US is an evolved democracy on many parameters but is also deeply flawed thus offers valuable lessons. Much of progressive thoughts, scientific insights, technological progress, individual brilliances and pinnacle of associations can be traced to US. It has attracted best of minds from all across the world over the decades. The flaw of US is the fragility of democracy, it will become fatal if citizens are not vigilant. It collapses when citizens can no longer associate as humans. Democracy is dependent of responsible citizens. Citizens make democracy. A better human makes a better citizen. Systems that dehumanize human being into unthinking entities, isolating them from their existential realities, capitalizing on their insecurities to offer a better world is a constant threat. Systems that insidiously hunt on spiritual yearnings of human beings by offering secure fraternal associations based on miracle books, regressive practices and values, segregation and exceptionalism adds to problems of democracy making it weak and vulnerable for charlatans to work on opportunities. Religion everywhere is a threat to humanity. Democratic societies therefore must rigorously scrutinize religion, providing no place for it to nurture. Systems like capitalism driven market have perniciously entered human minds through digital media. These dopamine based algorithms keep them excited as they increasingly loose their faculties to comprehend, analyze and think hence associate with lowest denominator of comfort. Market exaggerates and trap humans as consumers and data source. Democracy is reduced to shows that seeks to ensnare humans into voters, consumers and followers connecting the basest and crudest expressions. It is as if humanity has been stalled and wrenched to its primitive references. Charlatans with expertise to tap basest instincts use strategies of market to manipulate narrations of exceptionalism. They present grander world using the semantics and opportunistic concerns of religion -easily tapping into centuries of subconscious memories of control. Critical issues are turned into binaries of religion using ruse of market. Every human concern is reduced to show, scripted to excite and evaluated on scale of entertainment. US has become a TV show gone rogue. It's riveting but tragic. People are kept entertained until they get killed. All progressive values -achieved through centuries of struggle and consolidation, and evolved thoughts and means are reduced to sideshow.
Cocktail of capitalism driven market
and religion are creating havoc on earth. It is apparent through degradation of
democratic institutions and promotion of wanton consumerism -that is least concerned
about life sustaining nature and biodiversity. Self-perpetuating systems
controlled by few that care about itself than any human welfare or greater good.
This is quite apparent in US. Leaders are controlled by the systems. They are
incapacitated while people are executed wantonly with desultorily ease that even
question the idea of a nation state. These sacrificial rituals of fatal flaws should shudder
human conscience. Flaws that facilitate innocent children and ordinary people -especially
marginalized and racially discriminated, to be massacred. Most grievously it
has incapacitated sane people to respond to their innate humanity or even react
to their basic instinct and primal know. Flawed US that is spiraling into abyss is a
lesson for humanity. Its a pity, it had so much potential.
Common people shouldn’t be bothered by snarling Castetva cannibals and Hindutva hooligans nor the angst of monster mullah. These are posturing for gravy, the cosmic itch to play savior as ordained by otherworldly connections. They must go by the issue at hand and whether unfolding events helping them live a better life. These fake binaries are created by manipulative controllers for their ease and signs of proprietorship over common people.
A primitive society will find difficulty
to accommodate latest technology since these didn’t develop organically into the
society. These were byproduct of much open and enquiry driven spaces, an
outcome of critical thinking that were nurtured. These are thresholds of
society that had creative liberal values spread all across the spectrum. Overwhelming
number of people across the world are still cave dwellers piggyback riding best
of humanity. Social media is only accentuating what is innate. These are having
debilitating impact on the world. BigTechs will have to take the responsibility,
their primal urge to accrue money and power must be contained. Platform Accountability
and Transparency Act is valiant attempt by US government. Algorithm must be opened
for scrutiny by experts to trace manipulation so as to initiate stringent action.
Meanwhile education system will have to focus on critical thinking and values
of understanding, and strive to create more evaluation free zones to nurture
free minds. Grading children and gauging education as means to multiply money
leads to narrow limited views of life, it favors pecking order mindset (the
reason why hierarchy driven primitive societies fails miserably to
contribute to humanity except as status quoist money multipliers) that easily
falls for authoritarian mindsets.
