Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
Dangerous escalation
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Need to urgently reevaluate capitalism
Monday, September 23, 2024
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Hooliganism to the fore
It was expected that Hindutva
works the benign aspect of religion -that in itself is deeply troubling
context, as opposed to vandalism by Castetva forces over the decades. Castetva cleverly
played on to western narration with adept working of semantics and devious posturing
as liberals. West -with recent angst over colonialism, and feudal compromised Britain,
desperately seeking lowest denominator for redemption reckoning found these
posturers worth cultivating. Hindutva is a necessary revolt and a closer association
to reality of this society, and as it is turning out to be, a deeply contaminated
one lacking humanistic concern and scraping worst of religion. Nevertheless despite
these serious unraveling -and cannot be isolated from what is happening across
the world, it is a necessary evolution over castetva -which surely has no place
as central role in society.
This astha pastha nonsense has gone too far, and has potential to severely damage the society -which in itself is primitive. Milk is produced by cows and buffaloes for its calf, definitely not for human consumption (centrality of human is an infection of most religions) so to ‘steal’ it and work it as ‘pure’ is morally flawed. So, this angst for purity is a mental illness, an infection of soul. The issue here is contamination of food. Corruption and greed sought cheaper options. And the cheaper it gets worst it becomes. And so animal fat was used. In a society with lackadaisical value system and nonexistent concern for rules life of human is cheap and is used as lessons on fate -an occasion to work brownie points for better blessing in next life, such is the deeply immoral and unethical society. The idea of vegetarian as pure is in itself flawed and spread by knucklehead squatters with narrative control. This society was never vegetarian. Hinduism was never about vegetarianism, nor are hindus vegetarian. It is the fringe sickness of purity that worked to degrade the society. Many ancient temples used to offer animal sacrifice and still do, some even serve sacrificial meat as 'prasadam' (quite common in many temple rituals in south India, infact when I was with Jaunsari tribes in Uttarakhand - who claim themselves to Panchali of Mahabharata, they sacrificed a goat at the temple top hill and distributed it to devotees). Vegetarianism is an evolved understanding, a choice, that comes with compassion which necessarily extends to every living being including humans unlike “pure vegetarianism” perpetuated by castetva cannibals as diversity and now settled into hindutva hooligans. These attempts to ask shopkeepers -who sell food and sweets, to reveal their religion is deeply troubling. The only thing that matters is whether rules are followed and food sold clears safety and hygiene standards.
Tirupati is worst demonstration of religion. These are patronized by rich and powerful and impressed upon herd hence making this ‘god’ as potent dispenser of power and money. Moral and ethics are least concern. With immoral squatters hereditarily occupying sanctum (hence authenticating caste system as also moral foundation of religion) to accepting corrupt money as gift is how these people normalize the worst. Asking devotees to pay extra money to break queue and offering VIP treatment for chosen few -that too in front of ‘god’, is how they codify morals for herd. The incapacitated bovine herd accepts these as fate. Noisy and crowded they lack contemplation of spiritual but torment of greed. To make matter worse auspicious days and timings are marked by unenlightened cunning creating extra crowd and stampede -in the mind of herd this is akin to happy hours of gods! With easy money and power by cannibalizing and fattening some even migrated to different part of the world. Inbred dimwits are arguably the most mediocre in the world but carry highest estimation of itself. This gap in expectation and reality is where the ridiculous claims and myths are vigorously worked history retrofitted. In a parallel universe a chimp with typewriter can write a bestseller -it can happen in infinite combination and permutation stretching to infinite time and space. So, an odd ball worthy is celebrated as normal outcome meanwhile the price the society has paid is immense indeed debilitated. A little recognition from anywhere in the world (the situation is pathetic) is worked to create the aura of blessing back home and inevitability of forces to acknowledge the brahmaand wisdom -that is already known by blessed and the world is yet to know, indeed such is uniqueness, that the world may even be incapable to know! So flying machines were already known and common! It had to be such is the blessedness that anything is possible! Indeed, some claim fueled by mercury -that ‘science’ will ultimately find out and acknowledge the brahmaand wisdom. Mercury vortex engine! Getting the sophisticated semantics is how knuckleheads awe, it is a lifelong ambition, indeed the only ambition hence almost always shoddy work lacking soul or competence whether spiritual, science or literature. The monkey jump was from sanskrit to english. This jump also worked as metaphor for modernity and liberal by castetva -and for many years correctness of language was definite signs of intelligence. The fact that they couldn’t even see the potential of everyday water vapour is least of humbling matter.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
What is lesser evil?
Pope Francis must answer. He is an influential figure and as the religious head cannot shirk responsibility. He is also responsible for these deaths and misery by nurturing this brutal crude ecosystem in the garb of religion. When critically scrutinized he is very much criminally liable. He must also explain what is lesser evil?
