Naga said:
Basically, you want a different solution than the democracy we have. Believe me, I was heavily into communism as it was propounded following my dis-illusionment with our political system.
wait where did i say there should be no democracy? everyone still gets the right to vote.
Naga said:
But right now, it's the best weapon we have. Not fighting citing lack of proper weapons is never gonna win a war simply because you have to start one to win. -ve voting is just that, a -ve. And ppl complain that Indians/ India is -ve?? And to top it, ppl take pride in it
!!
which war are you winning exactly? when you have only bad choices, which of them makes you feel like you are the winner?
negative voting is just one of the options. it allows the electorate to excercise a
real choice instead of having to pick the lesser of the evils. it allows us to send the message that
none of the candidates is worthy of a vote. maybe the political parties will actually try fielding candidates who
deserve to be elected. who knows?
Naga said:
A filmy dialogue like "be the change u want" can be as real or as filmy as u want it to be. To imagine that bollywood film makers can preach a better and more positive attitude than some of us TE members :no: ?!?
this is amusing considering you yourself posted earlier in this thread that not everyone can become a crusader and join politics. because that's the only case in which real change will happen. thinking you are
changing something by giving your votes to apathetic crooks who care very little about the electorate once they come to power is fallacious.
i've read that some people are doing this... there was an article in the sunday times about a woman who is contesting from south mumbai because she is fed up of this country's politics. if she really does want to change things, i respect and applaud that she is truly trying to make a difference. not doing what must be done and instead thinking that simply voting will make a difference is a notion very distant from reality.
yesterday was election day. you would think the media would be talking about the issues facing the country and it's people right? nope. the number one story across all channels was who threw his chappal at advani. narendra modi is about the become the chief minister of gujarat despite the fact that he was involved in genocide 7 years ago. i suppose building roads and attracting foreign investment overrules the fact that he would probably be found guilty of crimes against humanity in the hague? varun gandhi is going to win his election
because of the fact that he threatened to harm citizens of the country. sanjay dutt, a convicted criminal (under terrorist laws), was put up as a candidate from a city he doesn't even live in, not because he has done anything, but because of his star status. what about the election alliances that have formed this time around? political parties have no affiliation to any ideology will join together in an opportunistic alliance so that they can have maximum leverage after the election produces no clear winner. it's a scary thought that someone like mayawati, who openly lied in parliament a few years ago and cost the country hundreds of thousands of crores by ensuring elections, can actually become the prime minister inspite of the fact that she will have a quarter of the number of seats that the bigger parties have and a tenth of the entire lok sabha. did you know that there are over a 1000 political parties fighting for 540 seats (out of which 400 go to 2 parties)? add in the independents and you have politicians who are bought and sold like commodities and we have video proof of that and yet nothing happens.
i could go on and on but just tell me this... which of these people will you vote for and what is the difference you will make?
