Democracy in Crisis

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  

Rhapsody – Parody

 

By Padmini Arahnt

Hi Everyone!

Hope all is well!

Today I want to shed light on parody.  I’m not sure if you have noticed the trend in parody targeting anything that is sensible, responsible and sane to say the least characterized as crazy talk.  

What does parody mean? – mockery, caricature, spoof, satire, misrepresentation and perversion…among many synonyms intended to reverse the targeted entity’s action, manner and anything about them that are considered a threat to those resisting any change to status quo no matter how demonstrably destructive the conditions are only favoring the resistance brigades’ self-interest.

Accordingly, you witness the wannabees performing the act for those hiring them to do regardless of these paid performers indulgence in self-deprecation. This goes to prove the power of money and greed inhibiting reasoning faculty not to mention their diminutive character on surface.

The clown act by these desperate attention seekers is nothing more than a distraction from the revelations about them and those paying them to keep the smoke screen intact.

Perhaps these puppets leaping from Indian film industry to American movie  and television medium imply in their performance – Monkey see, Monkey do.

I already know the reaction on the idiom with reference to a monkey.

Hey! Relax.  I have not said anything out of context. I have only linked them to Homosapien’s ancestry.

As for plagiarism, piracy and copyright violations that are the current norm, I say to them – piggybacking on others is resignation to self-ineptness and idiosyncrasy.

I will be back soon more on this and other topics for mass awakening to reality.

Thank you.

Padmini Arhant

 

Politics – Facts and Features

By Padmini Arhant

POLITICS

P – Pandering

O –Opportunism

L  – Lobby

I  –  Inconsistency

T –  Treason

I  –  Irony

C – Corruption

S –  Scandal

ESTABLISHMENT

E – Embed

S – Superficial

T – Tactic

A –Acquiescence

B – Betray

L – Lunge

I  – Institution

S –Sinister

H –Haughty

M -Malfunction

E – Extol

N – Nepotism

T – Tradition

ELECTION

E – Evasion

L – Lambast

E – Elimination

C – Charlatan

T – Target

I  – Influence

O – Occasion

N – Nomination

VOTE

V – Victim

O – Operation

T – Tragedy

E – Expiry 

FEUDALISM

F – Fraudulence

E – Enslavement

U – Usurp

D – Dominate

A – Accost

L – Larceny

I – Insolence

S – Severance

M – Malfeasance

PLUTOCRACY

P – Presumptuous

L – Ludicrous

U – Unscrupulous

T –  Tortuous

O – Obnoxious

C –  Covetous

R – Rapacious

A – Ambiguous

C – Capricious

Y – Yores

OLIGARCHY

O – Observable

L –  Liable

I  –  Insatiable

G – Gobble

A – Actionable

R –  Rubble

C – Culpable

H – Horrible

Y – Yobbery 

COMMUNISM

C – Control

O – Obstacle

M – Masquerade

M –Muzzle

U – Unstable

N –Noticeable

I  – Impoverish

S –Struggle

M –Misery

SOCIALISM

S – Subversion

O– Omission

C– Commission

I– Invention

A- Adoption

L– Liquidation

I- Illusion

S– Simulation

M-Manifestation

CAPITALISM

C–Corporatism

A– Acquisition

P– Profitability

I– Insolvency

T-Tax Exemption

A-Abstention

L –Liaison

I – Immunity

S – Securities

M– Merger 

THEOCRACY

T –Travesty

H –Hypocrisy

E – Eclipse

O –Opaque

C –Conflict

R –Religion

A – Aberration

C – Counterproductive

Y – Yet

IMPERIALISM

I –Invalid

M-Monarchy

P –Pernicious

E –Empire

R -Ruthless

I – Insidious

A–Annexation

L -Lofty

I -Incorrigible

S -Supremacy

M -Medieval 

MONOPOLY

M –Mendacious

O -Oblivious

N– Nefarious

O– Ostentatious

P– Pugnacious

O– Ominous

L– Lawless

Y– Yex

SANCTIONS

S – Superiority

A -Arbitrary

N -Notoriety

C –Calamity

T– Treaty

I –Indiscretion

O-Orientation

N-Non-Negotiation

S -Suppression

VIOLENCE

V -Violation

I  -Indignation

O -Opposition

L –Limitation

E –Exclusion

N –Notion

C – Cessation

E – Exception

RAPE

R -Rage

A -Animal

P -Punishable

E -Emotion

CRIME

C –Criminality

R -Rewarded

I – Idolized

M-Misdemeanor

E -Endorsement

JUSTICE

J -Jeopardy

U -Upend

S -Sardonic

T -Trivialize

I -Impunity

C -Cronyism

E -Embarrassment

PUPPET

P -Proxy

U -Unfaithful

P -Price

P -Performance

E -Erroneous

T -Trickery

MEDIA

M –Manipulation

E –  Exaggeration

D – Dramatization

I  – Indoctrination

A –Adulation

STATUS QUO

S -Symbolic

T -Tainted

A -Auspice

T -Trajectory

U-Unipolar

S -Secrecy

Q -Questionable

U -Unsustainable

O -Obsolete

The fundamental change in political structure and practice is imperative to experience positive outcome made possible by functional republic and uncompromising sovereign status.

Peace to all!

Thank you.

Padmini Arhant

 

 

 

 

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