Anything that infringe on humanity is a threat to democracy. Anything that prevents assertion of being a human is a threat to free world. Religion therefore becomes a threat to democracy and all the evolved values and possibilities herein. The reason why some societies fail to nurture democratic values and ideals and are incapable to value individual liberty and equality is due to pernicious presence of feudal norms, patriarchy mindset and an incapacity to optimally use wondrous faculties of brain and senses. It is clear that religion creates frameworks that impede into progressive ideas. There is a valiant attempt to pose better version of religion to contrast the worst version in an attempt to wrest narration of religion into progressive space. Though noble it’s a futile attempt. It may help to control the herd into lull than fractious mob but its short term. Life has to be alive to thrive. Anachronistic religions have become serious threat to humanity hold ever minuscule chance of redemption. It’s a decaying premise. It’s an assault on human mind and demeaning billions of years of evolution of life to accept the ridiculous premise of religion and pose as progressive. It makes the best of intention hypocritical, and threatening.
The arrogance of communists in
India is typical of the society we live in. On the one hand they profess the
voice of downtrodden while on the other reflect deep flaws of the primitive
society. It’s the template of crawling for the people more powerful
simultaneously brutalizing people who are below in power matrix or are
powerless and vulnerable. Hierarchal mindset that elaborates blessing. Recall when
Pranab poured milk, he was consolidating expected behavior from those who are
to serve him (though the man is dead but it's very important to know him to understand the degradation, he did immense damage. When i saw him twice or rather blocked me twice, incidentally as President, he was rushing to temples. He could have used his time and money invested in him to visit local school or nearby tribal settlement or even the wildlife sanctuary but he chose none). Being a President, it was simultaneously a lesson on fate to
common people in a corrupt and nepotism driven society: useless people like us could
reach to most powerful positions is because of the rituals we perform and the
temples we visit. He was elucidating template for good fortune and ways to work
on fate (hence the stampede by herds on auspicious days to temples of powerful gods,
and ensuing histrionics as rituals). He was cunning to use his position
nurtured by castetva forces (that severely degraded democratic institutions as
also the society by undermining egalitarian humanist traditions). While most
castetva leaders leapfrogged from sanctum vacuum into positions of power
through camaraderie and nepotistic connections meanwhile nurturing the herds into
deeper muck. They shifted their sycophantic value systems and hierarchal minds
from sanctum to family, the Gandhi family, who became their new favorite god -ishta
devtha, all the skills of pleasing were updated for this reality. Lacking
any mass base or discernable skills they cultivated manipulators and fixers
around the power centers to create perceptions, exaggerate self, while pleasing
the family. Meanwhile likes of Pranab though gained from sycophancy worked their
powerbase through temple hopping and creating alliance of camaraderie with
squatters. Squatters had immense clout as faith hawkers and a lethal grip over
hapless herds as they dangled fate and after life visions, they extended their
clout over local feudal forces and nepotistic connection with power. The reason
why Pranab was able to challenge the family was because he assiduously built these
bases while also creating crony capitalist circle of influence. He was a astute player in a flawed society. The influential castetva media were fed
and fattened -given access, awards and positions -it’s the same that now whine
in desperation for imagined values. Hence Pranab was narrated and drummed as
the “best PM we never had” while jittered family and cronies tried to placate
him with President’s post. The powerful base he created through decades of
manipulation was such that he became a go between gaining Hindutva and loosing
Castetva and was even seen a PM candidate in case of hung parliament. His value
for Hindutva, and their desperate need to get his clout, could be gauged from
the fact that Hindutva decided to bestow highest civilian award -Bharat Ratna,
on him over likes of Advani -who essentially played a pivotal role in its
growth. Such is the way these people work, and this is what I was witnessing
when I decide to focus my attention, and yes wasted my time and energy but
insights need to be documented. It's a unique position and a rare opportunity. There is a reason why India languishes at the
bottom of all international indices and humanitarian concerns as the manipulators
created their narration that pushed most people out from ambit of concern.