Dystopian Eaarth
We
have changed Earth in fundamental way. The physical feature of Earth is changing
rapidly. The hospitable Earth that we know is gone. We are now on dangerous Eaarth
-a dystopian reality. We have warmed the
planet, warm air holds more water vapor than cold, it rains harder and evaporate
faster. With sea ice melting, the albedo, or reflectivity, of arctic changes as
the mirror of white ice replaced by sun absorbing blue. Global temperature, heat
wave, rainfall, landslides, forest fires…have increased dangerously. Thunderstorms,
cyclones/hurricanes, lightning are more frequent and last longer. Methane chimneys
are opening up rapidly heating the planet further. The great rainforests are
dying. Plant yields and nutrition are falling, life giver phytoplankton are
dying, species are vanishing, biomass reducing and resilience of biodiversity
is falling. Oceans are acidifying, incapable to hold carbon nor sustain diverse
life, coral reefs are barren. Bacteria, parasites, algae blooms flourish, water
and mosquito borne diseases increase and spread. Extreme catastrophic events
are leading post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and variety of phobias,
and increased numbers of refugees. Add to it, warmer world is predicted to lead
to more wars and discords over shared water, rivers and arable land, violent
storms can even topple weak governments. The terrifying reality of end of cycle
of growth that institutions are hinged on. We don’t know how to regrow rain
forests, defreeze arctic, recreate ecosystems…
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Contrived narration
Narrations are controlled. Powerful
control narration that is deemed to be true and mainstreamed into herds through
regulated influence, communication and entertainment. In the last few years
these legacy instruments of control are seriously dented by social media and platforming
of grassroot voices. Despite serious misuse there is a strong element of dissemination
of democracy and diversity of views. As long as facts are nearer to the truth interpretations
of vibrant divergent voices matter.
Migration is constant feature in
nature, and so is with humans being an indelible part of nature. National borders
are quite a new understanding and seems like a recent aberration in long
history of free movement. Migration of people brings fresh ideas and energy
into hospitable community. The reason why there is migration to certain regions
of the world is an indication of better opportunity for enhancements which in turn
reflects value systems nurtured that creates better societies and space for
evolved ideas, thoughts and innovation. It is not an accident that recent progress
of humanity is nurtured in certain parts of the world. Much of freedom that
world experiences through ideas and technologies is largely due to regions of
the world nurtured by vibrant thoughts and humanistic concerns. This is not to say
that there aren’t any problems but these are idealized and percolates into
populace. Evolved society provides space for development, that doesn’t mean it will
be utilized for better by all. Most humans by their very nature seek security of community
in its lowest commonest denominator of responsibility and intellect. It is only
very few who consolidate and enhance progressive thoughts and scientific
thinking. Waves of immigrants from West due to famine (Ireland) and
prosecution (jews) found best possibilities in USA hence contributed to its
amazing progress. Sometimes society progresses so fast, essentially with free
speech and technology, that much of people are stuck in past. Despite technology
driven globalization last few years have seen consolidation of nationalist
feelings and rising insecurity among common people. Neoliberal value systems
and catastrophic impact of climate will make matter worse.
Other as enemy is easy to
construct. For charlatans dividing people on myths is to divert attention from realities
of poverty, corruption and existential crisis. The other is always a construct around which prejudice
and worst of fear are build. Fantastical narrations of juvenile religions creates
myths of grand herd obfuscating history of barbarians. Herd carry these crude identities
hence ease of the other. Skin color is oldest of the other that primitives associate
degrading values to demean the other. And, in societies with large migrations
this other is easy to spot and construct prejudices and myths of dire. It is
not to say that the other is always benign needy or carry vibrant possibilities
of difference and diversity. Examples of Europe, especially feudal-values-compromised-carrying-high-estimate-of-itself Britain, shows primitive other as immigrants
can severely degrade society and incite regressive revivalism and xenophobia. It
is therefore responsibility of society to decide what kind of people enter and assimilate
into them as also the numbers so that herd demography shift doesn’t pose the
worst and impact progressive values. As societies evolve it is but natural that
fertility rate reduces (barbarians, insecure and egoistic irresponsible breed
like pigs), as it is human population is significant cause of deteriorating
conditions across the world, serious impact on nature and debilitating pressure
on other species. Neoliberal market, religion driven charlatans and cunning politicians
have eternal need for breeding populace. Advancement in technology must suffice
the shortage of humans in advanced societies. Cheap labor cannot be an incentive
for immigration since it stands on the foundation of the other as cheap -less
valued, this degrades progressive values. Democracy, liberty and freedom are
cherished ideas on which progress of humanity is hinged hence cannot be
bartered. These are not religion based. These are humanistic evolved ideas through
best minds over centuries.
