"- or what?
The world's gonna fall apart?
It won't matter.
Not one bit...
To the everyday lives of the
everyday fuckers, who get up
and work and eat and sleep.
Go back to work again."
#The Press lady,The Ides of March
Thats what most of us reply,when somebody asks us about your political stand.And i can bet on it,its not being cool,its being selfish,its being identityless.I know from where this attitude comes from,it comes from the very fact that your country's political history gives you the liberty to be careless about these things.Because you were'nt born in an era of war and racism."BCOZ YOU NEVER FACED IT".
You want to know how does it matters.Ask the blacks of America.The jews of Germany.The hindus of Pakistan ,the muslims in India.Ask them what it takes to leave their job,friends ,family and migrate to an unknown land.Ask them how it was to see their own blood being slaughtered and raped.Ask the blacks how it was to be governed by seprate laws.Ask the Jew,the difficulties he faced,to escape those gas chambers.
The analogy is in the movie "Rang De Basanti".A bunch of happy and high college students,enjoying life as it came,they discussed changing the country,but concluded it was imposssible until one faithful day when the policies of their chosen govt. did plundered their life.The movie ended in a very vague manner.Killing the policymaker is'nt the right solution ,after all you yourself chose him to do so.We end up saying "Mera neta chor hai".But we never say "Mai Hatyaara hu".Yes you are.You are the murderer each time when you say,"kya fark padta hai",each time when you boast,"kuch nai badalne waala",you are the killer of democracy each time when you say "Mujhe POLITICS me interest nai".
But when the time comes and you go on the street protesting,you go on running to escape a dictator,you go on cursing politics and politicians,do remember that in the past you did'nt fulfil your duties and so in the present you have no right to complain.
The world's gonna fall apart?
It won't matter.
Not one bit...
To the everyday lives of the
everyday fuckers, who get up
and work and eat and sleep.
Go back to work again."
#The Press lady,The Ides of March
Thats what most of us reply,when somebody asks us about your political stand.And i can bet on it,its not being cool,its being selfish,its being identityless.I know from where this attitude comes from,it comes from the very fact that your country's political history gives you the liberty to be careless about these things.Because you were'nt born in an era of war and racism."BCOZ YOU NEVER FACED IT".
You want to know how does it matters.Ask the blacks of America.The jews of Germany.The hindus of Pakistan ,the muslims in India.Ask them what it takes to leave their job,friends ,family and migrate to an unknown land.Ask them how it was to see their own blood being slaughtered and raped.Ask the blacks how it was to be governed by seprate laws.Ask the Jew,the difficulties he faced,to escape those gas chambers.
The analogy is in the movie "Rang De Basanti".A bunch of happy and high college students,enjoying life as it came,they discussed changing the country,but concluded it was imposssible until one faithful day when the policies of their chosen govt. did plundered their life.The movie ended in a very vague manner.Killing the policymaker is'nt the right solution ,after all you yourself chose him to do so.We end up saying "Mera neta chor hai".But we never say "Mai Hatyaara hu".Yes you are.You are the murderer each time when you say,"kya fark padta hai",each time when you boast,"kuch nai badalne waala",you are the killer of democracy each time when you say "Mujhe POLITICS me interest nai".
But when the time comes and you go on the street protesting,you go on running to escape a dictator,you go on cursing politics and politicians,do remember that in the past you did'nt fulfil your duties and so in the present you have no right to complain.
