Pranav wrote:varunkumar wrote:
Our resident AAP sympathizer has no clue that all these demands -- jan lokpal, referendum, right to recall -- are originating from American think tanks and designed to damage the stability of Indian democracy.
Hmm ... great stability which keeps the majority living in hovels, wearing rags, without healthcare, education, without proper food, no access to justice etc.
It is understandable that well-fed types greatly value this stability.
Dude, I wish you get some genuine insights into India's problems, rather than spouting JNU rhetoric of USSR days. Democracy has nothing to do with poverty or education or healthcare or justice. How come America with just two parties is able to give all this to its citizens, while Indians with a hundred parties are denied all these? The actual reason is economic dictatorship of the government - the license permit raj imposed by your favourite jholawalas.
Twenty years ago, there was wait listing for Indian Airlines tickets, even though India was a democracy. When private airlines were allowed, the wait list vanished -- surprise, India was still a democracy. Twenty years ago, a cell phone call used to cost Rs 16 per minute. Today it costs 50 paisa. Surprise -- India is still a democracy. Twenty years ago, a color TV used to cost Rs 20,000. It today costs Rs 7,000. Surprise -- India is still a democracy. Twenty years ago, Maruti 800 used to cost Rs 2 lakhs. It still costs Rs 2 lakhs. Surprise -- India is still a democracy.
The moral of the story for you: Democracy or political rights have nothing to do with shortages or poverty or lack of hospitals or education or empowerment of citizens. These have to do with the stranglehold of the Government on every aspect of the economy under the policies designed by JNU jholawalas. These polices took away the freedom of citizens to indulge in the livelihood of their choice and put together resources to produce goods and services and employ people, thus generating jobs. Incidentally, your pal Kejriwal is demanding more of the same policies.
And yes, if push comes to shove, people would prefer to live in a political dictatorship with economic freedom (Dubai, Singapore, Hongkong) than in political freedom with economic dictatorship (India). Economic rights are more important than political rights. People need to feed their families -- they are not going to digest freedom of speech to satisfy their hunger. How many Indians today do you think would say no to migrating to Singapore or Dubai (economic freedom) rather than stay in India (political freedom)?
If you really want good of India, ask your Kejriwal pal to fight for economic freedom of Indians. We have had enough of political freedoms. Kejriwal can shove his right to recall and lokpals and referendums.
PS: In your defence of AAP, you are sounding more and more like Digvijay Singh.