For the very reason allowing
immigrants is not religion based compassion, nor a moral right. It is a reasoned decision by state
weighing in conditions and situations. Devious forces may conspire but increasing
human population is never good for society, nation or earth. Ideally richer
society must evolve into compassion but it must be firmly hinged on realities
of state as also awareness of forces working to misuse as also need for assimilating into progressive values. Pope Francis comparison
of American presidential candidates is patently dangerous and irresponsible. There
is no comparison here. He need to comprehend the serious
situation. Migration happens because of unequal world. It is this inequality and
brutality of state and non-state that must be focus. You cannot slate
immigration to compassion and balance it with brutality of denying right for abortion (also, he needs to educate himself on the meaning of assassination,
really disgusted, totally unbecoming). Further, this religion-based balderdash of
human life being sacred exceptional must be dealt. Capital punishment must be appropriately
used in rarest of rare circumstance and cannot be given away as evolved value system.
It isn’t. It is an expression of religion (that centers human life) at the expense
of victim and family who faced heinous crimes and limited resource of poor society that must provide for law abiding. This ofcourse doesn’t mean eye
for an eye barbarian value of another religion extreme. Religion must face
logical exigencies of modern world and learn to value individual liberty or
face obsolesce as nuisance. Meanwhile Pope must urgently reconsider his stand on
American election and unconditionally support progressive candidate.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
well done!
Monday, September 09, 2024
Sunday, September 08, 2024
Exceptionalism of stupidity
What was once considered embarrassment,
an occasion to introspect and attempt to improve, is now seeking exceptionalism.
We entered the age of stupidity. Stupid people,
stupid occasions and happenings -a mischance now a norm, are watched and rewatched
and connected to deeply satisfying meaning of existence of appalling. Stupidity
was always present but in the sidelines deeply cognizant of its lack. With herd
hunters mollycoddling herd of their special bearing presence and unique attribute
as collective -that doesn’t pass any basic critically scrutiny, in a primitive society
history becomes a hunting ground for obsessive narrative control. Myths and
fiction replace the reality and is keenly worked to hold its say in the
present and worked into bleak future. Stupidity demands no strain on the intellect
and is easily swayed by glib and glitter. It helps nurture mediocrity and general
ugliness all around. It thrives on quantity and is deeply suspicious of quality
or anything that needs strain. Stupidity is in the comfort of laziness,
easiness of dealing and confidence of assertion. It is incapable, and is no
doubt incapacitated, to see beyond the veil of ignorance and self-righteous morality.
With social media providing unbridled access stupidness, lacking any discernible skill or redeeming quality, is now a vehement choice. Being stupid is no longer an embarrassment when you are bombarded with everyday stupidity as choice that see immense gain. Attribute of self-conscious, an indelible aspect of human to be circumspect and try to create a better version, is seen as inhibition -a problem. Choosing crass and crude is an expression of self that consolidates into collective sedation and acceptance of ugliness and irresponsible. In the overwhelming presence of mediocrity and ugliness truth and beauty shrinks. An ugly public space -building, statue etc., a mediocre shoddy work, crude unruly uncouth people…all conspire against subtleties and evolved possibilities. This diminishes humanity and pushes into violence of all forms.
With misinformation and disinformation, chaos and alienation, old world crumbling rapidly and technology intruding at breathtaking speed, the incapacity to accept complexities of meaning and absurd, the existential crave for certainty becomes urgent. Sedated unthinking mass is floating for anchor. Since responsible dealing with present needs incisive empathetic mind, and acceptance of ordinary lacking glitter or glamour or attention seeking, the insular primed in exceptionalism and grand myth of its collective becomes easy target for manipulators. Evil has logic and pattern hence can be dealt by analyzing and systematically negating. What when evil uses stupidity as its front? Stupidity by its very nature lacks logic or pattern, the crass excitable hops from one near catastrophe to new possible catastrophe. And with power to destroy world many times over we move from one precipice to another with baited breath while stupidity immune to immense urgent challenges celebrates its latest attention while the self-help industry and spiritual charlatans goad to enjoy the scene -live in the present, without any awareness or knowledge whatsoever, connect to pristine and pure stupidity!
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Middle class moralism hops out of woodwork
Kerala surely is scenic,
despite high density of population and not very agreeable people, the greenery
is soothing. The reason why I prefer Goa since it is a much refined version of
Kerala -very likely because Goa had violent past that also led to severe break down of
regressive value system and later impetus of international tourism as also vicinity
to mega cities like Mumbai, and relatively sparse population, created a fairly open
society. Sequestered between mountains and ocean Kerala assimilated outside influences
into its regressive clutch. An incorrigible provincial mind despite constant
exposure to outside world. A materialistic consumerist society even evaluated literacy
into its utilitarian fold. I have rarely seen such desperation for wealth from materially
comfortable people, a pathological insecurity of souls that is in constant
dread of how they are being evaluated by equally depraved other -the society. Arrogance,
ego, pride, pettiness are defining factor of human relations while simultaneous
hallucination of grander version of themselves that the world is in awe of. The
complexities of pathetic is to be lived to understand. Except for my college
days I really haven’t spent much time in Kerala, I never really was comfortable
in this oppressive place. Possibilities of Communism and Christianity have well
passed its utility -the Kerala model, and now is a mask of ridicule that cannot hide grim reality. Hinduism and
Islam rarely contributed anything of value except these versions of competitive
regressive grand that is now a sickness, an increasingly violent sickness that has enthusiastic participation from communists and crude christian revivalist moralism. Best of ideas
have found the worst of possibilities (here I am not referring to creative expressions
of music, art and colours -contribution of religions is significant but has
reached lifeless impasse). Language binds but literature is still wanting and
withers into appalling standards of newspapers and mass publication with futile
expectation to carry atleast some minimum creative humanistic subtlety from
long exposure to literate society. It is an extended middle class lacking vibrant intelligentsia or sophistication, the best is always in fringe and seen as threat. The size of their house, money in bank, level of literacy, may vary but what rivets them is same, they watch the same thing, eat the same stuff, talk the same and dream, crave, the same. It is as if benefits of material comfort, tremendous possibilities of education and subtleties of life have bypassed them. An extended needy puritanical
middle-class moralism assimilated through worst possibilities of religions, lacking
any cosmopolitan glimmer despite material richness, astounding natural sights, confluence of religions/philosophies and uncommon social development. This society is caught dead flaking itself to
find its soul.
