Tuesday 15 October 2013

We the (Helpless) People and Them the (mighty) Government

The Political Drama which is being played almost everywhere is simple amusing. Amusing because it is telling a story of betrayal. Yes, Government acting like a wolf in the skin of a sheep. Metaphorically speaking it is exactly the scenario when your protector becomes your predator. 

Look at the conditions around you and ask yourself why there is nothing being done to tackle the US Debt Scenario. Why Govt is holding a nation at ransom? It is so common that some government does even bother to ask their citizen about what they want. All of this in the name of Democracy. 

When intelligent men (does not matter of which nationality) does made the constitution, and set the guidelines to guide the management of the country about how to help people progress, they gave us a fair idea that politicians and leaders should be more concerned about progress of people which include all section of the society. 
Sometimes I wonder if those politician really consider that society consist of real people, as it is evident when they form a policy they are more concerned about numbers. They fail to see the emotional side of their own constituency and the only concern which remains is how to earn more money. This is more evident when you see President of United states implementing OBAMACARE or affordable care act. In India, it is NREGA. There are so many implementations which are not people centered but money centered. People Who are high up in the system and had access to luxuries fails to understand the condition of real people at the ground level.
These decision taken by selected few like granting the licence of a mine, calculating minimum support price of the essential commodities, price of the diesel ( developing countries) and  setting regulation on labor etc. This list is endless.

We understand that Dictator Regime does not have any concern about the public mindset. But to topple the Govt. and people of one's country, it is must that the public or part of public itself support the Dictator at the first hand. Without a good support in a bigger population (say millitary), a person cant not topple the existing government. Similarly Monarchy needs support from its subjects and without the support of the machinery, which practically runs the management of the country no Dictatorship or Military can survive.

Recent example of Arab Spring, and China's Revolt has shown that no Govt can suppress the voice of people for forever. But still we can see that lots of Democracies, who are proud on them selves are putting the business first and all in the name of the progress. Their policy making is not favored in the side of common people but for the Businessman and contractors. Also the major associations which assist government in policy making represent Business and Capitalistic Mindset which at the end are concerned about their own fat paychecks.

Now Look at the Govt Itself, any recent decision of any govt in the world be it INDIA, USA, GREECE, IRELAND, FRANCE it is the pocket of common man who is at stake, not of politician. No Court of Law convicted those politician who had done the financial crime, in fact no body charged President Bush and Obama for mass-murder in IRAQ and Afghanistan. Half of 2008 meltdown senate is still active in politics. And in India same politician who are convicted for serious crimes are made fit to run for election.

Common man today is fighting all the time for its own survival, yes survival from loans, mortgages, taxes and all. He does not have time to think about the Politics and bloody policymakers. This is how Government play with us, they make us chase own own tail and get into tailspin.

there is No solution to this problem as the history suggest that  this game will continue till the end, but governments can be more sensitive by including society in decision making and hence empowering people.
Till then it will always be a We the (Helpless) People and Them the (mighty) Government

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