So, when the godmother (seriously,
wtf is that?) of british monarchy turns out to be racist to the core there is masturbatory
consternation among the audience -the ever charming witnesses to medieval theatre
of absurdities. White men and women hanging onto grandiosities of entitlements
as kings and princes while being indulged by decent intelligent adult human beings as
if they are in some elaborate trance as they perform their part. Come on Mr. Charles
stop this nonsense. Abdicate and abolish monarchy and ask them to elect a titular
leader as they do it in India, ofcourse with less feudal pomp. Probably because you are surrounded with sycophants
and knuckleheads that you don’t realize how embarrassing this whole charade is.
Continuation of monarchy is detrimental to progressive egalitarian effort all
across the world, it’s a glaring anachronism that acts to undermine democratic institutions.
It’s a compromise that degrades as also allows leeway for other degrading systems
to enter without scrutiny.
So, when an African origin (or black
person) anywhere in West is asked pointedly about “where you come from” it’s an
attempt at purposefully ignoring the horrible history of slavery and inhuman exploitations
that brought them to West. It’s an attempt to establish proprietorial right as
also to put ‘them’ in their place by reminding of their lowly status despite
they having encroached into proposedly civilized space, now all these words are
as understood from the point of racist West and perpetuated through narrative control.
What is also implied in this racist scrutiny is the psychopathic sly. From your
skin color we know where you came from. We know that despite your attempt to be
like us you were (indeed, are) brainless slaves who were tied and bundled to
West for our service. Don’t you ever forget that. You can claim to be british
citizen but you will still be from somewhere in jungles of Africa. This is exactly what it is to be effortlessly racist, and it comes quite easy for someone nurtured in
theatrics of monarchy. It will be shocking if it doesn’t.
This also brings into question the clever appropriation of black narration by Asians, specifically south Asians in West. These gross attempts to obfuscate black experience -intrinsically connected to the horrendous history that is not even a century old, must be stringently dealt. Most Asians are racist, it is part of most cultures, so primitive they don’t even realize. Even when they realize they don’t acknowledge. In case of caste cannibals, they deal it with inbred dexterity of myths and meaningless collections of words devoid of its original meaning and contexts that some in west are susceptible to and find compelling. Caste cannibals carry it in their name hence the question ‘where you from’ becomes meaningless, as everything is settled in order in the satisfying waft of putrefying pit (and yes if the stench is not as expected then sniffing mami will be activated into the scene!). In desperation to establish pecking order that satisfy primal urge of primitives they ask “where are you from” in uncouth big cities to classify your economic class so as to immediately estimate the worth (so if you are located in congested shitholes you will be dropped halfway through the conversation, as it is name depalan burned a deep hole in their pus filled soul). Therefore these attempts to bracket black with ‘color’ people must be closely scrutinized. To put it in perspective most south Asian in West (particularly in UK) are byproduct of feudal values, caste cannibalism and yes corruption, greed and nepotism. They weren’t exploited at all, indeed during colonialism most of them were conduit to exploitation even those posturing as freedom fighters. They identified much with racist exploiters and strived to match with them, and were appalled to be equated with Africans. Hierarchical minded primitives sought pecking order from racist colonial masters, indeed that truly was their struggle. If you look at grainy videos of colonial atrocities against Indians it was mostly done by Indians. Britishers wouldn’t have controlled such vast land with large population without active support of Indians. The embryonic ties of racist colonizers with caste cannibals, and how it degraded society, as also how feudal values perpetuated by monarchy indelibly infected the foundation of fledgling democracy and sidelined egalitarian native values across the world is understandably not studied much. History is only used to control narration.
