Comments on: Grand Gestures

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That’s a very very good idea. The pen is mightier than the sword.

By: Cheeni

Cheeni — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The wonk's done something nice for sure, I'm surprised he managed to get away with it - he must have more control over his party than I'm led to believe. Interestingly, this gesture is going mostly unappreciated inside India. People seem to be more concerned with the excitement du jour - the murderous swami. Another equally remarkable development is a bold move by the Andhra government to resettle drought struck Telugu farmers in Kenya. On the flip side it's deeply ironical, there are millions in Kenya without access to arable land.

By: John

John — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

But you don’t understand, while this “grand gesture” would put US$5bil towards goodwill, how would we be able to line Halliburton’s, GE’s, Boeing’s, Lockheed Martin’s, etc.’s pockets with fat stacks of cash?

Won’t anyone think of the corporations?

By: sepoy

sepoy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Claire. I know someone out there would like that idea. Books and Pens. How can u resist that?
Cheeni: this swami guy is a super-freak.
John: u real funny. no really, you are.

By: Cheeni

Cheeni — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sepoy: Hah, god men are supposed to be freaks – it’s an entry criterion.

Faith amazes me – there are at least 3 swamis in this one state I live in facing criminal charges this very moment from rape to murder. You would think the sheeple have had enough, but nope they are waiting for the next great unwashed phenomenon to save them.

Bollywood and the swamis really get it – providing an escapist vision of reality is a cash cow.

By: Kiddo

Kiddo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Cheeni actually I heard that the bandh VHP/BJP/Shivsena/RSS called for in Mumbai to protest against the swamis arrest fizzled out. I dont think too many people really care about Mr swami…which is a welcome change from usual sheeple behavior.

OTOH dude we run an amateur indian politics discussion club here. Admittedly its outside India but we are all fobs. And every single one of us loves Manmohan despite the fact that we practically embody the spectrum of political opinions.

Thats the educated populace for you. And like the past elections showed, even the unwashed masses like Congress better. Whether they appreciate the Sardar as much as they appreciate the Italian…we’ll know in the next elections!