“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable."
I remembered these words of American journalist and essayist H. L. Mencken as I see India as a country. In Indian environment, silence is golden. Mayawati can plunder the state revenue to fulfill her ambitions and Shiela Dixit can flout all rules for a CWG. Narendra Modi can do no wrong even if each step of his is a disaster. But the urban class are satisfied with GDP and upset with inflation.
But any one who criticizes these actions are taboos themselves. They are considered as fools who are used to making such noises. Even the journalists are awestruck at some of the political figures which they think are ‘towering’ personalities.
It takes the judicial system to question the questionable actions of these leaders. I have heard people saying that all other leaders have the liberty to do anything but if it comes to Modi, he becomes the target of so called pseudo secular activists. People have become deaf and dumb. So much so that the so called lion of Gujarat needs certificate from a Maulana to stamp his secular credentials for future endeavors.
These are our urban class. They live in glass chambers. Unless they get everything under one umbrella, they are happy. The moment they stop getting the facilities, they start their usual self – cribbing. These are the same people whose one feet unauthorized extensions in front of their palatial bungalows cannot be reclaimed by the government. They go to any extent and get a stay from the court to stop the demolition. At the same time they argue why the tribal, who have owned the land for centuries, cant give their land for betterment of the state.
Aapka bacha ladla, hamara bacha jansankya. This is a common saying in Hindi which is very apt for such people. I have seen people cursing the street vendors for encroaching on roads. But these are the same people who park multiple number of cars outside their bungalow despite the fact they have been given enough space to park their vehicles inside.
Mencken goes on to say "the one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety."
We all come under this category.
I remembered these words of American journalist and essayist H. L. Mencken as I see India as a country. In Indian environment, silence is golden. Mayawati can plunder the state revenue to fulfill her ambitions and Shiela Dixit can flout all rules for a CWG. Narendra Modi can do no wrong even if each step of his is a disaster. But the urban class are satisfied with GDP and upset with inflation.
But any one who criticizes these actions are taboos themselves. They are considered as fools who are used to making such noises. Even the journalists are awestruck at some of the political figures which they think are ‘towering’ personalities.
It takes the judicial system to question the questionable actions of these leaders. I have heard people saying that all other leaders have the liberty to do anything but if it comes to Modi, he becomes the target of so called pseudo secular activists. People have become deaf and dumb. So much so that the so called lion of Gujarat needs certificate from a Maulana to stamp his secular credentials for future endeavors.
These are our urban class. They live in glass chambers. Unless they get everything under one umbrella, they are happy. The moment they stop getting the facilities, they start their usual self – cribbing. These are the same people whose one feet unauthorized extensions in front of their palatial bungalows cannot be reclaimed by the government. They go to any extent and get a stay from the court to stop the demolition. At the same time they argue why the tribal, who have owned the land for centuries, cant give their land for betterment of the state.
Aapka bacha ladla, hamara bacha jansankya. This is a common saying in Hindi which is very apt for such people. I have seen people cursing the street vendors for encroaching on roads. But these are the same people who park multiple number of cars outside their bungalow despite the fact they have been given enough space to park their vehicles inside.
Mencken goes on to say "the one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety."
We all come under this category.
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