Entertainment is extension of this limited worldview. For last many decades they entertained the herd into grander versions of themselves in sickening patriarchy and depraved traditions, pandering to the middle-class oppressive moralism and normalizing brute violent patriarchs as saviors. Lacking crude flashiness that is seen among crass - in other part of the country, they produced compelling movies that consolidated middle class moralism in its persuasive everyday narration. Not denying there were rare flashes of brilliance but overwhelming patriarchal cannibalistic concerns crested the deal with dangerous outcome for wellbeing of society and needs of responsible humans. In the recent times lots of malayalam movies have taken up progressive themes but is still shackled in deeply dehumanizing degraded social reality hinged to appalling past. The aftermath of Hema commission (that ofcourse has initiated well-meaning soul searching, and yes guilty must be punished starting with exemplary speedy punishment to blatant heinous crime allegedly orchestrated by an actor on an actress) has unleashed worst of people in the social media who really don’t understand value of freedom. Poking sarcastic malayalee primed in middle class moralism morphs into deranged regurgitator spewing venom. They have come out of woodwork in hordes satisfying the primal urge to watch the rich and famous tumble. In this fall is collective resurrection of middle-class moralism of mediocres and essential defining characteristics of gleeful primitives. Malayalam film has nobody to blame but itself. They nurtured the slime. Fat slimy chickens have now come home to roost. Rule of law must catch these chickens and tandoor them.
*When I was in college we had college fest, and as is the case there was dancing and crap. Newspaper (ofcourse MalayalaManorama -repository of depravities) took it up in a big way and reported it as immorality of college students, the defining word was “koothattam’ -meaning drunk dancing -hence breakdown of social order! This was my early brush with sophistication of middle class semantics. There are trigger words for middle class morality that easily seep and grip the psyche of listener, the meaningful nod is an indication from the recipient of full import with all the seen and unseen contexts. This deluge of trigger words is what is seen in social media in last few days. These are shared and liked as middle class self righteous puritan muck seeks redemption.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
The sickness
White people in West have taken
the burden of racism -which they brutally perpetuated, but much of the world is
racist in varying degrees of brutality. South Asians when they are in West -essentially
gained from feudal system, whine about racism against browns but nowhere I have
seen shops referred to as brown hotels or brown homes, nor black homes or black
lodge. Ofcourse, english language has embedded racism hence dark is valuated as
sinister while white as fair but that doesn’t and cannot exonerate local racism
and value systems that nurture these. Forget humans even animals are not spared.
We are aware of white cows in north India, in here, elephant that are kept as props for degrading rituals are evaluated on whiteness! Imagine the sickness.
They have worked features of magnificence and white being important marker in an essentially dark-skinned region -indeed the same had much sympathy towards white
people hence evaluated higher hierarchy. The dark magnificent creature is not
only exploited but has been assigned hierarchy on the level of whiteness! It’s
a deeply flawed society.