Last many weeks the world is
witnessing amazing acts of bravery from protesting people of Iran, particularly
youngsters, against religion and its oppressive value system -in this case monster
mullahs -the Ayatollahs, who have been constant threat to humanity (including hounding
writers and artists -not to forget brazen attack on Rushdie after decades of
threat to his life). Yesterday’s action against protesting women in Qatar is an
extension of value system that stamps down protests. FIFA (capitalizing on popularity
of football to amass money hence controlled by Machiavellian greedy psychopaths)
has disgraced itself by choosing Qatar as a venue. The way they sided with
Qatar to undermine evolved value systems like LGBTQ rights, women’s presence, labor
rights (by extension racism, feudal slave mindset) …it’s quite clear that money
doesn’t bring enlightened understanding nor compassion towards fellow humans,
evidently it only works to fuel crass consumerism and clever showcasing as god’s
blessing. As a football enthusiast I demand an apology.
West, particularly Britain -that
has provided space for worst of religions to thrive and export misery across
the world, have expectedly failed to understand existential urges and passion for
life. Posing saviors and miming elevated values while ensconced in medieval
monarchy theatrics and feudal ways in the luxury of colonial excesses and
comforts does blunt sense and doesn’t prepare one to chaos of uncertainties
that millions face. Debating club winning points is no substitute for
involvement or concern. It makes one good speaker while attracting attention
seeking overconfident psychopathic stone age pleasants. Attempts by British
posers to take on France on face veil, in effect, deviously patting themselves
for depraved ways must be ticked off. Ofcourse everyone has right to wear what
they want. The problem starts when what one chooses represents devious system that
nurtures patriarchy and feudal ways in the garb of faith (ofcourse this could
be said of market driven ways too), understanding the context and enjoying
freedom to choose is liberty of each individual. So, when medieval or any attire
is preferred over all the options that life provides, one hopes they understand
the context and enlighten themselves away from these anachronistic fantasies
and use freedom and opportunities available to learn and enlighten oneself to
be a better human. Ofcourse that means when society feels appropriate that such
attire needn’t be allowed as it violates uniform or rules of organization then to
assert choice is not freedom but being an instrument of system that makes you
wear it. Choice is for humans not herds. Also, full veil cannot be allowed in
any civilized society. It is negating the presence, acutely that too of woman, as
also working against basic decency that is expected from anyone in a progressive
society. Such attires are blot on humanity and has detrimental effect on
society. Britain’s gangrene cannot be celebrated. Indeed, freedom for religions
nor their expression is anything to be celebrated but tolerated -while fervently
hoping that education will help to enlighten and move out of these oppressive anachronistic
systems to find oneself as inquisitive lively humans alive to unfolding
realities and miracles, since these necessarily undermine humanity and pose a
threat to its progress.
Understanding the context of
protest in Iran why are women in West, who enjoy all the freedom, not coming
out in full strength against the horrible atrocities being committed in Iran?
(It’s only in Kerala I have seen muslim women protest by burning hijab in
support of Iranian women). Why has West failed Iran has more to do with how Islam
has been institutionalized under the garb of democracy as powerful devious forces
haggle to benefit while simultaneously showcasing as protectors of freedom of beleaguered
other. Posing cost nothing and if you pose well it has only benefits, some have
made successful career out of these. The reason why fattened fluffs in West who
feed caste cannibals, monster mullahs and all the regressive forces they could find
to patronize and then classify themselves as benevolent overseers cannot fathom
the passion of Iranians or anyone anywhere in the world who understand values
of liberty and knows what it means to be free. To be a free human being is the
biggest deal. For fattened fluffs it’s a debating point while for most people
across the world it is life or death choice. And when you face daily deaths, misery,
atrocities, poverty, isolation and uncertainties you very well know what it is to
be free, what does freedom mean, precisely the way idealist people proposed and
ask us to safeguard. Monarchist Britain and narrative zeal of its raconteurs doesn’t
really measure up.
When the adipose of colonial
excesses clog and accumulate it takes human form and assume grander view of the
world. They also think themselves as exceptional beings while people wanting in
their valuation or expectation are usable or disposable. Clearly, this
valuation is not based on empathy, intellect or what defines a human. Nothing
explains complete lack of application of mind or empathy for tribulations of common
people across the world who are facing the cascading effects of climate change.
