Is democracy thin ?
Decentralization has in-built bugs. No FP (family here) here, as the culture spreads rapidly, to infect the rich, and the not so rich. The race is unequal, because the disparity widens. Today the practitioners in the judiciary also seem divided into political parlours. Remember the Anarkali culture of training the young generation of mehfil etiquette? Today's baitak-khanas have bigger back doors, for anonymous service. The commissions are high for the omissions demanded. It is quiet trading, unlike the street demonstrations, which distract through diversions of the other kind.
Thick tears (glycerin) need cosmetic effects, unlike the natural tears, which flow spontaneously for the right causes. These days it is the effect which matters.
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