Yes,
it’s a mob trait that gives opportunity to the political and religious leaders to
exploit this ‘Aam Aadmi’ sentiment forcing them to react impulsively in the
name of religion that results in senseless developments like riots or
demolition of religious places.
Today
is the 20th anniversary of the Babri Mosque demolition. Most of the
television channels were running stories on Ayodhya and Faizabad after 20 years
of the mosque demolition perpetrated on December 6, 1992.
On
the expected line, treatment of the stories was agenda driven on almost of the
carriers. Some were showing almost harmony like situation between these two
communities in the city now while some others were stressing that ‘tension’
still prevails there. Newspapers were not any different.
Like
the television channels, newspapers, religious and political leaders, every
human being is subjective and agenda-driven in personal capacity.
How
much of the real time and effort is given to the agenda depends on how much you
come to realize about it; in what context you see your life; in what System you
exist; and ultimately, how do you equate your existence on identity-conscience
and human intellect paradigms.
Now
in a society as diverse and equally economically poor as India
And
in such a System-driven population, it is always easier for the leaders (or
manipulators) to instigate the mob-traits of the masses, say for instance for
the Babri Mosque demolition or the riots in the aftermath.
After
all, the point of the discussion during the cab ride that most of us are
somewhere religious in nature is a very relevant tool in the hands of the
manipulators, for they know, in a population largely devoid of the basic
requirements of a dignified life, religion is the only aspect that gives them
the sense of belonging (or the fleeting sense of relief from the endless
miseries of life).
For,
religion or the abode of the god gives masses a permanent vent to dissipate all
the negative energy that circumnavigates their capacity to think positively in order
to maintain the life on a day-to-day basis.
One
has to earn not for him but for a family. One has to play many roles. One has
to live many expectations. Rules of the society make everything a commodity. One
needs to monetize every minute of life in order to manage the financial needs
for life-sustaining requirements like food, water, education, medicines and
shelter.
Majority
of the Indian population finds it hard to manage there affairs smoothly. It is
the ideal situation for a middle class family when it could manage its
day-to-day life smoothly on these five parameters.
To
continue..
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
