Cast & Reservations
As the elections are closing in, more appeasement is on the cards. Caste/religion based reservations on the rise.
As daily new "demand" crop up for caste based reservations, Politicians play the dirty games in the name of "providing opportunities" and now Karnataka has crossed 50% reservation! Not sure if this is seen as an achievement!
If the intent is to really give opportunities, let the education be made more accessible, free, compulsory and of good quality upto 12th standard. What individuals do with this good foundation is upto them and their ability!
What has caste got to do with this?
I wouldn't be worried if Govt raise Govt Job reservations to even 100%, anyway they are not paying from their pockets, as it's Tax payers money being used to pay for even a mediocre and inefficient worker.
But these politicians are also mulling the idea of introducing reservations in Private Sectors!
Singapore's Formula
I was always mesmerized with Singapore's modernity, discipline, cleanliness, yet very much connected to their roots and culture.
I was reading an article yesterday by an Economist who has deciphered how a Third world country was transformed to a First world country.
As per him, the formula adapted was MPH - Meritocracy | Pragmatism | Honesty.
Meritocracy - Only eligible, educated, qualified were allowed to be made ministers and no politician's relatives could walk in and get posts.
Pragmatism - They created rules, laws that were the pick of best of socialism, best of capitalism that's not bound by any ideology.
Honesty - Any mistakes in projects, the ministers had to pay the price, and not some small time Engineers, thereby putting an end to Corruption.
What probably worked for them is the small nation that they are, and they do not have political fanatism, religious fanatism, cast based politics, power hungry leaders, the craze for ideology based politics.
Client & Voter
If I don't visit the client through out the contract period, don't serve them well, but visit them at the time of renewal with a smile, with new features and offers, the client will not mince words in blasting our service levels and ask where we were missing all these years.
Wish we voters also do the same when Politicians appear on your door step with folded hands. The roads in our area which were horrible for years, suddenly has become motorable!
Unfortunately nothing matters, opinion doesn't matter, questions doesn't matter. All it matters is love for one man, as voters are seduced by taking one name. And when this mass hypnotism is done in the name of errotism towards Religion, Nationalism & History, why waste money in elections and make a mockery of democracy.
One can't even question this joke, because you become anti-national!
Defaming Politicians
Now that there is a precedence set, will we not be left with any politicians? As each and everyone of them "defame" someone the moment they open their mouth.
Will this open the Pandora's box? Will every single politician across the board be convicted and evicted?
Ofcourse not, no sane person would believe that would happen. Afterall it's Ruling of the "one man", by the "one man", for the "one man".
One good takeaway however, is atleast now the "gang" is forced to look beyond the "only man".
Defining Democracy
Definition of democracy by the present day politicians:
~Off~ "Half" the people = Divide the people into two halfs, using religion, cast, language.
~By~ "Buy" the people = Buy people's votes either by freebies, money, appeasement or tools ("independent" agencies).
~For~ "Far" the people = stay far away from those who you can't divide or buy.
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