1 August 2015

BAD POLITICIANS make POOR POLITICS

The sorry state of the world points to a sad situation of an  absolute lack of quality in leadership and governance in many countries, including India. Though we may be disappointed with this modern brand of civic leadership, Politicians in the past too have generally been blamed or ridiculed in our democratic era. Here are a few statements that reflect this notion:  

“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country” – Andrew Cornegie

“Politics is the gentle art  of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising each to protect him from the other” – Mark Twain.

“Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel” – John Quinton, RAF pilot.


“When those who are smart do not engage in politics, they are punished by government by those who are dumb” – Pluto

Politics is important for good governance especially in our democratic world. What makes poor politics is not so much the limitations of the system, but the dishonesty among politicians. The new political sin is labelled "Corruption". The BJP made it the platform for the downfall of the Congress and interestingly, is now drowning in the same sin.
Good governance, positive Development and Peace are broken promises. Communalism and Corruption are reigning supreme as sins of politicians. We live in a country of bad politicians. God save India!




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