Of course. I was just more critical of the relation between media and people's perceptions than government's efficiency in my last comment.
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While corruption in socialism is bad, corruption in capitalism is just as bad. Even the most developed capitalist countries have failed to remove corruption. (hence the 2008 subprime crisis)
To India's credit, its socialist tendencies kept the country unaffected from 2008 subprime crisis.
First announcement: "we'll do it".
Status update: "as announced it is on course and will be completed 'soon'".
Launch: "as promised here it is for the public".
Media just publishes each statement as major news item and people feel it's already overrated.
How do you know? There was no internet back then and such stories usually don't appear in newspapers, even now.
> "Maybe they're poor because they cheat each other all the time."
No, they're poor because it's been just 30 years and 20 years since China and India opened up (liberalized) their economies respectively and these two countries have massive population.
> '...but per-capita income of India is so low'
No one has said otherwise. Having a big economy has many advantages and India is expected to grow for decades to come.
> '...but go to Indian cities and you'll see rampant poverty'
So? Poor people migrate to cities in search of opportunities. Unlike China there is no mechanism in India to put restrictions on rural migrants.
> '...gap between rich and poor in India is growing'
Show me one country that is growing 5% or more where the gap between rich and poor is decreasing.
Remember that both Nietzsche and Camus refused to belong to any particular philosophical school of thoughts but many of their thoughts overlap. So I'm just trying to link both.
It is a broad theory. It says life is basically absurd because the world is meaningless and indifferent to man's desires/prejudices/beliefs. The world just doesn't care about man and we can't apply any universal laws to human life. Life is full of randomness/surprises. Loss/defeat/death can come anytime in any form but man continues to be in denial about them. This makes man vulnerable to boredom/pessimism/nihilism. I think this situation is what the article's 80% of people represent.
The solution Absurdists give is, man should create his own meaning in life and live for it but by being constantly aware of life's absurdity. Instead of denying it or seeking permanent happiness in some supernatural world or after life, we should embrace this life and all its absurdities. This attitude makes us live life to the fullest and as Nietzsche says it leads to the 'celebration of life'. I think the article's 20% of people fall under this.
[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
Also see:
The Myth of Sisyphus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus
Eternal Return - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_recurrence#Friedrich_Ni...
Amor Fati - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amor_fati
"At this point of his effort man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world."
-- Camus (who was heavily influenced by Nietzsche)
I think the reason why femininity is looked down is the economic models of the last 150 years which have favored science over art, rationality over irrationality and utility over authenticity. I think the world needs a second romantic era to truly appreciate the feminine aspects of beauty/creativity/genuineness.
Can't imagine how netbook users running Windows deal with that ribbon thing which I think covers almost half the screen.
First, the Lokpal deals only with the Judiciary part of the constitution while both Legislature and Executive parts will be untouched. So it's not an alternative constitution. Even within Judiciary it deals only with officials 'who are facing corruption charges'. In fact Lokpal will be weaker than an income tax officer. A corrupt Lokpal can be removed within two months by the parliament!
Second, no one is questioning the electorate system. But when it comes to an effective anti-corruption law, just saying "vote the right person in the next election" won't cut it in a country rifed with illiteracy, poverty and communism. We should be pragmatic instead of just sticking to textbook definition of democracy.
Third, Gandhian is not someone who behaves exactly like Gandhi. Anyone inspired by Gandhi's principles is a Gandhian. Nehru was called Gandhian even though he declared wars.
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