Rahul - Aikido tips to students:
Some impressions:
The simplicity, the ease with which he walks down and mingles with young students, make them feel so comfortable.
He readily accepts a request for teaching Aikido.
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He demonstrates a technique that is useful to them.
He picks up the shoes of a girl to keep them aside saying I do touch shoes no problem(1.20).
His spirit and intent are down to earth.
He listens, interacts, discusses, observes and clarifies even the minutest points.
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It indicates the extent to which he is clear about principles, concepts.
He extrapolates Aikido for using inner strength; true empowerment of women.
He even relates it to Congress(3.27), how it gains strength from opposing forces.
Rahul knows it better about himself, Congress.
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Maybe, he was referring to the moral, mental strength he gained from opposition he faced from all sides.
No political leader has ever faced such trolling, downsizing, lies, propaganda that too for a decade.
Are we having any leader who speaks from heart with so much clarity?
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Election speech in Kerala.
Impressions.
It is extempore but he has thought about it and sorted out its order.
It is worth watching the video even if one does not know the language.
The typical sample will be from 1.29 to 8.51.
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The translator’s grasp, expressions, fluency added to the presentation.
It appears Rahul conveyed his thoughts to her beforehand.
She had taken note.
She is turning the pages (8.51 & more later)
He continues in the same order.
Hardly she needed them to have a look.
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Few times when they overstepped that too rarely, they said sorry to each other.
Rahul is so unassuming, the speech and translations were very beautiful and fluent.
It has reached so well with the audience and people.
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He exposes the political weaknesses of opponents, a job he has to do.
It is so endearing, lively, without deviating from truth and facts as he sees it.
Can anyone show one political leader who measures up to his level or anywhere near him?
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What was the position of Rahul in 2019? Has he gained in strength, stature, acceptability and credibility?
He speaks out his mind more frequently of late in measured steps. His vision, perception, path, target are very clear. He is tightening his grip over Congress and masses.
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The signals are subtle as Rahul is not rushing through the process.
We are to understand the situation as it existed in Congress before 2019. Then connect the various signals to perceive the hidden logics and their connectivity to visualise developments in right perspective.
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Bringing transformations in Congress structure, practices are not so easy. There can be diverse views in a democratic party.
But their uniformity in lure for power, positions than for Congress principles, culture & the political direction required, hurt its survival, revival.
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When the preamble of the constitution of India starts with “We The People Of India” we feel glorified, superhuman. When fascists elected by us are beating us to a pulp and leaving us pulseless, we feel helpless with all the negativity, passivity flooding our thoughts and mind.
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We are perplexed. We are unable to correct our thought process. We presume that our views, ideas, opinion are largely right; question why others are unreasonable, illogical.
We do not get all facts on hand to come to firm conclusions. We should search for ideas, information.
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Everyone functions within their limitations. No one achieves anything on their own including the scientists, experts. The contributions and efforts of many others are also involved behind such achievements. But we are not so professional in our personal, political decisions.
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Most of us are conscious of our right not so much about the rights of others or the truth or justifications behind them.
Our opinions, views are ‘sticky’ and do not get out of our mind even if illogical.
We have a closed mind, not dispassionate while we refuse to admit them.
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The opinions, views, conclusions that float around about every issue, every angle, its origin, its solutions widely vary. The versions and conclusions are innumerable in quality and content.
But what is true and right do not vary except over time due to improvements, changes.
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Why should there be so much variation and varieties in deviating so much away or around the truth?
It is due to imperfect thought processes, failed leadership, lack of confidence in them.
We are not robots to come with identical, unitary conclusions but can evolve a consensus.
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People are not unreasonable. They have heart, compassion. Even when they are not aware of facts, they are amenable to reasons if the issues are presented dispassionately, objectively.
Then why should there be so many aversions, disputes, divides, hatred? It is not justifiable.
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People are fed and misled with mutilated and perverted opinions, views, misinformation covertly or overtly. They are inebriated, stupified with convoluted logic, narratives to convert their mindset, insecurities provoking their basic instincts, impulsive actions.
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It is not that the majority of people succumb to such designs, machinations but their silence, passivity against deliberate aggressive agenda set by tricksters, mischief-makers fail to prevent and stop but also allow them to spread causing incalculable damage to this country.
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Behind the mixed signals which proliferate, corrupt perceptions and truth, an epic battle has started for liberating democracy and its incarceration by the fascists, vested interests.
Rahul is leading it. But it is we the people who are to fight to protect our values, freedom.
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Before independence, they were only aspiring for freedom and democracy. That always exist within all sections of Indian society.
But the post-independence generation has enjoyed its benefits. It is not easy to suppress, subjugate them. They will raise en masse to protect it.
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India is still not a mature democracy. It got diverted from that process by the opportunistic politicians and privileged people to serve their ends and supremacy.
The present tryst with fascism and crony capitalism will set right the path towards true democracy and freedom.
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The basic characteristics of individuals do not normally change. That is true for all characters whether negative or positive.
Rahul is also the same person, genial, warm, hearty, frank as he was earlier. But a negative perception was floating about him. It is changing now.
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How that wrong perception about Rahul was built? It is typical work of BJP/ RSS and the media bias even before 2014. Everyone had an agenda whether political or personal to spread hatred against the so-called dynasty while destroying democracy and paving the way for a fascist.
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The attempt was to weaken and destroy Congress and Rahul. They sowed seeds of doubts about Rahul and his leadership.
All political leaders including many Congress leaders worked against Rahul, openly or silently.
Congress structure was already weak. Rahul had to take his time.
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