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This post is in a reactive dialogue with images such as these that have been flooding my visual space. |
As days pass, i think it is maddening to see the political dumbness around in this country. Before Modi was declared the BJP PM candidate, i could still understand people fantasying about him as PM. Everyone from their own positions has been frustrated by the Congress which for the last ten years has been trying to keep the social stalemates alive and yet silently push a global corporate agenda. It was but understandable that the large sections of democracy does not think critically (it seems they tend to think re-actively); and that section would find Mr. Narendar Modi as very attractive. As it is the electronic media has numbed our reactions to violence and crime...and it has been over 20 years of watching riots and terrorism on television while having dinner and the breaking off into watching Pepsi ads.
It has become un-understandable and maddening now cause after being named the BJP official PM candidate, Modi has shown many many disgusting colors. Many arguments have been made against Modi and I do not think i want to add to that, but how is it that it has gone unnoticed that Modi only keeps thugs and god-men around him. Mark my words...only. Apart form Arun Jaitley (who Modi desperately needs, and whose greed desperately needs Modi), all the educated , liberal withing the BJP were quickly marginalized. Some like Jaswanth Singh have had the guts to openly revolt. It has come to such a farce, that one cannot think who are the people who will be entrusted important cabinet posts. Also the sheer amount of money this one man has spend, not promoting a partly or a ideology or even a broader slogan...but just his name is staggering.
Is this the kind of leaders we want? Is that the message we want to give our children by making heros of people like Modi? As it is when we go on saying we want a strong leader, we acknowledge that as citizens we want to be lazy and surrender. Asking for a strong leader is the first sign of a weak nation. More so when people stop asking how is the leader going to use the strength!!!
It also shows how very intelligent we are, when we fall into the "If you are anti Modi, You are pro Congress" trap.