Worst of these are noted in Tamil Nadu –a region that had much potential and was attuned to face realities of medieval times and thrived into east Asia, and how sinister forces worked to undermine egalitarian movements and reduced it into caste cesspool. Tamil movies had a major role in this degradation. Meanwhile Hema Commission has opened pandora's box in Malayalam film industry- they make relatively better movies but overall amazing level of mediocrity while pandering to social morass, regressive ways, feudal references nurtured as valued identity while patriarchy morph into modern as sexist fun. What is seriously problematic is the story and intention, incapacitated to face pathetic reality it hinges on mythical grandeur and crude expressions, ofcourse in recent times there is marginal shift -as people access better entertainment options, but still is overwhelmingly degraded. The idea of entertainment as complex and elevating is rarely understood and appreciated in primitive society. It always falls back on lowest commonest denominator and in Indian case it really is a pit. It is a sexist world no doubt, there are exploitations but allegations cannot be taken on face value. In the overwhelming attention seeking value system, where everything is seen as opportunity for branding, an actress making allegations cannot be put on high pedestal, also the social context of exceptionalism and entitlement that is nurtured cannot be negated. Assault is a legal matter and must be dealt accordingly and not in the realm of wild speculations as entertainment. Two factors become paramount; one is whether there is pattern of allegations -that is multiple instances blaming a person, is a serious matter. Hence one-off incident, maybe serious, must be understood in the context -chance of fictitious cannot be ruled out. Also, in a profession where physical involvement is common everything is subjective, and in Indian context situation is complex. The idea that women cannot be perpetrators doesn't stand the scrutiny of cannibalistic society. Also, there are lots of low talent manipulators trying to gain attention in high stake money churning glamour world. Attention is branding. Director Ranjit (who is extremely talented and widely respected) being treated like this is deeply disconcerting and doesn’t augur well. Voyeurs and hooters are having field day, tarnishing lives and muddling issue is not how you deal. Secondly, serious allegations of rape and child molestation must be dealt strictly (the actor against whom grave allegation of orchestrating assault is still able to act in movies while process of justice languishes is a sick joke on society). How are some able to control the system in their favour must be scrutinized. Is the film industry under the control of exploitative cartel? Hopefully these are unraveled and guilty punished. WCC has done remarkable work.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Lackadaisical system, scyophantic theatrics and britishery
Watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86LjZ0Gak2U
This is what I commented on the above video in the site. This in the aftermath of brutal rape murder in Kolkata. So, after brutal crime facilitated by horrible social values, insensitive police -there were cases against him on brutalities committed, appalling lack that led to his recruitment in sensitive role, apathy of hospital administration, worst of possibilities facilitated by system that led to heinous crime, and then in the aftermath criminal 'conspiracy' and worst of people, political posturing, hooligans unleashed to scuttle the matter, media drama ...and now the sterling performance at the Court. Quite tired of these incorrigible buffoons while common people are exploited.
"it's an absolute travesty on people of this country that apart from lackadaisical systems that they endure on daily basis now we see judges referred to as lordship, reeks of obsequious drawl. These ridiculous theatrics of british value system (britishery) further burdens what essentially is feudal primitive society (also note little details like difference in size of chairs -these crude nuances are passed on to common people/sycophants as reference of power display and hierarchy details cringe). Be professional and cut the nonsense. Refer to him as Mr. Chandrachud or a curt Sir or Mr. or Shri or something neutral without regressive context. They are not f*cking lords, they are appointed to arbitrate justice by carefully studying and evaluating facts (and yes we are also not interested in their unsolicited regressive views on matters which they are least competent). Also, look at the 'celebrity' lawyers who are paid ransom -that in itself is criminal, creating ruckus instead of working to get to the truth of the matter (also, unethically using his/her position to barter for position like RS member/minister). Disgraceful"
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Prosaic is now sacred
Life expresses. Every life is an expression
of wonders and experiences of millions of years of evolution. Life incessantly adapts
to its existential reality and relentlessly strives to survive. Survival calls for
peak commitment and acute awareness of reality and all the nuances it exhibits;
it cannot be substandard or lackadaisical involvement. Substantial part of specie's
survival gets imprinted onto DNA and is shared for better say in life while epigenetics
gives the maneuvering space for emerging reality. In this struggle for survival,
we see finest expressions of life eminently amenable to its ecosystem whether
it is the splendid colours of flowers, supreme skills of bats or exquisite baya weaver nests. Life rarely indulges in futilities of competition or extremes of
actions but invests in mutualism and sharing to optimize resources
and effectively deal with the complexities present. The improbable life syncs
with forces of nature to survive and thrive in the midst of cataclysmic chaos. It
is a miracle.
It is humans (the post-agriculture Homo sapiens) who have created a paradigm shift of life as indulgence and not mere survival. These spiraled into amazing artistic expressions and astonishing understanding of science through laws of nature. The benefits accrued led to luxuries and opportunities to invest time to investigate and understand better. The flip side here is -that is becoming dangerously apparent, very few humans carry this burden of existence that are indeed instrumental in human progress and amazing expressions while most become parasites wallowing in excess and laziness while some detach into postmodern (excellent theoretical inquiry -deconstructing power, but leaves chaos of relativism that instrument neoliberal grab landing into alternative truth -overwhelming simulated reality of virtual) nihilism. These majority increasingly lack connection with reality and use of critical thinking faculties (herd) create delusions and low standards of arbitration taking humanity further down the sinkhole. Ideals of liberty and freedom becomes captive to degraded expressions and juvenile assertion, they infect democratic institutions. Hence, we have this dichotomy of amazing progress and some brilliant people juxtaposed and normalized with majority of indulgent self-assured unthinking entitled wastrels.
Education is important to understand,
to be aware, of all the possibilities of existence. It makes us discerning ethical individuals. The reason why varied
subjects of study and expressions makes a vibrant human and a resilient society.
