Religious degradation creeps into public space

More than anything else it is the effete elites, working out their coterie cosiness in the feudal casteist pits and monarchical squalor, who seem very concern about their slipping role as guardian of liberalism (that has no resemblance to liberty whatsoever) as they soak in hedonistic choices and climb ever higher moral ivory tower. It is clear it is not about piece of cloth nor is it about women’s choice on any matter. It is simply a pernicious system that rides in the name of religion that this cloth represents and perpetuates which is the concern here. It is not about minority rights since religion cannot be seen as an overarching identity of individual that quite conveniently sidesteps human values. It is about a system that has pupated in the worst of social realities, and is a fertile source for gender discrimination and segregation. The modesty garb that hides patriarchy which see woman as object of gaze hence needs to stay hidden, this cloth is a symbol of that primitiveness that seeks to thrive. Indeed it is not even about the cloth but the mindset it supports and perpetuates. It is also about amazing level of arrogance that belligerently bulldoze itself in the garb of modesty –the higher claim for sickening righteousness, in the spaces that is public and innocuous. Further, it is very vehemently pushing the perverse idea that people who carry symbol of religion are in some sort touchstone of freedom and barometer of human progress. The reality being these are ridiculous and pathetic ideas devoid of any spiritual subtlety or sensitivity that seek to aggressively assert itself with impunity and selfishness at the cost of local communities. They don’t have any concern for others but push in their god given right, the reason why monarchists and casteist putrids are besotted to mullah’s degradation; it is a front that undoubtedly hides their depravities and stinking home truths. Indeed by pushing degradations in religion the effete elite posits itself as kindred souls without any involvement in common people’s tribulation, probably not even aware of it. It is amazing how they usurp the democratic space as spokesperson of high moral grounds without even caring to even move their fat ass from pits of monarchy or casteist feudalism. There is a mischievous comparison to nuns, this choice of outfit though regrettable is about celibacy and not sexual objectification. Secondly, one must scrutinise societies where these originate and conditions of weaker sections in such places and mindset on which these thrives. It is not about cloth but the mindset and attitude, the progenies carries these traits in the most modern of settings and see themselves misfit and victimised, and then they ask; where are we going wrong? It’s how effete elite tries to maintain their hegemony by creating and pursuing victims. It is amazing the kind of regressive revivalism seen in West particular by migrants, who ironically represent societies that seemed to have failed them in some way, the reason why they are migrating in the first place. That they are unable to assimilate freedom and hope that host societies represent. Very much reasoned by amazing levels of human achievements, that indeed is the reason why I am able to write these and within few seconds anyone across the world can read it. This spectacular world is what this blogger will strive to protect with all my might and being, fully aware that these are not accidents or miracles but a mindset and attitude that is made possible by sensibilities that thrive on human potentials. It is hinged on beauty of life and living herein.          

    

Religion is not a human identity; it is a human construct that is severely degrading societies. It cannot be a stand point on human right because humans are individuals and that liberty of individual carries the right of freedom. A social system can exist if it doesn’t curtail this freedom, any symbol of a system that stands on discrimination and prejudices cannot be asserted as right. Nor an idea that emerges from this system be sustained as only an idea or diversity of thought since an idea is about freedom of thought of an individual not as a representation of a system but representing humanity. Hence ideas emerging from system if it incites then it will have to be curtailed since it is representing the system hence by extension to the group that follows the system therefore incendiary against others. It no longer satisfies the definition of individual right hence human right. Significantly it is the rights of children that need protection from this religion driven brainwashing and indoctrination, and state has role to play as secular entity to protect and educate young minds to severely question religion and miracle driven nonsense. Children are not property of parents nor of state, these can only guardian who provide free space to grow. This freedom to grow into individuals is the beginning of basic human right, everything else is peripheral. The state, and society, is duty bound to protect this freedom.  

