tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post1555718099378561550..comments2023-10-06T17:24:24.995+05:30Comments on Autobiography of an ordinary man: General rant on the phenomenon of Government giving itself arbitrary powersNarendra shenoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-55298686966820872432012-10-31T01:20:53.252+05:302012-10-31T01:20:53.252+05:30"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" so Y..."Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" so Y will somebody shun it... age old legislations will change with time... I was personally thinkin of doing a "booze march " laa Dandi march .. Y shld smomedy dictate my age..time & place for a pint...Not sure how many will support..:( <br /> ...."upper se kitni kamayi hai " was a way of life till anti corruption was made fashionable.... While i have & will b always at "giving" end of this phenomenon, how many will abhor the practise...<br />just want to know if we could get 1 single Indian who can confess that he has TAKEN a bribe... probably we may get a murder or even a boisterous rapist ..but doubt a confessing corrupt guy... till then consider it a bane of "Materialism"<br /><br />P.S : Also slightly disagree with the title Autobiography of "Ordinary" man... poor ordinary guy has been so much crushed in day to day struggle for that 4th seat of local, 9 pm water timing, invertor trouble to manage evening power cuts, increasing bus fares ...let alone auto & taxi fares .. that he serious does not even think of parting at 1.30 AM .. he is more than happy to have a quick gulp at a friends place.... <br />cheers... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727110372449093025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-10402083854301810362012-10-29T21:33:03.945+05:302012-10-29T21:33:03.945+05:30Can't agree more! The fundamental job of any d...Can't agree more! The fundamental job of any democratically elected government has to be to protect the public from harm, said harm including, but not limited to, financial molestation. It's shameful that we as a nation have become so used to paying bribes that even those of us who generally won't condone dishonest behaviour don't have the backbone and / or the wherewithal to refuse to pay bribes. And yet, we proudly proclaim, "Satyameva jayate". Not just, "Satyam jayate" (Truth Triumphs), but "Satyam<i>eva</i> jayate" (Truth <i>alone</i> Triumphs).<br /><br />Sad, the level we have brought ourselves down to.The Practical Idealisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296407818953442071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-39213900050423771792012-10-29T19:25:18.648+05:302012-10-29T19:25:18.648+05:30Totally agree, Rajesh! And than thanks for that br...Totally agree, Rajesh! And than thanks for that brilliant video :D Narendra shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-49776524133936360042012-10-29T13:37:23.186+05:302012-10-29T13:37:23.186+05:30Most thoroughly agree. However, I think there is a...Most thoroughly agree. However, I think there is a general solution to solve this problem, and that is by, pardon me, <i>legalising</i> corruption?<br /><br />I hope you are still listening because at first glance, this sounds utterly preposterous. However, economics is the only way to fix these things. Sanctions work to deter Iran and like you suggested with prohibition, we ought to remove bans on <i>everything</i>. Legalise pot and whatever the hell else, tax the sales and use the money to educate people. Hit every single person who tries to perpetrate stupid conservative ideas on how to deal with the problem of unscrupulous women in this style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y#t=3m58s . That should be all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790797402763498609noreply@blogger.com