Bullies Everywhere

The first sentence that caught my attention as a writing prompt was “Why don’t we stand up to bullies?”

I believe evil is pulverised and far too amorphous now to be fought. It is not like we attack and conquer a fort where the monsters live, and live happily ever after. The monsters have sown their seeds everywhere, and different variations of them will keep popping up.

We heard of a weak echo of MAGA here – MIGA (Make India Great Again). The leaders love showing off camaraderie, but it did not protect India from tariffs.

Then, Tesla gets a 15% waiver on import duty. Manufacturing in India would have generated employment, to say the least, but that is on the back burner.

A lot more is happening, but this is only to mention the hollowness of political statements. Supporters do not realise that they make a pathetic sight. Sometimes, I am audacious enough to dream of party-less politics where all candidates are independent and chosen on merit. But the sheer economics of elections in a country of 1.4 billion will not let it happen.


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