       

Religion is increasingly an anachronistic presence that only excites hedonist and effete elite as it hides their deviance meanwhile, since they have the control of narration, helps in the easy habit of patronising others and dispensing patronages in the name of human rights. It is this disconnect that is being exhibited by common people against the establishment, and soon will instigate reactionary forces that will gain support from populace. With social media common people have found their voice and the narration is no longer controlled by few. As the situation deteriorates with competing systems and as it reaches sickness effete elite will have nothing to loose as they are already insulated from people and situations. France must stand united against infringement of human right and seeping degraded nature of religion. Civilised societies must look at Indian ‘unity in diversity’ to know to what level society can putrefy, the facts and data point to deviant nature of this society that lack any empathy or concern while high on words that give semblance to democracy. Abysmal contribution of mediocre India to world community is a testament to degradation that awaits. Monarchical britain oxymoron in their colonial angst patronising hug was easy to infect. Brexit is an awakening that will have no space for pain of immigrants. Hence Trump. It happens when diversity is devoid of humanity and ideas lack enlightening pull of common good that brings people together. It is effete elite that is frothing out of neoliberal wind that has helped them sail this far. The fluffiness is not going to take them any far, social media has made the scrutiny urgent and immediate. And yes enlightened logic and individual liberty is going to be the benchmark for discussion henceforth. Nobody is on a lookout for patronage hence wordly chicanery will not wash. It is market instigated dustbin materialism that see benefit in moral cowardice that survive on democracy of dunces that slid to lowest denominator of survival technique. It’s a rush towards religious enlightenment without any contemplation.  As the system coalesce the absolutely sane people into single unthinking voice, an egoistic harangue against anything that doesn’t suit miracle fed holy books, the society is reduced to reactionaries devoid of humanity or even sanity. It is the great marshalling of humans to deeper and deeper pits, the circumscribed wasted lives that is being sold as religious piety. These venerated prejudices then lay the foundation of ‘unity in diversity’ (India) while Britain ascents the ladder of multiculturalism. It is an amazing cleverness to furiously maintain status quo and feudal ways while showcasing the higher realms of freedom, so rare a state, that common people are to be taken for granted. It is an easy jump from savagery to humanitarianism cleverly negotiating the demands of modernity clichés and immediate exigencies.  

                 

              It is high time that religion is pushed back to its place and followers held as set of people who haven’t really come in terms with reality, to their senses, and live in collective hallucination and holy books to go with it, which except for few pages here and there, needs to be dropped into the nearest dustbin. It is a loss to the potential of humans and hopes of humanity. If you loose the ability to know good people when you see one if you fail to acknowledge a good act when you come across one then the individual is losing contact with his or her own self and society lost to delusion. If you cannot differentiate bitter from sweet that means you have lost you sense. People tend to loose sense when given choice of nation, religion and other constructs that takes them away from reality. It is futile to see that which takes away humanity as representation of human right.   

How did this buffoon become a billionaire?

It's an american dream and world's nightmare. It’s a miracle of neoliberal capitalism and a market manipulation driven ecosystem that helps thrive people like him, and indeed most market success story in India too is about little Trumps, the burgeoning millionaires adept in multiplying money with least of any other known competence, that market media celebrates as part rising India. It’s about exaggerations, clever opportunism, creating perceptions and manipulations preying on people's insecurities and emotions while cementing primitiveness, and ofcourse being loud mouth is to be a leader while bullshitting is sales pitch. 

The feudal squatter ensconced sleazy worldviews and diversity celebration is the germination point of bullshit artists. Lies are passé. Lies need effort and counter logic, or atleast some concern for the other. Bullshitting is fun, it’s about bulldozing with impunity of power, and arrogance filled essentialities. It is this market's paradise that makes India so very investment friendly. It has lots of scope with religion’s balderdash (now elevated as defining identity and beginning point of human rights in pretentious West) and miracle seeking superstition is fitting well in neoliberal assurance. Clearly therefore caste based communities are now established facts in this putrefying society, hence the drivel is for equality of opportunity. Aw. Market's soothing balm and a promise. The impunity of this bullshitting is where the charm of mahatmas and pundits come handy. It’s an awe inspiring ‘unity in diversity’ world. One wonders why other societies are not so diverse and happy in the mediocrity muck that celebrates all forms of degradations (and it infects as they migrate to other parts of the world), and still has amazing audacity for higher claims. Meanwhile con artists take bullshitting to next level as they pose as leaders, intellectuals, journalists, writers, artists and whatnot with market inspired mediocrity and debauched blessings straight from sanctum (no queues needed) as they spread self affirming worldview with characteristic ease. Some even taking out time to exhibit occasional pangs of conscience as they furiously stampede for the grab, its a hint of high moral grounds that they salivate to scale (an after thought of 'dalit issue').  

