So, we are getting these feral videos
(sickening viral videos) of lynching, while these are being watched and commented
upon there are some who are habituated to assume as guardians of society
(trustees, if you will) who are working on consolidating an angst driven narration.
They intense it as ‘things going wrong’, ‘democratic institutions getting
weakened’ so on, the headline and carefully worked subtext catering to what
matters in the moment of stampede, the opportunity to showcase as kindred
souls. Always branding as worrier of others, though, not ironically, others are
nowhere in sight in the sanitised surrounding with purity as source of comfort.
Muslim names and cow connection tends to trigger a rather orgasmic response
among these species. One wonders if it is these heinous acts or possibilities that
these incident present as opportunities that generate these righteous rants.
Lynching is of course despicable
and must be dealt severely. Law and order machinery must show alacrity on these matters.
But these are not uncommon at all. In India these are common sight, and it
seems individuals are waiting to coalesce into mob at shortest possible notice.
Having been raised in the segregatory mindsets, degrading traditions,
opportunistic values and heuristic morality the individual is already entrapped
in an unethical potent, the caste for semantic convenience is now community
readied for rhetorical subterfuge for high moral grounds under the elaborate cloak
of ‘unity in diversity’. This fiercely identified setting is now aggregation of
valueless individuals with least denominator and bleakest references to hinge
on, but yes always carry highest possible estimates and ever exaggerated self-worth. While the culture and
mainstream narrations consolidates these into subconscious there is a back-thumping
consensus that Indians hold the key for the world as spiritual masters. This cringe
worthy claim from a society that conceived heinous forms of social framework
that quite easily eases out cannibalistic societies in its depravity. At least cannibalism
has utilitarian excuse.
So, the other is always a
constant presence even among people who have been living as neighbours for ages,
while the angst driven elite hop from one opportunity to another and manipulate
at its wake. Its laughable that mediocre Indian historian (with no sense of
history) created this narration that britishers followed the policy of ‘divide
and rule’, yes a bunch of colonisers were successful in convincing millions of
people! The other therefore is to be revered or exploited, this is the frame
that Indians are intimately aware of. There is rarely any understanding of
equality or mutual respect as humans, it always needs categorisation, a clear
understanding of position in the hierarchy (the reason why cunning MNCs are so easily
able to tap into the insecurities of Indians). As much as reverence can be overwhelming,
and always moves with sycophancy as it is based on fancy parameters or least discernible
skills, exploitation is brutal and takes to the depth of inhuman ways. Hence when
the group coalescence into crowd they revere the worst of human endeavour (whether
art/sports/politics -as can be judged from the output) lacking discernible
skills nor ideas of excellence or competence, everything comes cloaked with
blessing. Hence reverence comes with elation that one could also succeed with pursuit
of blessing, and yes, some minimum skills. Meanwhile the object of reverence falls
in the same mindset hence will make all effort to exploit the adulation. Some of
the so-called celebrities that market have confirmed for Indians genuinely believe
they are talented, hence have the right to exploit the situation that market
have blessed them with.
It is when the other is confirmed
as vulnerable, marginalised or ‘lower’ that the group moves towards cannibalistic
mob, and these needs minimal provocation. For angst driven elite (essentially the
nurturers of the depraved framework) muslim name of lynched may trigger soul
searching redemption possibilities while caste lynching lack the gravy nor the
nuance that they disparately want to hinge narration on. The fact remains lynching
is quite common, and happens all the while, some people die but many have been
beaten up badly, and if it is not physical then the unique gandhian ways of
nonviolence (the high culture purity driven humble benevolence of sickening self-righteousness)
social sanctions that is carefully orchestrated to lynch the souls. Caste lynching
and atrocities were till recently morphed as law and order problem to give the
impression of pristine pure society living in harmony of ‘unity in diversity’,
it is only now that these have become opportune for elitist narration of ‘things
going wrong’. The situation has accentuated with dramatic changes in the last
few years with advent of technology at the individual level, these lynching are
now being videoed and shared. While thousands of cases of mob violence happen
all the time, most go unreported, it is when someone dies that lynching gains credence
and among these only few qualify for elitist angst. Then there are discriminations,
injuries and murders that is executed at much smaller scale of participation. The
reality is much bleaker, and the bleating elites nudging for grab are not only complicit
but are beneficiaries. The unsettling hypocrisy is when they seek tone of
atonement.
(picture herein is the ‘selfie’ taken
by perpetrator just before lynching a poor tribal man to death for stealing in ‘100%literate’
Kerala)