Market media across the world are seen lacking in their response to the looming
climate crisis despite the fact that millions face bleak future. They seem to
have abdicated whatever little responsibility they have. Although they claim to
represent fourth estate of democracy -a watchdog, they are mostly controlled by
powerful interests. Few billionaires control influential outlets and they overwhelm
the space, hence it’s difficult for concerned committed outlet to emerge -it
also is dependent on nature of society too -a primitive society where herds can easily be controlled and kept excited through superficialities
of politics, fantasies of religions, mediocre movies, wastrel’s games, it
really becomes difficult to be responsible citizens. Herd has to be always kept
distracted, otherwise lacking basic sense they turn into mob.
BBC has produced some excellent iconic documentaries
on nature and environment over the years, and with David Attenborough it was
nothing short of miracle. But these attempts by BBC News to play both
sideism on the issue of climate crisis even in the year 2022 is telling. It also shows
how much they are complicit in obfuscating the critical issue for the last many
decades. It shows how much they value matter that will impact the fate of life
on earth, all those amazing species. This is an existential crisis. It is NOT that ‘environmentalists are
upset’ over UK PM not attending COP27 or that Sweden has removed Environment ministry
(imagine a Scandinavian country has slipped into such a mess, it’s really unbelievable)
any sane person will be, and should be, upset.
*western british media like BBC have
serious impact on erstwhile colonies since the elite sections frame much of their
worldview through these -ofcourse in the recent times democratization has happened
through profusion of digital and social media. But many of these News channels
carry reputation -not necessarily deservingly as BBC is persistently proving. When
I was in my early teens I was asked to listen to BBC since it was supposed to
carry authentic news, as also it would help me learn 'good English'. I first listened
to BBC when Indira Gandhi got assassinated and there were reports of riots,
there was no source of authentic news. Quite coincidently I had recently got a portable
Japanese radio set, and would listen BBC with much keenness although I really couldn’t
understand much of what they said and the accent made it worse. Fortunately for
me they repeated the news every half an hour or so, and I would listen again
and again. Slowly I could catch the words and search the meanings in the
dictionary, thirteen-year-old me would be exhilarated. I even thought Punjab
was actually Poonjab! Now as I look back, I feel violated that BBC is reduced
to such crap, or maybe they were always manipulative and that I am no longer naïve.
Listen to the Second Podcast, we continue from where we left. There has been some changes since the earlier platform was not free. Even this one has limited space hence I will be making small capsules so as to not extend the MB limit. Anyway, I am grateful to these platforms for giving this opportunity
There is a stampede among castetva
and hindutva -in equal ferocious measure, here in India to claim him hence by implication
the untold ‘intelligance’ and ofcourse merit that the world is yet to understand.
One fellow -inbred in this ecosystem of exceptionalism, in social media claimed
in the melee that NASA scientists have learned sanskrit to understand the
hidden knowledge of nature of universe. Given half a chance primitive Indian society
has the template to take it to the next level of ridiculous. While Rishi Sunak
was ticking all the boxes of amassing wealth and influence, and working the nepotistic
hold through circle of influence and neo-liberal clique, seasoned Indians here in India easily valued
these as signs of blessing, indeed they would be aiming for the same goals given
half the chance! What the person is doing or has done (even a cursory glance at
this erstwhile hedge fund manager’s performance during pandemic is enough to
tick him off -and should never be allowed anywhere near influential positions), what is the
values he hold, is not at all a concern as long as wealth and influence is
working. Precisely what squatters at Tirupati recommends. Let the money talk. Let
us keep them mesmerized with our wealth and power. They will bow. They will
want blessing to improve their fate. They will want the share of power and wealth. Everything is
justified with power and wealth. Imagine the minds that think like this, and
then work to create sacredness around it. And yes, very soon Sunak will be paying
a visit (unless ofcourse common people in Britain revolt and general elections
are called). This is how ordained soul meet beholder of special power and conjurer
of mysterious forces in universe. The more you understand these people absurd
it gets. Also, unlike patronizing fattened fluffs who have taken the cudgel to
protect religion, these absurdities must be eviscerated and ridiculed. An intriguing
discussion in social media was about counting number of Indian origin leaders
who have trigger on nuclear bomb. Ofcourse ridiculing Pakistan is a constant endeavor
(not that this nation needs any help, corrupt feudal, exploited people, and yes Islam representing the idea of religions that holds worst
of possibilities for humanity -the audacity to declare Islamophobia by UN – I am
still seething. Religiophilia is an affliction of controllers. There isn’t anything
sacred about religion indeed it’s banal, anachronistic nuisance). The idea that
more Indian origins have power to destroy world many times over seems satisfying
thought to some, as also the implicit claims of superiority (one pretentious news
channel reported few months ago that US VP had nuclear button in her control for
hours, I couldn’t understand the significance, now I am getting it). What kind
of people are these?