Quality education and nurturing society leads to awareness of one’s indelible
presence hence exploring possibilities and likely skills to express or indeed
not express. An evolved society makes these accessible to young and to everyone. Internet
has broadened the idea of society and reduced what is global hence multifold
the possibilities. So, can I be a Simone Biles or a Dirac or a Chekhov? It is a
wrong question. You can be what you want to be and what you don’t want to be,
and indeed not to fall in this limited binary of mainstream expression of toxic
success and failure. There are things valued that is not expressed and need to
be expressed, and yes there maybe things we don’t even know about and could be significant
expression in future (we really don’t know whether what is expressed is the
only way to define or not define meaning of life). What cannot be denied and need
to be understood is that the dedication to acquire skills, and having acquired
the basic skills, whether you have the wherewithal to chisel it to brilliance,
to make your indelible presence and stretch the human experience. And for that
you have to diligently study the masters in their areas of competence and acquire
necessary skills and expertise, explore and excel in your reality and add your unique
presence. It also a collective effort and responsibility to retrieve humanity
from hallucination -hyperreality, that create worst of possibilities, the overwhelming morass
of hedonist opulent slush submerging any reality of redeeming value.
Monday, August 12, 2024
Volatile situation and merchants of death and chaos
Bangladesh situation is still quite
volatile, hopefully it is normalized and democratic institutions are consolidated.
There are different versions of what is happening in Bangladesh, there is a
narration for public consumption that is drumbeated by bidders and then there are
sinister forces orchestrating from faraway places for strategic gains, opportunism
to consolidate power, personal gains from war and mayhem or indeed sadistic
pleasure -nothing really can be ruled out we live in a nasty world. These sinister
forces have no value for democracy nor human life (indeed life of common people
in many parts of the world have no real value in narration of strategy). There are clear
evidences that Sheikh Hasina had acquired authoritarian tendencies and
undermined democratic institutions, her unbecoming was playing narrow partisan politics
leading to shooting of hundreds of protestors -that indicated inevitable end of
her authority. That doesn’t however justify violent eviction unless there are larger
forces at work. As mentioned earlier there are bigger forces at play, for them every part of the world is scheme for control. Sheikh Hasina blames US -a
sinister plan to set up base, while many experts on these matter point to China
and ofcourse Pakistan (from which Bangladesh bifurcated) and network of Islamists -who have found safe havens in west and are constant source of degradation all across the world.
We will never know the truth, we really don’t know what are credible sources since
all are compromised and working on opportunism while stampeding to control the narration for bidders meanwhile social media is filled with conspiracy, sarcasm and personal abuse.
Meanwhile common people caught on the wrong side brutalized, democratic institutions undermined
while charlatans pose as saviors meanwhile hoping the situation to deteriorate -a well-trodden template.
What cannot be tolerated is inflammatory assertions by socalled leaders in India. Having lost power many are smarting in the sidelines to get relevance and claw back positions which they firmly believe as entitlement. Castetva forces promoted these wastrels as leaders as they were least threatening, and hence, valued for sycophancy (a template that easily infects Indians -from personal god to leader as personal deity), lacking charisma or any redeemable connection with Indian reality they expertise in manipulation, and as trained infighting crabs, to get attention from powerful for survival. They see every event as an occasion for oneupmanship to impress, unhinged by lack of power they are crossing line and entering into anarchism that pose threat to democratic institutions and integrity of nation. Any grievance can be dealt through institutional mechanisms -if they are tardy or compromised then you are equally responsible -we common people are facing these for decades (millions of public money was spent on commissions to functionally upgrade institutions, reports languish in dusty corridors of chaltha hai/paklaam chicanery). Wasted sidelined low intellect “leaders” can rant while sensation seeking market media can work narration of doom to hook herd. These can be ignored for theatrics but any statement by person holding responsible positions that actively pushes anarchy must be severely dealt under the rule of law.
Thursday, August 08, 2024
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Must face rule of law
Monday, August 05, 2024
Bangladesh at the brink
India has serious problems, but
one will consider oneself to be fortunate to be born in this relatively
peaceful part of the world, enjoying much freedom, considering how tumultuous neighborhood
of India is; with dangerous expansionist authoritarian China, Army controlled islamist
nurturing fragile democracy in Pakistan, Islamist barbarian Taliban
ruled Afghanistan (though doesn’t share immediate border but quite close for
comfort), brutal military junta of Myanmar, perpetually politically unstable Nepal, relatively stable Srilanka
with hoary recent past…Bangladesh was a peaceful nation with functioning democracy. One
common factor in this densely populated region of Indian subcontinent is
complacent entitled ruling class characterized by feudal ways. Disparities are institutionalized,
they pit people against each other to distract and manipulate to extend their rule
and influence meanwhile institutions are degraded for status quo benefits. Most
of the problems can be traced to this value system that prevents percolation of
democracy. Freedom becomes pernicious idea as aware people are seen as threat. Slowly desperate people consolidate to revolt against the system that is making democracy meaningless and doesn’t
add much value to their life. It is generally the protesting youth who are able
to channelize their genuine grievances, and very soon it is taken over by sinister opportunist forces, and if democracy is fragile then the Army stakes it claim -as they are powerful and organized to easily fill the vacuum, or else if the herd are controlled by sinister religions (more organized
worst are possibilities) then you can expect further degradation. We have seen
the textbook case in Egypt. Popular egalitarian movement against dictator was hijacked by religion which in turn was quashed by Army -as agent of progressive but
essentially blackmailing the society. Pakistan and Myanmar are examples of army
and religion sharing and consolidating their power, this consolidated power is
easy to control by sinister outside forces who really don’t give much damn
about common people except maybe by activating some NGOs to bleat and make necessary
noise. As in the case of Balkans where bigger forces like US and Russia are
playing proxy war by fueling regional conflicts Indian subcontinent is fast becoming an arena of increasingly dangerous expansionist authoritarian
China and sidelined US. Weakening US is a danger to world since democracies are
fragile and needs support. China lacks value system that favors humanitarian concern.
