Very few things get me more excited than some good Left bashing. Consider that coming from someone who has lived most of his life in a state controlled by commies for almost three decades! The 1-2-3 Agreement, Singur, Nandigram… there is no dearth to how hard the left tries to be disliked and their ambiguous protests labeled idiotic. What befuddles the mind is that even though the lower echelons of the party are populated by blithering morons, the Left in India (like in China) is headed by some of the intellectual stalwarts of the country. Rarely do we find men of such caliber as Yechury and Karat, yet, contrary to what the so called intellectual consensus of the country believes, they will oppose it. Surely they are not that smart…I perused the salient features of the 1-2-3 agreement, and I can not fathom why the Left is so determined to oppose it. What the f*ck do you mean Muslims are against the deal? Why? Mayawati, of course, has no answer for that...
From a purely entertainment (let’s face it, that’s what Indian politics is about) perspective, the drama could not play out any better than the Samajwadi Party getting entering the scene. Will the Left fold? Will Manmohan moon Yechury and Karat? I can’t wait!
So the dust has settled, but really, it was worth watching (dunno if you got to see it). Bribery accusations, senior politician getting fired (God the Left fools are fools), and last week there was even the threat of Mayawati as PM if the government went down, which it hasn't done...talk about drama.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, as another person from that very same Left-ruled state, I'll say this: they are curmudgeons.
ReplyDeleteHey finally some flow on this website...
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I have to say here is that we need to accept the fact that politics will always have some drama. Leading a country as big as India is not a joke. No matter how efficient (or not) the system is, there will always be someone dissatisfied by the current government. Be glad that India is still rapidly heading towards a positive direction despite such hindrances.