or get jobs. Jinnah's politics began by joining the All India Congress.

All India Muslim League came into existence in 1906 when Congress was battling to end Partition of Bengal. It was established in Bengal and by the upper-class Muslims. Ordinary Bengali Muslims supported Krishak Praja Party (KPP) led by Fazlul Haq and Bengal Muslim League (BML) which was based on a peasant agenda.

In the first election of India under general vote (1937) - it actually meant only 10% people were economically qualified to vote - It was BML which won most seats followed by KPP. Later after Congress refused alliance with the KPP, it formed an alliance government with BML.

In 1940 the Lahore Resolution was passed seeking a separate state for Muslims of India, "two independent sovereign states", one in Eastern India including Bengal and another in Northern India including Baluchistan. This is known as the Pakistan Resolution and mentioned two states not one.

What (West) Pakistanis thought we are not sure but BML thought that there were going to be two independent states. Even organisations like the Bengal Renaissance Society was floated to promote this. AIML including Jinnah never protested so what does it mean?

After the election of 1946 which was swept by BML and KPP was crushed as it had joined hands with the Congress, another meeting was held at Delhi where the "two states" were changed into "one". After BML protested, Jinnah called it a "typing error" and the crisis began.

BML leader Abul Hashim returned to Kolkata and floated the United Bengal Movement jointly with the Bengal Congress. JINNAH SUPPORTED IT. So, Nehru opposed it and Bengal Congress proposed the partition of Bengal in 1947 after initially supporting it.

By 1947, radicals of Bengal Muslim league led by Moazzaem Chowdhury had already formed "the Inner group "to oppose the central united Pakistan and most BML leaders were aware of it and supported them.

Pakistan that came into existence in 1947 was never part of any Bangladeshi Bengal political plan except those pushed by the Nawabi groups. Pakistan was not supposed to be ONE state and the price of that political error which was opportunist and deliberate was paid by Pakistan in 1971 when even armed action failed to continue central power. Pakistan was never One state and Jinnah's party never won a single election in East Pakistan.

If Jinnah and Nehru hadn't fought, a united Pakistan probably would never have been born.

So how come Jinnah is the grand dad when he didn't want it, when politics was against him from the day of Pakistan's birth in East Pakistan? That's because you love inheritances, property gained through bongsho. Anything more complicated is beyond your intellect.

Got it?