US too has its selfish concerns but atleast there is semblance of democracy and
is relatively free and open hence can be challenged on human rights and ethics
and is indeed responsive unlike authoritarian China. US has vibrant civil
society who are genuinely concerned and enjoy all freedom and rights unlike
sinister ways of China. World should be concerned about growth of China. Should
China be allowed access to latest technologies that could be misused and carry serious ramifications for humanity? Democracy is not a choice it is essential for every human
on this planet. The value of human being is cherished by freedom. Expansionist China
has no pretension of democracy nor any concern for human rights. This in many
ways seems similar to colonial forces and US involvements across the world during much
of 20th century. But there is a qualitative difference with China as there
are no pretentions whatsoever (as also closed authoritarian regime that severely
restricts and abuses its own citizens), and that is a significant degradation and a scary prospect for the world.
Complacent entitled leaders in
Bangladesh tried to divide youngsters by favoring few to consolidate their ideology.
They were incapacitated to perceive the desperation of common people particularly the young as they unleashed brutal crackdown. Reserving seats
is expression of feudal value system, and to expand it arbitrarily for political
gain is amazingly short sighted. Quota is against open access to opportunity. Instead
of easy measures to divide and gain a mature system would focus to ameliorate
root cause and assuage people by taking logical compassion driven measures (it is
quite possible that India could see widespread
outburst against reservations -that is also seen as increasingly corrupted and made meaningless by lack of target and misused by consolidations, that
is being used by sinister forces for divide and gain at the expense of people.
Castetva forces are evil, and have cannibalised Indian society for decades. Beware).
When PM Sheikh Hasina cut short her visit from China few days back there were clear
indications that something was seriously amiss and that the sinister forces have used
student's protests to gain control, very likely with outside agencies working to capitalize
and control. This poverty ridden nation with large population and high density severely threatened by climate change is in increasing consolidation of Islamist
network. This doesn’t augur well for the stability of the region at all. What remains
to be seen is whether Army consolidates progressive forces and arbitrates to consolidate democracy
or is it going to degrade democratic institutions by nurturing islamists and
controlling power. Bangladeshis are much vibrant people and carry passion of revolutionary
Bengalis, and so will they be controlled by regressive forces or will they
fight to gain control needs to watched. Considering endemic poverty and desperation
the system is loaded against them.
Saturday, August 03, 2024
Bob Beamon declares it open
It is amazing to watch the best of people express possibilities of body. At the pinnacle of sport, the binary of winning and losing doesn’t make any sense and really doesn’t matter. The difference between the top few is quite insignificant. If you have done your best, you have done well. This doesn’t mean it is not about participation. You have to perform to your best. Which means best has to be good enough and an expression of collective possibility of human body through strive and excellence in chosen field. People finishing too far from the best are in the wrong place. Watching those in the zone pushing the boundary of possibility is a pleasure to watch. It is amazingly beautiful. I was watching Simone Miles. There was a glitch in the uneven bar, bend knees -just shows human frailty despite amazing capacity, and she slipped in ranking but covered with astounding floor routine (it was anything but routine). Though Andrade and Lee, and few more, were equally good, Miles stood out -she I believe like Beaman, Phelps, Bolt…is once in a lifetime talent. Pushing possibilities, a notch up, for humanity to catch, making the impossible normal, same when a precocious human took a bipedal step, sowed first wild seed to grow food, bold enough to look up at the stars to see a pattern and try to use his/her critical faculties to access speck of vast reality, to see rising water vapor and wonder the possibilities of energy that could drive tons of weight, with searing power of imagination and delicate choice of words “A moment -we uncertain step For the newness of night -Then fit our Vision to the Dark…” shifted the world a little. There are few people who stretch human imagination. Essentially these are not few they are many who work to create framework for this possibility, it's incremental mostly but once in a while, like a mutation, a leap is taken into the unknown for the world to cling to new possibility. So, to class it into binary of winning and losing is futile. It is a celebration of possibilities.
