~Democracy rules~

Democracy is one of the most successful long running political systems in human history. Although, sometimes it may leave you in a demi-crazy kind ‘o situation; but it still works.


I was talking about world politics couple of days ago with my supervisor on coffee and what he said stuck to my mind. He pointed out that in democracy, even if people of Afghanistan vote for Taliban, eventually after the set term people would throw them away. Banning and bombing wouldn’t work as good as the vote of the plebeian. The mills of democracy may grind slowly, but surely.


Being a Christian born in predominantly Hindu India, keeps me wondering how good a melting pot India is. But when in 1996 BJP emerged as the single largest party in the parliament I was left with shock and disbelief. One thing I never agree with BJP is their anti-conversion policy, when it claims to reinstate India’s old heritage. Ironically, India had always been a land of many religions. The land where Buddhism was born and so did Jainism and Sikhism. All these religions have influenced the culture of this land. People have always been switching religions. Every icon of India denotes this basic truth to us. The Ashoka’s pillar (erected by a King converted from Jainism to Buddhism), Taj Mahal, Gomateshwara statue (tallest statue in India) etc,. Fascistic fundamentalist laws are antidemocratic, but still, they made it to the parliament, eventually seated in power in a couple of years. But what happened after the end of the term is a good example of democracy. BJP was voted out. The nation moved from far right to a left oriented mandate. I’m not pro-left either, but I’m sure by the next election India will lead to a more moderate government.

Democracy makes revolutions possible without a rebellion: democracy rules.

Cheers