Communists come from the same stock
and now they decide (in TN) that they need to participate in temple histrionics
to influence herds as an antidote to rising Hindutva. The vicious Castetva
forces controlling media is fueling the narration of neglecting caste and other
herd faith muck as the reason for loss of traction. These are the same that
cannibalized the society, stripping it of egalitarian movements and vibrant
humanitarian participation -the anti-caste movements and
anti-superstition values that seek humans from herds. They conveniently
undermine that DMK won thumping majority on Dravidian movement values that attempted squatter
free temples -making it open position not based on caste, removing caste names
from streets (the braying singer nurtured by castetva posing as high end savior felt the
heat) and other egalitarian measures that defined their anti-caste foundation of humanist concerns. Castetva forces degraded TN in the last many decades and
have created putrefying caste pits by emboldening likes of CR -this corrupt caste lout
did immense damage as he was recruited for the job through nepotistic
connections. Communists never got any traction in TN because they were arrogant
squatter ensconced (imagine devious Kasturi&Sons as comrades! The reason
why there is trust deficit) and couldn’t understand the reality and struggle of
common people. They created a mirage through colonial literate Bengalis but got
wiped out at sudden hint of reality. It’s better for comrades to join Hindutva
than creating another ruse and become a joke. The shift in ideology is always
easy since it lacks any involvement with reality or empathetic concerns. There
are many in Kerala who have shifted from red to saffron in blink of eye. As
Hindutva gains grounds and reaches a threshold gravy you will see mass movement
of worms. Communism is important because it gives significant insights into
society. It helps critically scrutinize capitalism. They are good opposition to
herd controlling systems, and helps develop insight. But they are never good at
controlling power since they slip into authoritarianism. Socialism as political
power is better placed to work through democracy into egalitarian values.
Comrade rot is precisely what is happening in Kerala. Comrade morons have got power in their head after they won unprecedented second term despite serious allegations of corruptions. People really don’t prefer salivating infighting castetva congress -these feudals are mostly default option due to politics at the national level. As is the case comrades too come from degraded putrefying society hence unbridled power are seen as sign of blessing and god given authority over beleaguered people hence this easy shift to authoritarian context. Densely populated, environmentally and geographically fragile Kerala is highly vulnerable to climate change, and recent events have shown its precarious position and glimpse of things to come. The herds are blissfully incapacitated in their ego driven consumerist holes of wholesome entertainments. Comrades were expected to show some concern but comrade morons too are incapacitated as they belligerently push for misguided k-rail project -that is set to connect the state and reduce time for travel. Already this route has railway connectivity this project is set to reduce time by few hours. Couldn't they have worked to improve the existing connectivity? Also, what are people going to do with these few hours gained? Consider that world is now much connected hence physical travelling may not be that important in most cases. They though insist on the project -it has become a case of fragile egos of comrades, even after massive protest that is gaining momentum. Characteristically it is confined to as social issue whereas the environmental ramification -that is significant, is kept as minor matter. The same energy and time could be used to massively invest in adaptive technologies and measures against climate change.
Crass comrades: They called for two days all India general strike. Nobody in India were much bothered except Kerala where it was complete lockdown since it was supported by communist state government. They threatened people who tried to open the shop (in my neighborhood where the fellow had opened the milk shop, since it is an essential commodity, they threatened him not to sell flavored milk. Such is the bullying by comrades. All for people’s sake!) and thrashed people who took out vehicle. Hapless people who had started to come out of pandemic were left to fetch for themselves for 48hours. Why is this kind of hooliganism allowed? It is a failure of a political party if they give misery to common people to make a point. Yes, capitalistic forces are trying to undermine unions and creating situations to exploit workers. Millions of youngsters (mostly from poor vulnerable sections) are in gig economy without any safety nets and are exposed to exploitations. Government has not created any regulatory mechanism or safeguards. Why are these not taken on priority basis? Yes, protest is important and comrades have got the ideas right but they must find some other method that is democratic and doesn’t impinge on basic right to livelihood. Judiciary must intervene and pass strict orders on these matters. Comrades can easily shift to authoritarianism if not kept in check.
In the evening walk I saw this crass display (while people were bundled up at home and daily wagers struggling) comrades were enjoying crude loud song at public space while a young girl performed what cannot be called a dance. The crassness of it. This society will find the lowest denominator of everything. Pity this society.
Religion supremacists, bullies and thugs posturing
for religions cannot and shouldn’t be allowed to dictate agendas. Herds as
carrier of religions are given rights under democracy -which is essentially and
ideally meant to give voice to humans in a participative form of governance
with egalitarian intent. There are sinister forces at work. India has seen
rapid communalization. It is but expected when religions are given preference over
humanity and egalitarian values while worst kind of people churn degrading
systems for personal gains and posturing. Unlike human being herds are easiest to deal and
exploit. Instead of easing out of regressive anachronistic nuisance into
universal humane concerns through awareness and immense possibilities of modern
world, rabid forms of religions are spreading that seeks references from primitive
past. Not at all surprising considering religions offers nothing, not even
solace of existence, but mirage of grandeur as it is incapable to factor in complexities
of contemporary world. It is stuck in time warp hence offer prescriptive miserable
alternative least concerned about vibrant life. It can therefore only produce
herds, unthinking minds, and trap dehumanized souls. It’s a failure of education.
