Leaders without vision

The criticism against and protests to this unhappy state of polarisation (thought control) are lukewarm, as there are few independent critics left at the top levels, to raise their voice against political autocracy, usurped by the two major political parties. The latter depends on charisma, or marketing names. And sycophants gather under the respective umbrellas as mere opportunists. Money can turn black into white.

Opportunists cannot be dependable public service providers. The infantile paralysis of the parliament (JS) is a clear indicator of what is not working in society. Democracy is being black-marketed for subjective motives, as the effects are not visible even after three decades.

The passionate celebration of various national anniversaries is sham to the core. The holy mantras are forgotten the very next day, to pursue hidden agendas in the gray areas. Politics (correct governance of the state) cannot work in this polluted social environment. The political drains are choked, and political markets have no presence of regulatory discipline. Self-discipline has been replaced by money and/or violence and terrorism. There are no entry points for honest and dedicated players. Decay has set in, and refurbishment is already suffering. No gardening is possible in the fossilized political gardens.

Look how the culture of violence is filtering down from the style of political agitation to other localised spheres of life. When a bus or truck kills a pedestrian, many passing vehicles are burnt or damaged by the outraged public in the locality. In the universities, the administrative and other offices are ransacked by the students, as a mark of protest. Violence has become the sole tool of seeking redress of grievances. Back to the stone agethe brain is no longer working. How to think, and what to think? Intolerance and dictating terms rule the day.