Thread by @docbhooshan

Appropriate anger has already been expressed about this comment in all media and suitable explanation and retraction done already. But I want to look at this as citizen.

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indianexpress.com/article/india/…

North America and Europe have democracy for long time. They had chance of rebuilding their countries through two devastating world wars.

Their building was done before world became aware of rights of endogenous people, environment protection and corporate giants.

Only large country that managed scorching pace of growth and pulling population out of poverty in modern times is China. They are not democracy and there is no word for human rights in their language.

We, in India, are at a strange point of developement and democracy.
We desperately need developement for good of our population and to face external challenges but we NEED democracy.

Without democracy and credible opposition, we will be back to late 19th century chaos.

But our democracy has ceased being constructive democracy. All parties in power speak same language and same with opposition.

Opposing anything and everything that government proposes seems to be only proof of existence of opposite for now.

Party in power trying to implement its version of developement and party in opposition trying to stall each step and trying to get back in power is what our democracy is reduced to since over 30 years now.

Civil society stepping in to provide necessary counterbalance for government is one option.

This option is forever is highjacked by either politicos, big corporates, minor political parties or suspected foreign funding.

So, just a ton of questions without practical answers.

That's where I feel lost as a common man on street who needs to earn living on daily basis and pay taxes.

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