Who feels the brunt of Inept leadership, and dishonest & dirty political conduct ?

Sarangthem Francis *

A dollar for the doubts? That would make a dollar richer! But DOUBTS against whom? Don’t ask!

In the wee hours, as things quieten down to the last sound, its concluding wave of vibration that serves as one final act of rebellion against the silence that awaits never seizes to make me experience a sharp pang of guilt, thoughts that were kept suppressed were emancipated, taking form and taunting at my miserable effort to cower away from them.

Then, I realized two things; being sheepish would only torment me more, and a change is needed, that too, in ways more than one. The latter domineering the former. So.........

What I am about to be authoring now will hopefully be the chain of beacons beaming the message to the people – from both the communities to converge and realize that no matter how many lives one community snuff out of the other and vice-versa, though, this might go against every inch of pride for some people, one should also have some qualms of their hostile approach and conducts.

A lie is deliberately making a false statement and a liar always operates on falsity to wriggle & shy away from the moral character that connotes sincerity & earnestness. They simply invalidate and distort the truth – this mechanism being the new brainwave for the people who want to obfuscate the truth has slowly but surely worked in their favor – both in power and those not – Lies beget lies and these people who are in a relentless pursuit of distorting the truth should be meticulously, consistently & consciously monitored. Because the first lie may not inflict a catastrophic blow, highly likely that the second one would not either, but, remember – small strokes fell great oaks.

All these have clouded the judgment of the common people. A lie has no leg to stand upon – SO DON’T BE THE LEG IT NEEDS.

It’s easy & not uncommon for people to get wind of all the ground chatters and proliferate diverse speculations & narratives out of it – so it’s our responsibility to avoid falling prey to this destructive temptation driven by nothing by ill will. The elected bodies, even the seasoned ones are all acting like complete novices.

Nothing in politics is a matter of honor – but that being said – their silence is the cowards’ way out of a sticky situation. When they could be taking bold and creative leaps to solve or at least subdue the civil unrest – they decided to enjoy it as a spectator sport and be ‘SCHANDEFREUDES’ – Taking joy in other people’s suffering & misfortune – yes, there I said it.

Anyone who sneers at people’s suffering is someone who enjoys a fool’s pleasure and these people are frighteningly abundant and copious. Despite their numerosity, they inherently clash with people - those in specific who are running thin on the ground, the ones who constantly ask themselves, “Must one have a reason to help someone in need?” – is this not a poignant cry of despair for us as humans and reason enough to - urrmmm – Introspect?? Maybe it is what we all need.

What happened to the fervor for plurality? Its meaning got reduced to nothing in a far much faster pace than I had ever imagined possible. How can we take heart from the presumably sensible views of plurality from these experts whose eyes dance with mischief, practice sophism, and are more concerned with their brevity in front of the media than the problem at hand – a big Question Mark, ain't it? Words not backed with resolve should not be spoken, they hold no water.

It’s obvious to every human with a hint of logic & intelligence that the solution to this unrest is not - more arms & ammunition but to address the issues of the aggrieved people by the people at the podium. The people’s fervent protestations and cries for help have resonated far and wide – yet it’s treated merely as a noise by these evil Demagogue Politicians and People in Power – They pander to our immediate desires and we foolishly reward and praise them without much consideration of the long-term outcomes. It's like longing for the Rainbow minus the willingness to deal with the rain – Bogus.

There is an adequate amount of research to show that, be it in bagging a job, politics, or business, it is not always the best who rise to the top - it is often the incompetent ones - a complete aberration - fools and smoke rise to great heights.

Only education and knowledge can fight the war we are fighting – all else is futile.