It’s a failure of society.
Few incidents from my experience of miserable
world that religion creates will help understand the immensity of crass world in
an exceptionally crude society like India (one could have easily accept this as
reality, and be an enthusiastic herd, but when one reads evolved thoughts and
watch nuanced expressions and understandings, as also societies/individuals
that value primacy of humane values, you become aware of the crude construct of reality
and easily locate the arbitrators) while wile people pose as saviors. I recall
as a kid when we went to Bombay (it was known as Bombay during 1980s) roads
were blocked and we were asked to take a detour, it was told to us that roads
are being used for Friday prayers that spilled from local mosque. The driver
told us this happens in all the vicinity of mosques -and there were hundreds
and thousands of males, ofcourse women have burden of modesty hence negated in public space. It created big problem for common people- as it is streets are always crowded. Nobody was
bothered. These were nurtured by Castetva to showcase secularism and tolerance -clearly
at the expense of common people over herds. Few years later Hindutva -through
rabid ShivSena, saw the opportunity and start conducting grand maha artis
right in the middle of the streets. Now cunning caretakers would argue whether
these are “essential part of religion”?! Aren’t these mischievous? As can be
observed; concerns of common people and their hardship were never point of
reference. Castetva always had proprietorial role over common people, indeed
they gained more credence through misery. (This whole narration of “essential
part of religion” is mischievous Castetva ploy to gain credibility. The narration
must be in the context of democratic egalitarian values and not primacy of religion.
We must deny even if it is “essential part of religion”. We must protect democratic
ideals and rights of common people over degrading powerful systems that seeks
to trap). So, there were communal riots many common people got caught in the
wrong place and were duly sacrificed for bigger cause and soon no more streets
being used for praying purpose. Roads and streets were to be used as roads and
streets and not for herd to congregate. Next incident was when I studying in
Kerala. On Fridays we had long afternoon breaks so much so that everybody left
making it half day. Now these long breaks were meant for praying time for
muslims introduced as a secular masterstroke by wily Castetva congress corrupt temple
hopping scoundrel who was ruling the roost. Quite surprisingly Karunakaran used
to stay in our neighborhood and we all knew how corrupt and slippery character he
was. Through remarkable sleight of debauchery he was also very pious. As college
students we didn’t complain. We all went for movies or loitered on the beach or
got drunk.
Next incident is from Delhi. I was staying at congested
Nizamuddin, predominantly muslim area -as is the character of segregating religion
and purity seeking caste cannibals. One day there was some loud hindu religion song
from a house nearby -more noise symbolizing festive occasion. AND it went on throughout
the night. Very loud. Very crass. Indeed, least concerned about others. It was probably
the only hindu house in the locality. I couldn’t sleep. What kind of people
would do such a thing? And, this loud Hindu cacophony was constant during my
miserable stay in godforsaken place called Delhi. So much so that whenever I shifted
to new locality, I made sure there were no temples or open spaces nearby (since
it got converted for “function” -ranging from crude birthday parties, despicable
marriages and uncouth religious gathering, had enough experience to anticipate).
When I was in Bangalore once one of the students came with full face veil (whatever
crap they call it) this revolting anti-social dehumanizing blot on humanity was
presented in front of me. I was shocked I talked to the senior fellow at the institute
expressing my discomfort. He said he understands but ‘we don’t want to create
problem’. He was afraid. I too didn’t know what to do? So, ended up tolerating.
I think I should have had a choice and the right to deny teaching (or even
interacting) with people who aren’t concerned about others, represent worst of
systems, and indeed lack basic decency. You can have your religion but cannot bully
us and expect everything to be normal. There is a basic code of conduct to be
followed when you are a member of society. Full face veil are not acceptable in any civilized society, those who promote these have sinister agenda and are least concerned about common people and their tribulations. I saw these amazingly crude
expressions along the north Kerala - Karnataka coastal region during my
cycling. Hapless people are being trapped by sinister sunni wahabi/salafi whatever and this in
turn is fueling and complementing a rabid revolting form of hinduism (I recall mentioning this in
my blog almost a decade back), not that caste cannibals were looking for excuses. While staying in south TN region during my cycle
trip I was startled out of my sleep one morning by loudspeakers blaring from three
mosques simultaneously in close vicinity.
