Austerity, Thy Name Is Our Politicians Game
The media is full of "Austerity" today, and it bemuses me a great deal to see, how astute our politicians think they are and how gullible they think we are (the Aam Admi), to fall for their self-absorbed and self-centered convictions. Austerity was propagated by none other than our very own Father of The Nation, Bapuji, he was laughed at and scorned, but it was his belief, in his principals of non violence and austerity that ultimately won us our independence, but the million dollar question is how serious are our present day politicians about austerity ? Has the Congress come out with a "mantra" called "Austerity" to con the gullible Indians ? How can our corrupt, egoistic, self centered politicians, suddenly become paragons of virtue over night ? Though some virulent reactions have been noted within the Congress Party, most are staying on the periphery and moving cautiously, to safeguard their decorum and position. Traveling economy class by air and train will certainly ease the burden on the tax payer, but will that be enough to root out corruption ? Or will austerity force open other doors and means of corruption ? The flow of water if stopped will automatically divert itself for a free flow along other lines. If India has to benefit from the proclaimed austerity of our politicians, than tokenism should be eschewed in totality, and other progressions that will help alleviate poverty, illiteracy and corruption should be implemented and flowed in earnest, the show of austerity by our politicians on it's own will not change India. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
