Moral Decay Or Governance Crisis? Iran, War, Epstein Files, Geo Politics

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace in society."
 Theodore Roosevelt

Epstein Files wouldn't exist if Epstein were from India. He would probably have been an MLA or a political leader, thriving, surviving, or perhaps inaugurating his biopic. At least the war would have been avoided, and the fuel/gas crisis would have been delayed. Understand what lust and greed could do to mankind? The problem of lust has not remained just to adulting or scandals or affairs, but some of the world leaders have taken it to the dirty bottom that did not even spare children, infants, and God knows what all. 

Hitherto, Colours TV aired a popular show, Nakusha, in which a mother kept her beautiful teenage daughter's face covered with coal so she could avoid attracting attention and remain safe from the claws of a skin-hungry society. And then there was this film, Matrubhoomi, that suggested the low-kiness of man-unkind that did not even spare animals. It is not men but humans that are most dangerous. 

And there was this lady counsellor who disrupted a poor blind hawker's cart cause she was selling Christmas goodies. Oh yes, I have a serious issue wherein Zomato delivery boys are made to wear cheap Santa costumes during the Yuletide season. It is not reverence but ad nauseam at its best. And when did Santa start doing paid deliveries? It is over-consumerism that kills the spirit. And then there was this 26-year-old man from Uttamnagar [Delhi] who was brutally summoned and killed by a mob, just cause a child in his house accidentally sprinkled some Holi colours on a passerby's hijab? 

Clearly, it's not about just religion, geopolitics, gender bender, but the lawlessness of the country. Morality is a minority, and mortality is the new religion. The government is busy releasing rapists from jails and jailing environmentalists.

 SizeThe new India World is misogynistic. Unfortunately, it has no limit to the rock-bottom low it can hit.

In rare circumstances, when the nation gets bored with playing Hindu-Muslim, they start playing patriarchal-matriarchal games. All new bans start with the women, by men or sometimes by the leading women. No wonder women are rebelling and how. If Rakhi Sawant and her antics become entertaining, it is simply because the world we are dealing with is far darker, and is a hundred times better than listening to global icons that traded young, innocent children's flesh and blood for their lust to look young, feel powerful. 

The question is- are we electing the right people to power?

The elections are due in West Bengal. A majority of migrant workers have retreated back to Bengal, not just to vote but to earn note. Yes, parties are luring voters with perks and debits before and during the election, which disrupts work in the cities and reflects how today's politics is influencing the nation. 

Unfortunately, the Lakshmi Yojna and other welfare schemes that the government gives for the upliftment of women in different states are often misused by well-earning women in the name of BPL. The bell has moved from upliftment to voter stickiness. While some may benefit genuinely, the gap between intention and implementation is wide and not analysed.  At the same time, the salaried individual who pays TDS often struggles with the multi-level taxes, including waiting in line to withdraw their own money or buy an LPG or getting a proper medical treatment. Sex  

In metros like Delhi NCR, there is a shift in the labour market. Several untrained workers from Nepal are coming to work as full-time Nannies, household help, demanding salaries of INR 18000 to 30,000. They work for a short duration, make sufficient money in a currency stronger than theirs, and then retreat back to their natives, confident to find a new job on their return. They know they will be employed the moment they return, as some of them work harder and better than their Indian counterparts in UP and Bihar who are sordidly busy in making reels, watching phone and looking for jobs that pay more with negligible work. If you think education is a scam, you are not completely wrong. 

Maturity is not about the legal age for drinking or voting, but how we uphold dignity- our own and that of others.  Dignity of living and letting others live. T The true success of society lies in its ability to ensure people can live with respect and fairness. Today, dignity is severely compromised. And if you are a disabled person with limited resources, your dignity is almost nil. The situation becomes even more difficult for persons with disabilities and limited resources, for home access, opportunity, and independence remain ongoing challenges.

Misappropriation is not just in Government grants; adulteration is not just in milk/ paneer or medicines or the air we breathe, but is everywhere. Debates are one-sided, power-driven narratives. 

Thamma is a vampire with a mythological name. What would you call modern education [school], hospitals, corporates that focus highly on unfair monetisation/profiteering rather than quality, they are supposedly built to offer? Coming soon. 

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PS; the author of this blog is apolitical and does not endorse any particular party or religion or leader.