Let us accept that british system is the worst of possibilities, it’s a confluence of benefits from colonial atrocities, racism, Christianity -instead of guiding- exploiting the situation for proselytizing, anachronistic absurdities of monarchy that normalizes feudal values and spurious ascriptive claims, nepotism and cronyism, a flawed parliament that reserves seats for worst of people -and the gall to call them lords, and not the least patronizing customs, traditions, from worst of religions and systems into ‘developed’ societies hence severely degrading enlightening progressive efforts in poorer societies, as also nurturing charlatans claiming to represent beleaguered people from across the world. Britain has done good and bad to the world. Bad is worst, and it stands out. It really is worst of possibilities, and it happens because lack of vigilance -taken in by laziness of arrogance and exceptionalism as guiding light of the world -it may have been true in scientific achievements century back but the world has firmly moved on and looks back in amusement. Neo-liberal capitalism unleashed by Thatcher onto the world, and now reaping the worst possibility by presenting vilest mediocre puppets as leaders. Britain has just gone through a long post-colonial yawn of indulgent excesses and is now startled out of its siesta to find all its claims in shambles.
In this fast-changing world it has also become
quite difficult to spent time on fiction -it is indeed a luxury. Ofcourse youngsters
must read fiction (the best ones including the valued writers of last centuries) for insights on humanity and human nature so on, and yes don’t waste time on
spectacular versions of garbage that is churned out each day in the name of fiction. Anything that titillates
and doesn’t make you think or add to your understanding of life is really a
waste – a criminal misuse of time as also a degradation.
I am starting this podcast with the book I happen to read last month An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. Quite an interesting book with amazing knowledge of the world we live in. It’s a book we should all buy. Also, this book gave quite a significant shift in understanding towards nature. Last many years I was a Naturalist (conducting nature treks) wherein the constant endeavor was to learn about nature and communicate. Then I was a Biomimic (taking sessions on Biomimicry) here it was about what you can learn from nature. And now this book opens up new understanding, indeed an evolution of sort for me, as to look at the world through the eyes of nature -umwelt of different species. It’s a brilliant book.
Being a human is a much deeper responsibility.
It needs constant vigilance, not only of one’s own actions and inactions but also
the context one is placed in as it broadens and involves the whole world. It makes
us aware of the state of the world and the systems that are used to control and
incapacitate. Systems that keep humans in a constant frenzy, a frantic involvement
with world, restless activities towards concocted goals – a distraction
that gradually isolate oneself from one’s own being. They become ever busy in fulfilling
the meanings of the system. Atrophied by their own negation they use remnant faculties
of being a human to work for immediate needs of the system. They are incapable
to think beyond. They are incapacitated to use their faculties or sensibilities.
This lack of a human is what isolate him or her from the nature, from the earth
systems that nurtures life. It is a pitiable existence.
