whew... i dont have any idea what i am gonna write here, but thought will attempt some spontaneous writing...
in last blog we saw how 'isms' or political systems can make society stronger, but the individual weak, and vice versa... (well, may the message might not be clear, so its like - a strong group who runs the system may neglect individual rights... or in the name of all around development, some individuals will get trampled on etc. and if there's too strong an individualism, then the whole group may suffer... )
am i making sense? well. let's get to the point anyway. what kind of system would be most progressive and protect everyone's rights as well? hmm... seems a stupid question? are you part of any group? club? or anything? or just look around your neighborhood... can there be any improvements? or the way through which you regularly travel, or your organization or institution.. . such ideas need not be worthless a day dream; you need not require power or resources to turn your ideas right away into action. just think, that's the first step.
bye for now.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
its been so long... almost forgot my blogger password..
well, from earlier posts, the blog focus (blogus?) has been changing to my personal experiences. anyway, as long as its free, i cant see any reader complaining ;)
yeah, the hot topic in india these days is, anti-reservation. (increase in reservation for OBC & SC/ST - Other Backward Castes, Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes - i.e. the lower castes).
now, all over media, one sees anti-reports (these reports are not directly anti, but they just report anti-reservation related events)... and i began to wonder, where are the pro-reservation people?
maybe the pro-reservation ppl dont want to give any reports/comments because it will be like pouring oil into a anti-reservation fire? or pro-reservation ppl are contented to sit back quietly as no political party would oppose reservation as it would lead to lose of millions of votes?
there are multiple views ofcourse, and i had recently glanced through a book by arun shourie, called 'workshipping false gods', which focuses on criticisms against dr. ambedkar, and how history is twisted after the indian independence to create dr.ambedkar as a messiah of lower castes, and that he is not the sole maker of constitution of india. after independence, reservation for people from lower caste was supposed to last for 10 years, but it has been continued since then.
but history twisted around, which had happened in 1940's, which is about 6 decades? well, like someone had said, "there is no objective history, but only interpretation of happenings from someone's point of view"...
but inequality does exist in india; the wealthy try to keep their wealth through hook or crook; republican party is big in US; and a system to bring equality to everyone called communism has lost majority of its coverage. Does it mean capitalism is the only way ahead? shouldn't there be some protection against exploitation? well, maybe human race needs a better system than capitalism, or a better system than communism as well... groups need strong leader to progress rapidly, but power can easily corrupt individuals. of course, this one ends in a question mark as usual.
well, from earlier posts, the blog focus (blogus?) has been changing to my personal experiences. anyway, as long as its free, i cant see any reader complaining ;)
yeah, the hot topic in india these days is, anti-reservation. (increase in reservation for OBC & SC/ST - Other Backward Castes, Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes - i.e. the lower castes).
now, all over media, one sees anti-reports (these reports are not directly anti, but they just report anti-reservation related events)... and i began to wonder, where are the pro-reservation people?
maybe the pro-reservation ppl dont want to give any reports/comments because it will be like pouring oil into a anti-reservation fire? or pro-reservation ppl are contented to sit back quietly as no political party would oppose reservation as it would lead to lose of millions of votes?
there are multiple views ofcourse, and i had recently glanced through a book by arun shourie, called 'workshipping false gods', which focuses on criticisms against dr. ambedkar, and how history is twisted after the indian independence to create dr.ambedkar as a messiah of lower castes, and that he is not the sole maker of constitution of india. after independence, reservation for people from lower caste was supposed to last for 10 years, but it has been continued since then.
but history twisted around, which had happened in 1940's, which is about 6 decades? well, like someone had said, "there is no objective history, but only interpretation of happenings from someone's point of view"...
but inequality does exist in india; the wealthy try to keep their wealth through hook or crook; republican party is big in US; and a system to bring equality to everyone called communism has lost majority of its coverage. Does it mean capitalism is the only way ahead? shouldn't there be some protection against exploitation? well, maybe human race needs a better system than capitalism, or a better system than communism as well... groups need strong leader to progress rapidly, but power can easily corrupt individuals. of course, this one ends in a question mark as usual.
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