Democracy in Crisis

March 24, 2023

Democracy in Crisis

Padmini Arhant

Political reality today is politics has transformed into theatrics with incognito pulling strings from behind as puppeteers and political actors chosen to perform the puppet act. Not to mention commercialization of politics with price tag not for the worthy and meritorious rather the notorious prostrating in obsequious to puppet masters reining control.

The media and various communication outlets along with entertainment industry represent the ensemble in the political orchestra.

The modus operandi is follow the script meant for all in the concert.

Not surprisingly, the yesteryear democracies upended to satisfy ravenous appetite for prolonged power despite terrible track record during term in office.

Accordingly the strategy deploying anything goes to remain in power and absolve from corruption and criminality by those in the highest office is the norm.

The democracies in the United States, India and Israel…regularly touted the world’s modern, largest and the only one in the region etc. in the serial order are contemporarily displaced for personal political interests.

Those pitched and paraded as the messiahs in these democracies are proven emperor without clothes with those behind the imaginary facade backing falsehood unwilling and incompetent to recognize actual situation.

Nonetheless, the trajectory is not without inviolable outcome.

The people’s rights seized in a republic by the head of the states with amassment of power to self / selves lasting several terms i.e. decades have invariably resulted in tumult and turmoil. 

From Russian Czars to then head of the nation Joseph Stalin along with Hitler, Mussolini and alike from around the world have succumbed to gluttonous greed for power in their vain assessment of might is right.

How gravely they were wrong was established in their disappearance and self-termination feat.

No difference between them and those treading in their path now as all roads to authoritarianism, dictatorial power and despotism ultimately leads to only one destination – the precipice.

Padmini Arhant  

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