This blog is in connection with something that i remebered.The noted British writer Melvin Burgess visited my college some time back and we had an interesting discussion on literature,censorship and other things.Some of my friends engaged him in a conversation regarding the anti-liberal attitude of certain political parties,that act as self-appointed guardians of our culture and hence try to pull all those things down that they feel is against our culture.I am sure the readers of this blog would know which parties i am referring to.I would just like to share my views on this issue which i couldn't on that day.
Firstly lets be clear that the political class of this country is so engrossed in its own power games that their neglect of the country hardly comes as a surprise.They are far removed from the ground reality.They are a bunch of highly opportunistic,shrewd megalomaniacs(pardon me for painting the entire political class with one brush but such is the deplorable condition that our politics is in today that all these epithets don't seem far from reality).It is a pity to see the men appointed by the people, to serve the people, are making a mockery of the very institution that they are chosen to defend.While it is imperative that democracy survives all odds and we should exercise our right to vote-choosing from amongst the corrupt candidates that we have but frankly one finds it difficult to be excited about elections in these times,given the numerous scams unfolding infront of our eyes,where people in power have shamelessly exploited the country and continue to do so.Even the highest institutions of this country are not immune to corruption.Democracy has indeed been reduced to a joke to say the least.
Coming back to the imeediate concern of this blog,it might interest the readers to note that the political parties(the so-called moral guardians) appear only when they are sure of gaining political mileage.Curiously, we don't see them helping the deprived or being involved when a disaster strikes.For instance these parties were nowhere to be found when mumbai attacks happened.This is because the cameras wouldn't have been on them.On the other hand, it pleases them to harass a couple on valentines day or create a ruckus against any manifestation of liberalism or burn books that are not in agreement with their limited worldview and so many other things.It is sad that the government and the people let such villains define the morality and culture of a whole nation according to their own limited standards.
The only solution is to ignore them.The very fact that we give importance to these political parties and the media hypes them, encourages them to continue with their antagonistic acts and spread hatred.Also the thinking public of this country needs to take a sustained,symbolic stance against these barbaric,self-appointed custodians because they also give rise to other evils-honour killing being one of them.
A lot can be added to substantiate the apathy and insensitivity of our politicians but for now i just want to restrict myself to this much and pick it up from here as and when possible.
What you have said is quite true Arun continuously showing the corrupt side of the politicians of India. But irrespective of what we say India exists no matter what!! The point is that it's not that the population is not aware of the fact that their politicians are corrupt but the fact that politicians know how to hide away their corruption. There is a fact that in India the rich definitely outcast the poor in every way just because of their monetary richness but if we look at other countries suppose the countries of Europe there is equality irrespective of rich and poor divide. Corruption is there in the blood of Indians and not even I can deny that. The solution is not to ignore these individuals who are slowly feeding on the poor's money but to teach them a lesson for once and for all. See though supporting non violence sometimes there is a need to engage in violence and show the other person that we aren't deaf or dumb.Here i can even add that if people can join hands to drive out the Britishers during the time of independence, then they can even set these people right in one way or the other. One man can make a difference.
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