As the market works its way up to
spoil the references of facts and decency a new form of virulent manipulators have
entered the scene with much confidence. These were till recently working in the
background as enablers of deceit. They now easily work their way by blurring
the lines through market consolidated value system of exaggeration and
manipulations. Trump epitomizes this steady rise. And so to resist these there is an
attempt by pretentious bunch to pose as benign righteous arbitrators and showcase as
saviors. These are the same who have been feeding through the exploitative systems for long
and are very much responsible for the impasse that common people find
themselves in. Incapable to work out egalitarian values or reference of
compassion as also exigencies of time we live in they look for easy atavistic
association as a reference to connect. So, as they pose as benign arbitrators
blessed with all the necessary attributes to the binary of “bad guys” for
people's sake, they work to consolidate worst references as identity that needs
protection and this is indeed showcased as basis of human rights.
Religion is quite clearly a
gangrene on humanity that is increasingly turning fatal. It is eating into the soul of human and conscience of society. Almost all the
problems we face can be directly or indirectly pointed to be arising from
context of religions. It is surely making matter worse. It brings in fantastical fiction as an escapism from
reality and surroundings. So instead of facing the reality, working on
introspection, and using faculties of mind to understand and factor in new ideas
and logically established and verified concepts that seeks truth, strive to evolve with all the
exciting opportunities, they tend to isolate into some medieval rug sacks and become fatalist or all-knowing confident herds with twisted personal worldviews mediated by religion. They even claim that their religion is more scientific hence better than that of others! Exceptionalism and entitlements over others takes root. This anachronistic juvenile frame is being elevated as
choice, and indeed is being recognized as identity and stamped on to hapless
people particularly vulnerable children. Nothing is more painful than seeing a
religious child. You can see the dying of a civilization in these expressions.
It is a tragedy on humanity of colossal scale. Indeed it is sight of death of
hope and possibilities. Two hundred thousand years of sapiens evolution is
coming to this dead end is truly tragic.
There is also a sinister attempt to
equate these balderdash as race. This incursion must be resisted at every cost.
It is becoming increasingly clear that religions are incompatible to modern
values and tends to undermine individual liberty and sense of being and
therefore suppresses the humanity in each individual. There is a persistent effort by
vested interests and sinister bunch with feudal mindsets to keep people
segregated in these self-consuming pits. This helps in firm grip and control
over fate of common people. While the majority religion in any given region is
working with opportunist populism and market pointers to position as savior the
minority religion is being sought by those posturing liberal-secular while hinting
at egalitarian values and harbinger of human rights. This is being played in
most part of the world. And, let’s be clear, at the expense of serious issues and
concerns that affects common people. We are at catastrophic crossroads of climate
emergency, mass extinction, cataclysmic pollution affecting air, water, soil, and
even light. Biodiversity is being degraded, habitats destroyed. There are
extreme climatic events that has already arrived. We are losing soil, forests, species…at
an alarming rate. And here we are worried about identities based on
anachronistic juvenilities. This is quite shocking and hara-kiri moment. Only market greed and deviant religions can create these horrible irresponsible and arrogant humans.
Sane people who have wide reading
habits, are introspective and inquisitive, rigorously work on logical ways and emerging
contexts, understand the challenges of contemporary realities and have persistently
strengthened critical thinking and argumentative faculties, and are keenly aware
of socio-historical and spiritual context of human life, tend to easily see through the balderdash of sinister frames. These are generally referred to as liberal enlightened
humans who closely associate with egalitarian and compassionate value systems. Progress of humanity has been very much hinged to them, majority of human beings are just freeloaders working on opportunities and trivialities of the era they live in. The liberals in the contemporary contexts are
not really enlightened souls but opportunistic posturers filling gaps to capture opportunity hence can flip on any side with much ease as and when they see the chance. The matter is made worse with decreasing
attention spans of general populace hooked to social media and easy gratifications, and are easily outraged
hinged on visceral reactions. Lack of context or deeper understanding is therefore reflected
on people posturing as benign leaders to counter the onslaught of
nationalism that is working with regressive revivalism of religion. The reason why
Corbyn was defeated falls into these parameters that can be extended to much of
West (and also poorer societies too). People are ready to put faith on a person like Boris Johnson,
as also are keen to move out of EU has a context (youngster’s concern are job opportunities
that EU offers than any politicians so they voted for
against brexit -and not Corbyn). The rise of xenophobia has a definite context, and it
surely has to do with rising insecurities.
Liberalism and egalitarian values
clearly associates with humanism. Human rights as also rights of other species, concern for environment and nature are paramount. 'Liberal left' is another
of posturing that needs to be dropped. There are no liberal left, far left or
centralist or conservatives…these are categorizing people and issues into
preconceived brackets that serves no purpose except dividing and polarizing people,
furthering misery while the market media ‘balance’ the debate as the sinister gain. There are issues
and challenges that needs to be addressed, and the situation demands how it need
to be tackled. Sane people must stop these classifications and dissuade these discussion. Emerging challenges need a new paradigm. Religions are woefully lacking, and indeed are dead weight that humanity really cannot carry.
It need to be understood very clearly that religion is not an identity and cannot be. It is an affront on being human. The attempt to equate this subjective juvenility to race is not only sinister but denigrates the fight against racism. It was indeed Nazis who connected religion to race and worked on despicable ideas of eugenics. It is amply clear that religions stands against humanistic concerns as they segregate and categorize people while the world gets more and more connected and becomes immediate. The concern for religious minorities (anti-semitism is condemned but that doesn’t exonerate Judaism hence judaophobia is not a problem, these distinctions must be insisted) by those posturing liberal is bringing in regressive primitive frames and value system that is unacceptable and is indeed an affront to humanity. There is a majoritarian reaction which in turn consolidates its own regressive primal connections. What has been gained from the struggle and sacrifices of hundreds of years cannot be allowed to wither away to protect religion that is bringing in misery and surely not solution to any problems.
It need to be understood very clearly that religion is not an identity and cannot be. It is an affront on being human. The attempt to equate this subjective juvenility to race is not only sinister but denigrates the fight against racism. It was indeed Nazis who connected religion to race and worked on despicable ideas of eugenics. It is amply clear that religions stands against humanistic concerns as they segregate and categorize people while the world gets more and more connected and becomes immediate. The concern for religious minorities (anti-semitism is condemned but that doesn’t exonerate Judaism hence judaophobia is not a problem, these distinctions must be insisted) by those posturing liberal is bringing in regressive primitive frames and value system that is unacceptable and is indeed an affront to humanity. There is a majoritarian reaction which in turn consolidates its own regressive primal connections. What has been gained from the struggle and sacrifices of hundreds of years cannot be allowed to wither away to protect religion that is bringing in misery and surely not solution to any problems.
Ideas need to add synergy and openness
into society, it must help humans to be aware of themselves and their connection
with reality and surrounding that has profound implications. Fragile nature of
life and the value system that emerge from this awareness is being persistently
undermined by religion –that look for miracles and narrow visions that seek
devotees with grander plans and illusions. This cannot work. Communitarian consolidation need only be issue based within the context and challenges that human face, it
really cannot be on the basis of juvenile fictions or birth based categorization or associations.
This increasingly sickening concern for religion as an identity as also exaggerations
herein must stop. Please treat humans as humans, and define society and
community on human concern. Common people cannot be held hostage to narrations
that hedonist market or sinister religions deem suitable. Religions are threat to
humanity and there is no majority or minority about it.
