I dont think it is fair to accuse individuals for the setback suffered by the CPM. It is not true that all the names you refered shares a same position. Many times during the Lavalin discussions I have heard practicing journalists like MGR maintaining the view that rule of law should pervail and it is better for the CPM to fight the case in the court. But what is terribly bad and disgusting about the 9PM discussions is that the TV channels, out of their intelligecne- defcit, had converted the debates on development, Environment and Social Values as a discussion between Azad, NM Pierson, Appukkuttan Valikkuni, CRNeelakantan on one side and some of the persons you mentioned on the other. A person from some other planet hearing this discussion might think that Ice Age has yet to happen bcoz Dinosaurs are talking to Mammoths. Kerala has definitelky has progresses beyond such fake dichotomies and are better wired to sense the changes in the world.
Whatever said and one, every one should accept the fact that the Kerala politcs discussants have a greater knowledge of CPM party constitution, programme than Indian constitution. Journalists and analysts have interpreted the results, however the point is you cannot fuck history, History always fucks you. (Kerala Marx, Last Theses on Pharisbach) On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:04 AM, manoj kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > You are right Prasad. The contribution of BB, MK, MGR, KEN, et al are to be > analysed. Their voluntary contribution as Volunteers of official CPI(M) gave > a clear picture what the official CPI(M) guys are really doing in the > kerala society. The Grand edition of Frontline about which a thread was > there in FEC too has contributed much to expose the left. Ram Rama.. What a > help you have done to expose the official marxists!!!!!! > Prasad is this the same old tactics *Vassakara* had followed? A foe in a > friend tactics? You must applaud some of them for they have gained at last > by destroying the leviathan eventhough creeping inside it as friends. The > role they played in the defeat of the official CPI(M) clearly indicates that > a foe is a friend than a foe friend. > This also reminds me the old Panchatantra advice: the politicians must not > be Ma Bu s. Unfortunately the whole breed who pampared these guys fall in > that gang. > On 5/18/09, damodar prasad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Has Jayathi Ghosh also turned imperialist? joined media syndicate? >> facilititating communitarian organizations? What is this... >> The Left defeat was a result of joining hands of pro-impearilst, media >> syndicated, US sponsored, Communal, capital forces... >> >> PS: someone should also analyse the net contribution of "volunatry" >> spokespersons deployed by the CPM party for news hour discussions. They have >> swung the vote in anti-extremist direction. Congress party should have >> gratitude for these guys for swinging middle class votes ( middle class who >> happens to have cable at home) in its fvaour. >> >> What a show!!! >> >> *Great seventies ( 70s- now appoppans) still failing and again failing >> and continoulsy failing in 21st century, where the 65% of voters are still >> young who happens to know what IT and development actaully is >> beyond rummy rhetoric.* >> >> >> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Venugopalan K M >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Venugopalan K M <[email protected]> >>> Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:22:49 +0530 >>> Subject: India: Left Debacle In National Elections (Asian Age article, >>> May17th 2009- Farmers, Muslims had No Faith Left - by Jayati Ghosh) >>> fwded by >>> To: venukm <[email protected]> >>> >>> -- >>> http://venukm.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> [5] India: Left Debacle in National Elections >>> >>> Asian Age >>> May 17, 2009 >>> >>> Farmers, Muslims had no faith left >>> >>> By Jayati Ghosh >>> >>> It is beyond doubt the general elections of 2009 have delivered a >>> severe blow to the Left parties. Of course, it was always likely that >>> the Left would come down from its historically high tally of 61 seats >>> in the previous Lok Sabha elections, especially as these came >>> overwhelmingly from only two states. But the extent of the decline in >>> Left seats, to less than half the previous figure, nevertheless comes >>> as a shock. >>> >>> What is particularly disturbing is the performance in the two previous >>> Left strongholds of West Bengal and Kerala. What explains this sharp >>> deterioration? >>> >>> This is a crucial question, since if the Left is to recover and grow >>> again, as well as spread its message to other parts of the country, it >>> is important to draw the right lessons from this defeat and to change >>> strategy accordingly. >>> >>> The lessons are likely to be different in the two states. Most people >>> would agree that the Kerala state government is reasonably popular, >>> and chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan certainly continues to command >>> very high approval ratings. But the margins of victory and defeat have >>> always been relatively small and the state has a history of >>> consecutively shifting both Lok Sabha and Assembly victories across >>> the two major fronts. >>> >>> So even a small shift in vote percentage can cause very large shifts >>> in the seats won or lost, and this is likely to have been the case in >>> this election. Having said that, it is also likely that the widespread >>> perceptions of factionalism within the main party in the Left Front, >>> the Communist Party of India (Marxist), made people uneasy and harmed >>> the front electorally. >>> >>> The rather rigid attitude towards alliances with some smaller parties >>> in Kerala before this particular election also did not help. >>> >>> In West Bengal the picture is more disturbing. There is clear evidence >>> of vote shifts against the ruling Left Front, and this message from >>> the electorate cannot be ignored but must be addressed. The Left Front >>> has ruled the state for more than three decades, providing not only >>> stability but also many extremely positive measures for the >>> improvement of conditions of life of ordinary people: not just the >>> crucial land reforms that were the most extensive of any state >>> government in the last 30 years, but the pioneering moves towards >>> decentralisation and providing more powers to locally elected bodies. >>> >>> However, in the past few years the state government of West Bengal, >>> through its own actions or its inability to get its message across, >>> has contributed to some loss of goodwill among the people. Three >>> factors that have contributed to this and which must be recognised and >>> addressed are: >>> >>> The sense of alienation among the peasantry in the face of the events >>> at Singur and Nandigram and the inability of the government to >>> adequately justify its actions to the people or even to publicise its >>> continuing land distribution programme; >>> >>> The perceptions of discrimination among the Muslim community, even >>> among those who have earlier been consistent Left supporters; >>> >>> The feeling that the government has been more heavily influenced by >>> the bureaucracy rather than responding to — and engaging with — the >>> actual cadre of the parties, bright and highly committed people who >>> have given their lives towards working for socialism and for the >>> ideals of the Left. >>> >>> To these negatives must be added some errors of omission, in terms of >>> positive policy interventions that have not been sufficiently utilised >>> or developed. The most important of these is the National Rural >>> Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which was brought about by the >>> United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government largely because of >>> insistent pressure from the Left at the national level. >>> >>> It is worth noting that the states in which the parties of ruling >>> state governments have been successful in this election are those in >>> which the NREGA has been implemented extensively and with some >>> enthusiasm: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Orissa. >>> >>> In West Bengal there has been much less success in NREGA >>> implementation and this is clearly a necessary and high priority task >>> for the Left Front government. Another critical area of public >>> intervention that requires urgent attention is the Public Distribution >>> System (PDS) for food, which needs to be revamped, extended and >>> strengthened in the state. >>> >>> While this election result is a major setback, it can also be turned >>> into an opportunity for Left revival and expansion, not only in these >>> two states but across the country. >>> >>> The clear result in Tripura has been little noticed, but it speaks >>> extremely well of the solid support and popularity of the Left Front >>> government in that state. >>> >>> In other states where the Left has won seats or got many votes, it >>> reflects the long and committed struggles of the local cadre on issues >>> that are fundamental to the core support of these parties: land, >>> livelihood, conditions of living and social equality. If these >>> features are strengthened, this adversity can be turned into a >>> stimulus for positive transformation and future growth of the Left >>> movement in India. >>> >>> o o o >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://venukm.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