They find meaning in being part of
these demeaning and degrading systems -conceived by devious working of market, religion
and compromised institutions that seek to trap (this extends to state machinery
and the concept of nation itself in its negative assimilation of exceptionalism).
They get compromised being part of these dehumanizing systems, they now cherish
as astute herd members hence seek meanings in these associations. With limited sensibilities
and ever restrictive systems it is never going to be good for the humanity. In this
delusional existence they approach existential crisis that humanity faces. Lacking basic
involvement expected from vibrant human life they find common sensical issues
beyond their grasp and easily fall for conspiracy theories and manipulation,
indeed being a herd member, they revel in this opportunity to prove their herd
credential. They obfuscate facts, create alternate truth and generally vitiate matters
that could easily be understood if their minds were not constricted and decrepited
by the system. They volunteer to be irresponsible. They volunteer to be not
human. They refuse to think. Their lack and obedience is celebrated by
collective assertion of systems -market, religions and devious controllers,
through entertainment, art and general notions of success. This powerlessness to
face the reality, this lack of trust in one’s own sensibilities and incapacity
to apply mind, in the overwhelming overbearing presence of systems is what
makes people dangerous.
What a mess we are in. This is escalating dangerously. We people all across the world are seriously concerned. An urgent intervention by UN and responsible leaders of Western nations is needed here. We common people across the world are always fodder in bigger game of powerful people. We really don’t know what is happening. We see horrible sights of bombs exploding and people getting killed, and now threats of nuclear war. What can we do except watch with growing concern.
Let’s get the basics. Respect sovereignty of nation. Respect borders of
nations. Russia, under dictator Putin, has attacked another country and massacred
people. These are facts. What is also true is presence of anachronistic cold
war relic NATO -that Russia see as a threat. Russia at this point is ruled not
by reason but by survival instinct of an egomaniac. He has access to nuclear arsenals
that can create havoc at a scale that would make Hiroshima look minor event and collapse life system on earth. Steps towards de-escalation could include roll back of NATO and eventual disbanding while Russia evacuate Ukraine territory. The
world doesn’t really need military organizations that is ossified in the realities
of 20th century. If there is no Warsaw pact then why is NATO needed?
What is the threat that NATO is protecting? World has evolved and is nowhere
connected to realities of 1940s or 50s, there is nothing in common -it only exists
in the minds of older leaders and their egos. West must recognize this by not
pushing the world into fracture lines of the past. West must show magnanimity
and confidence in its capabilities. Nobody is giving into the blackmail of a
dictator. It’s logical thing to do, as also good for the world to strengthen UN. Deploy UNPKF at Russia-Ukraine border. Encourage democratic forces in Russia. If world leaders are not able to take decision, then feed all these facts to Artificial
Intelligence (AI), and I am quite sure this is the optimal solution an AI would also suggest. This
need not be a zero-sum game, it’s a loss for humanity and for life on earth. It
can still be salvaged.
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Imagine how they conceived
the idea of ‘sponsoring’ a climate summit, quite clearly an attempt to normalize
consumerism and work it within the ambit of ‘problem solvers’. And who is better
to help us solve problems than Coca-Cola! They teach it as marketing strategy
to younger herd as they are coopted into system as ‘success stories’ of money
and intelligence. In primitive societies these are referred to as case of untold
blessing as they easily move around pirouetting skills, charming people, influencing
decisions, and generally agreed upon as refreshing ‘positive energy’ (there is
a word in malayalam which was constantly used, and pushed on to ambivalent failures, ‘nokipadikada #@&#’ meaning ‘see
and learn #@&#’). For marketeers this is -in their success churning lingo, a
marketing coup. Most ‘leaders’ in flawed democracies across the world are
presented to herd through these miracles of market. The ‘leaders’ are then
elected to sustain corporate needs through euphemism of growth and development.
Coca-Cola has this to say on its latest transgression on humanity “Coca-Cola’s
firm belief that working together through meaningful partnerships will create
shared opportunities for communities and people around the world and in Egypt.”
