There is state election supposed
to take place. Narcissist and attention seekers in all shades of crude and crass
are loud and furious in their tacky courtship to ensnare the herd. To scrape
the lowest denominator of emotional connect and primal urge as votes. Herd in their
drowsy eyed drudgery look for amusement and identify with greedy corrupt performers
fully aware of charlatans emulating the ritual of democracy. Given a chance
anyone of these in herd can be worst than what is worst in Indian politics. It is
that they haven’t got the chance or thick skin -indeed the blessing. Afterall what
is blessing if it is not power and authority, god presented opportunity to
increase blessing by multiplying money and influence. Herd knows the drill and
have a tacit understanding for salivating narcisist performer.
This society was never democratic,
even egalitarian ideas of democracy and well-meaning institutions are reduced
to an act of presenting. Unlike single miracle book herd that can easily fall
for theocracy and is in constant threat of consolidation into worst possibilities
here the worst possibilities are diverse and chauvinism in every street corner and within family emerge and merge without ever giving democratic values any chance. It is
shifting denominator that moves with alacrity of charlatan’s tongue and
immediate opportunity. Literacy had come and gone but herd is trapped in
delusion of grand fed by devious while they are given low quality services. Dispersal of latest technologies
that increase accessibility to the world give them illusion of development
while they use these very technologies to scratch and ooze the primal pus and primitive
ways. It comes in the garb of modern but is anything but modern. It seems like
vibrant democracy but is a mechanism to keep herd occupied and give the
feel of empowered. Slowly but surely, despite worst of people, semblance of
rights percolates, this is celebrated by devious as achievement. It is very rare,
in any part of the world, to have such large population that lacks self-awareness,
basic humanity or civic sense, living in delusion as best in the world while are exploited, carry potential to viciously exploit if opportunity presented. The other
day one small time leader (surely exhibiting vibrant democracy) at the street
corner, without any care or concern for public (who would do the same) blocking
much of traffic with loudest possible speakers, was shouting about world
watching India and now India is watching keralam, and ofcourse keralam is
watching his constituency. Which essentially is a humble attempt to place
himself at the center of the world. Each narcist is out moonwalking as leader. While
absolute rut of media is out to shortchange herd for easy money and influence. It is more than irresponsibility it is sense of entitlement, the perversity of which presents as desultory ease with which narration is controlled. The
herd meanwhile is kept entertained and distracted while small time celebrities keep the muck happy.
There is communist party under alliance called LDF (includes Chinese Soviet split -imagine the insanity and ego that they haven't found common ground to merge!) led by megalomaniacal leader who is CM for a decade, a fellow with authoritarian tendencies and serious corruption allegations and nepotism. This opportunistic megalomaniac was seen tickling caste pigs -fed and readied by devious media for easy control and simplistic narration to hide their serious lack and nonexistent sense of responsibility. Market media is ofcourse against LDF, and plant stories whenever possible to discredit LDF. Then there is UDF led by castetva congress and some amazingly crude bunch of nepotist alliance posing as secular. Salivating sycophants have ‘high command’ (they are immune to feudal cringe and carry it as pride, and with eye blinking sleight are fixing the hierarchy of high command for themselves among infighting sycophants). Each of these khadi wearing porcine are study on human degradation and would easily cannibalize each other for power. KR Narayan was possibly the only politician worth mentioning among these despicables, quite naturally he was kept as an outsider and rarely remembered (unlike corrupt Karunakaran) despite the fact he held highest constitutional position. Even after ten years LDF doesn't suffer from substantial anti-incumbency, even with a corrupt megalomaniac as CM they still have a fighting chance shows the lack of trust in devious bunch that forms UDF. For last many decades herd was given only these two choices. Now there is new and increasingly belligerent entrant: the NDA led by hindutva BJP -which shifts from nationalism to hooliganism as the opportunity presents. They look for loopholes to emotively ensnare hindu herd (if possible christian herd) while UDF has muslim herd clasped and tight, this chiseling of binary is what NDA is working on. Check out the initial progressive attempts by hindutva NDA and communist LDF in sabarimala that was quashed for lowest denominator in herd by devious UDF. Lesson learnt hindutva is now aiming for worst version of castetva -a trap that castetva is comfortable with since they worsen the situation to pose as savior. Herd on daily diet of rice and small talks as politics are in an entertainment to pretend democracy. Cringe show after the election as they wrestle for posts is always top-rated entertainment for herd with despicable in market media making it a compelling democratic show. Compulsive egomaniac charlatan’s small talks make compelling discussion for herd. Lacking self awareness or anything nearing education herd presumes active participation in democracy is about queuing up to vote instead they end up validating worst people as leader. Please do not vote and degrade your humanity. To know these politicians -what they talk and behave, as also the constant inanities and small talks of irresponsible pandering media, is to degrade yourself. If instead of progressive values and enlightening thoughts what you get is constant chatter of worst then it is not worth it. Your vote doesn’t matter in herd. Herd will find its common denominator. Keep yourself sane and dissociate from frivolities and daily drudgery of herd. Herd deserve what they get. They are kept entertained in their lowest common denominator. This barometer of common denominator depends on effort put in critical thinking and compassion drive value system -both severely lacking as narcissist and megalomaniac stampede for attention. Protect yourself from onslaught of salivating barbarians snarling for power and their small talks. This show lacks foundational attributes to be elevated as democracy. Ofcourse last many decades were the worst. Things are slowly improving with herd gaining awareness of their condition or maybe not. Herd can only be herd, to be human is an effort in this part of the world. There are things much more critical than voting that is crucial for democracy and sustains humanistic concerns. This definition of democracy as act of voting is to playact herd as having agency as also devious to seek validation as leaders. Unless lowest common denominator rise substantially to nurture progressive values these elections are about devious fighting in public and sharing in private. Democracy is reduced to charade. Let us be clear the stupendous HDI success of keralam was mainly due to christian missionaries and communist grassroot movements, and saturated way back in 1970s and 80s. Contemporary keralam has nothing much progressive to offer and is indeed a study on caution, on how literacy cannot become education and healthy body does not translate to healthy mind.
Society needs stillness and self reflection for nuanced progressive values and thoughts to percolate to consolidate foundation for better possibilities. A society primed in stampeding create beggar minds, always craving and snarling. They value everything in this crave, it infects all dealing. A flawed society that doesn't even understand what community means. Societies evolves into democracy through consolidation of progressive values and egalitarian ideas. Primitive societies are expected to becomes progressive through opportunities presented and nurtured by democratic institutions.
Democracy is culmination of value
system that asserts inalienable right of each human and to protect their liberty. Democracy provides each individual better possibility, a better version of themselves and a better society as collective. This promise of
democracy hinges the future of humanity.