 …so why am I not a multibillionaire yet? Seriously.   

The everyday choices

It is a common knowledge that in any Indian city the prime properties are held by certain sections, and they transfer it as legacy to progenies with much help from the government. Indeed the self-serving feudal leaders over the decades have been quite helpful, the ideas of democracy having had no effect on them nor on their conscience as they proceed to exploit and accrue. One could even assert that these amazingly mediocre leaders actively connived to perpetuate these inequalities, while they dispensed patronages and trapped people in disgusting traditions for votes. This could be said of almost all the disgraceful ‘leaders’ from 1950s to 90s as they benefited and perpetuated feudal and casteist exploitative norms while they consolidated their benefits. The foundation was always weak and they were least bothered to reform. Feudal lords still hold prime properties as they multiply money with desultory ease while negotiating their primitive self with modernity. The progenies meanwhile act as harbinger of competence and freedom, you could tell it from amazing level of mediocrity and complementing arrogance posturing as achievers. Forget land reforms even the token action of hereditary transaction tax was removed by none other than Mukherjeeji (to reach where he is now needs consistent degradations that some expertise). This blogger has mostly lived on the fringes of big cities and has seen the differences, where the civic authorities are active where they conveniently neglect, where noise is normal where it tends to become pollution, where people are crowd where they are citizens... It is only when Supreme Court judge notice his progenies wearing 'ninja like mask' to protect from air pollution that they wake up from habitual neglect. It needs something like Nirbhaya to blast on their face for them to think about reforming laws and be aware of problems of the people, otherwise they seem amazingly immune to the reality. It is a characteristic trait. It is these dubious type of leaders (essentially crude casteist mediocre people), over the last many decades, who have consistently allowed the government machinery to be degraded as they tightened their hold over people through status quo of primitive societal norms.

There are weekend markets held in poorer parts of cities, mostly on some vacant ground (that in itself is shrinking) or are on the outskirts. While in bigger cities the crowd, of sellers and purchasers, can be generalized as from mostly lower middle class, in smaller cities these market milieu tends to be bit complicated. These weekend markets in smaller cities tends to replicate the social system quite acutely as they haven’t faced the uprooting and jostling that accompanies the crowded spaces of big cities. You could easily sense the demarcations as the prime spots (includes the entry as also into the middle) held by sections that are dominant men and then women, evidently not for their quality of goods or wares but quantity as also the confident vociferous haggling and dismissive arrogance towards customers, while as the market fizzles outwards there are marginalised and eventually you end up with single women, and then lastly the silent old lady sitting open to the elements. The quality of the vegetables aren’t different but quantities are quite less but much cheaper. Bundled in bunches for ten rupees each and they will add more vegetables as they sell it to you probably as an assurance. And this is where I make the choice of purchase. To be able to empower that elderly woman with meagre collection of vegetables (brinjals/tomatoes/ladyfingers), probably from her small land holding as she claims, or maybe she is lying and if it isn’t a lie then it is most likely organic/pesticide free, is satisfying.

This framework needs to be kept in mind, particularly in case of issues like women’s reservation, wherein we have CrudeWoman sharks salivating for big bites in the name of emancipation and amazingly fortuitous camaraderie.  

Tailpiece:

A thought occurred to me the other day while I negotiated the crowded bylanes  

The distance from Ambedkar Nagar to MG Road is always a long one