When words are assigned narrow meanings devoid of contexts or evolving
realities then it is an attempt at controlling narration.
There is no need to keep elaborating worst of corporates like Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Apart from largest polluters on planet it has played havoc on health, particularly of younger generation, all across the world by increasing obesity, diabetes so on at an alarming rate. Taking the specific case of Egypt which has the highest obesity rate in the African continent. ‘Between 2015 and 2019, the carbonated soft drinks market in Egypt grew by 27%, and from 2020, has been increasing annually by 19. By 2025, the market is estimated to be worth $4.08 billion’. There are other significant issues, that is also undermined by mainstream market media, of groundwater exploitation -natural resource depletion, and prioritizing electricity and resources to these exploitative corporates over needs of local population. This blogger had covered it in India almost two decades back https://depalan.blogspot.com/2011/03/anecdotal-study-on-nature-of-mncs.html. Not that it has changed anything but I can only do what is within my limit, as each one of us as conscientious objectors. We do our do. There are powerful forces who sideline, undermine and eventually block or tarnish, meanwhile they will ofcourse pose as benevolent force, as helping saviors, through opportunist celebrities and pliable influencers. Just that they will usurp all the power and money, and then ‘trickle down’ to keep the exploitative feudal system stable. It is how market spreads positive energy crap of ‘development and growth’. Unfortunately, they have reached a dead end. Neoliberal growth cannot work on limited and precious planet resources. Nice advertisement and meaningless words cannot stop climate calamities. West is facing the other end of neoliberalism what poorer societies have been facing all along. There is reason why west is suddenly facing ‘third world problems’. As they say, chicken is coming home to roost. Earth’s system cannot sustain unending demands of neoliberal gluttony. Quite clearly COP27 is turning out to be jamboree for leaders of flawed democracies, dictators, sponsors of greed, polluters and their lobbyists
What to expect from a primitive society?
The mainstream nonsense is becoming unbearable. With castetva forces degrading
the society and institutionalizing regressive values, expectedly lacking
personal probity (nepotistic corrupt sycophantic charlatans working on eloquence
and hedonistic ways as liberal) in the last many decades, it was but expected. Entertainment
in this part of the world was always substandard (with very rare exceptions -necessarily against the norm. As mentioned earlier music and colors -mainly through folk
art, are two aspects of expression that worked for me from this depressingly degraded
part of the world), an excruciating experience. With modern technology it can
only go to worst of details. To expect something enlightening from regressive foundation
is foolishness, hence we have to tolerate, this therefore becomes defining
moment for freedom of expression and arbitration of possibilities that democracy
and modern technologies provides.
These cacophonies of absurd surrounding
the ‘discussion’ (within the mythical vad-samvad traditions of putrid
society) gets excruciating by the day. For literacy to become education is a big
deal, it is saddening that modern technologies and spectacular access these
provides has made it immensely possible but what we get is pursuit of crass and
crude. It is easy to blame castetva cannibals for consolidation of
hindutva hooligans, though this is largely true, but we are seeing trends
across the world (latest in Brazil) where the worst of the people are getting acceptance
in large scale. It is about time to understand this dangerous shifting -wise
and better equipped minds should explore this. Most importantly these clever
binaries that were assiduously created, and now collapse with remarkable ease in common
people’s estimation, is stark. Manipulating feudal structures and hedonism into
liberal and freedom while carefully feeding regressive religions as symbolic sacred.
These constructed binaries are meant to polarize for easy manipulation and consolidation
of sinister forces. These degradation of egalitarian into words with ominous intents
has reached a dead end, it is being thoroughly breached into desperations of common
people. We need to reclaim words that defines egalitarian values and human
progress that hinges the shared aspirations of humanity. These cannot be kept ossified
into 20th century contexts and value system through narrative control of few. Modern world and its continuously
emerging challenges need forceful semantics. Words holds meaning. Meanings are
vibrant and constantly evolving.