Researchers and epidemiologists have pointed to certain regions in the world for new type of viruses and
bacteria to evolve and cross over to human to trigger pandemic. There are some defining
characteristic to the region, significant being presence of high diversity and intense
channels of exchange of microorganisms. These lead to new possibilities of
microorganism to evolve and spread fast, sometimes leading to such evolution that completely break human immune system. These regions are vibrant with possibilities
of new. I vaguely recall while reading Pearl Buck (I picked from pavement sale)
there was mention on regions in the world with possibilities of new ideas and talent. A region
with diversity, essential openness to thoughts and ideas, and bizarre, these are
essential to abstract pathbreaking novel. Diversity is important ingredient, not
the degrading insipid diversity of religion nor status quo stale traditions (or
the cesspool diversity normalized by word defecating vermins) but vibrancy of thoughts from different races, regions, of world carrying fresh experiences, new
vitality of culture and understanding, and assimilating and creating new possibilities.
Such regions are treasured places for humanity. From ancient times (whether
Egypt or Greece, buddhist centers from India to China to East Asia) to medieval
times (in Europe like Vienna or later Paris) to modern (earlier London to later
NewYork), to point few centers that created such spaces. Libraries did reduce
the distance and time, but it is internet that made space and time meaningless,
it has consolidated collective human mind. The reason why humanity is living in
high possibility of new that was never possible. Novel ideas, original thoughts, unique creative
expressions, travels and ricochets across the world instantly entering more number of
minds than ever before. This with AI -like Alphafold, makes it accessible to
anyone anywhere across the world to take it up. Truly amazing.
**some Indians too have done exceedingly well particularly in shooting, archery and badminton, they may not have converted into medals but are in the zone of excellence, they gave their best and did well, that is what matters. Some faltered not in talent but psychological pressure -which unlike other region of the world carries aspiration of more than billion beleaguered people, so the competitors from China or Korea or US or Australia (to whom they generally lose) have no such mental pressure whatsoever. In this context the performance Manu Bhaker is stupendous, this youngster won two bronze and narrowly missed third. To put it in perspective only two decades back India could manage only one bronze in the entire game! Also note, most Indian participants come from extremely humble background so the expectation from these youngsters must be extraordinarily. Even after performing well, take for instance VijayKumar (silver medal at London Olympics), they are swiftly sidelined by mediocrity thriving careless system. The despicables in cash fattened Indian army found him wanting. Ideally Neeraj Chopra should show middle finger to Indian Army and quit. He may not realize that he has done more to Indian army than they can ever possibly redeem, it is well past emotional gratitude trap (Also, NDRF must have complete control of disaster management and rescue, and is upgraded into separate force, Army is meant to protect border and not to play savior during floods/landslide).
Thursday, August 01, 2024
Trees kill people!
This is the conclusion of pretentious
mediocre legacy media in the aftermath of major landslide that killed around
200-the fatalities keep rising as many are missing, injured hundreds and
left thousands bereaved and cataclysmically changed their life. To make such appalling
statements in the midst of human tragedy adds to ridicule gravity of crisis and
meant to mock people by entitled insular primitives posing as media. To be fair
the intention was to ridicule MadhavGadgil report -as they have persistently done
for last many years, it was preemptive attempt as the report gains credence
among people facing the fury of nature. A well-fed neoliberal lobby is working
to feed the greed, as also tighten their sinister influence over self-serving insidious
narration. This christian controlled media is quite influential in Kerala as it
runs many milch outlets and has a significant control over narration -which ofcourse
is weakening with rise of social media. They have major role in degradation of Kerala
into cesspool of pathetic, and its incapacity to capitalize literacy into
education, meanwhile also effectively using ‘minority’ status to play liberal-secular
savior with easy mix of wanton consumerism that pitiable people are addicted to.
Also recall that Church was very much against MadhavGadgil report and were
central to orchestrated protests. It is but natural that primal connection with
media will be displayed.
So what can we do except praying and upgrade fate, hence construct more churches, temples and mosques etc. Keep the herd distracted and isolated from reality with fun and frolic as news and entertainment, and when tragedy strikes bring out riveting stories of suffering with intrusive videos and pictures, and emphasis divine role of fate. Afterall what can we do when climate change is beyond us? We are trained to salivate at blessedness when crude amazingly mediocre attention seeking sundry buy latest fossil fuel guzzler luxury vehicle and is a news.
**When I was a kid one of the quiz
related questions was about largest selling newspaper in India, it actually
shocked everybody that this Malayalam newspaper from little state in south
India topped the list. And then teacher would ask ‘anyone from Kerala in the
class?”, and for a kid it was moment of pride, now increasingly clear misplaced, regrettable and sickening. It’s good that the readership and stranglehold of these
sinister legacy media is dropping and mostly confined to elder generation. Like
Kasturi&Sons they too can start investing in local kirana store rather than
playing high moral saviors. Except herd seeking career politicians and attention seeking parasites nobody takes
them seriously. Indeed, this degraded society has many media outlets oozing out of
putrid pits as diversity pus that infects readers into self-assured literate
incorrigible primitives.