Commentator after commentator on the tube and the print media has been having a blistering go at our maha corrupt netas, following the sordid spectacle in the parliament house, the shrill cry being that the politicians have failed this nation, that they have shamed India, that they are all chors, blah and blah.
What amazes me is this: why is everyone wasting time over stuff that we have known for years together? Did anyone seriously expect the trust motion to pass smoothly without money exchanging hands and without shady deals being brokered? Especially with foxy fixers like Amar Singh in full flow? And with convicts seated comfortably in seats of power?
So all this whining is a waste of time and precious newsprint. What we all tend to conveniently forget is this: those 341 maha atmas in the corridors of power haven't landed there from space. Not only have we put them out there, they are a part of the independent India we have created together, they are a mirror to the society we have all jointly build, they are us. So trashing these mighties is nothing more than an amusing exercise in self-flagellation.
If this nation no longer throws up leaders like Gandhi and Nehru and Tilak and Bose it is because such souls don't exist in our current times, what does exist is blokes like Amar Singh. Let's deal with this, man: corruption exists in every sphere of our life today, we all live and breathe it every single day. We bribe cops to duck fines, we bribe municipal folks to get our development plans passed, we bribe electricity guys to steal power, we bribe the RTO guys to get driving licenses, we cut deals with netas to get projects passed, we bribe tax guys to save on tax, we bribe clerks to get ration cards and passports, we bribe custom officials to bring in goodies tax-free, we bribe touts and deans to get college admissions, we even try to bribe judges to get favorable judgments! Do you really want me to list the dirty laundry? So how can a nation like that expect saints like Gandhi to be leaders?
Net: Remember that every time you give a gaali to the debauched neta, you are actually giving it to yourself. Because he/she is you.
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you always have a tangential angle to every thing, which is probably why it is interesting to read.
however, i firmly believe that it is the right of every citizen to hold leaders to a higher standard. why the hell not? it took only one man to introduce the country/world to non-violence. and there are still at least a couple of politicians with integrity.
ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?
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