Tell us,'Are we intolerant'?

jayasala42 · Oct 21, 2015

The President has complained that the people be more tolerant and understanding – Fantastic and very commendable.
Let us analyse our tolerance level and find where we are lacking .
1.Politicians have improved from their corruption target of few lakhs to 1.76-2.0 lakh crores and we tolerate them.
2.Election time – self declaration wealth of 1000 crores, and we never asked them from where they got this from their previous statement of few lakhs 5years back. Not only that we accept his so many privileges and subsidised everything from idlies to plane tickets and “ Z plus ‘ security and traffic snarls because of their movement
3. We also tolerate that sons and relatives are the natural choice of becoming their succesors in positions like CM, ministers etc We justify that by saying we are used to Rajah and Zamindars and we accept them as their right
4.Parliament and assemblies have become circus arena and fish market with shouting, counter shouting, flinging of objects and abuses. We appreciate their heroic sense of responsibility and praise them with poems and lectures on their achievements.
5. For 50 years each successive government have promised to bring in the black money and they are still trying !. Endless list of offenders, bank cheaters, fraudsters are published by all media with proofs. But they continue to live the same lavish style and are very well taken care by the politicians. They scratch each others back. We just don’t bother and ignore saying “ nothing is going to happen “ and just get on with our own miserable life.
6. Fake doctors, fake lawyers, fake teachers, fake medicines fake everything ! many times they look better than originals -Do we complain – No, Mr President
7.Our pride, the” excellent” condition of roads , water contamination, power cuts, hospital hygiene , we never complain and we learn to live them and adjust to realities.
8.Doctors steal kidneys, teachers help students to copy ( even a DIG was caught copying recently) bank officials loot the bank cash in their own way, police help the criminals What happens – nothing It is all tv entertainment news for us . We sit and enjoy the loud talk shows and debates and forget everything the very next moment. We are not ashamed that the rest of world is laughing at us and we are jeopardising the values of our institutions and students .
9.Government lavishly throw money meant for development for freebies like tv, mixies,grinders, goats, cycles and laptops ( only to their party affiliates ) and call it their achievement .We admire them and make posters ,cutouts 50-60 ft high right in the middle of roads and garland them.
10. Corruption in all levels and our bureaucracy is brilliant in devising ways to collect money from public. . Any alternate or improvement is shot down promptly, by devising method to subvert and bypass them. No can ever beat them in short circuiting the system and make it ineffective.
11.Pakistan crosses our border and beheads our soldiers and China tells us to vacate from our own land . Do we object – NO . we only warn them and we are tolerant.

12. There is Power shortage, Rape, farmers suicide, drought , river water fights between states. Do we bother? We are only concerned with why Dhoni did not score a century in every test and why Salman khan did not smile at Sharukh Khann when they met !!

We are interested only in showbajjis . Swatch bharath- we all take a broom stick and clean where ever it is already cleaned and on our way back throw bottles, cans, wrappers, tissues and what not all along for more swatch bharath !! We all know nothing happens to us if we violate any civic or/and traffic rules or for that matter any rules !!
So Mr. President where did you find us intolerant and please be specific so that we can ‘improve” further.

Jayasala 42

satchitananda · Oct 22, 2015

You have described the state of 'mera mahaan bharat' in a nutshell. I am fed up of being told 'be the change you wish to see'. Yes, I keep trying but when there are a million people around who do nothing, that little bit I can do makes no change. I am sick and tired of being told 'ask what you can do for the country, not what the country can do for you'. I am sorry, I can't do anything for my country. I vote faithfully every election. I try and keep my surroundings clean. I ensure I follow rules. I compost waste to try and reduce my waste. But what can I do for my country where no law is ever imposed, no one cares, nothing matters - not even the lives of the citizens? I don't take bribes to do my job. How do I stop corruption? I don't pay bribes either. I am not the country. I am only one measly resident - or one of the billions of measly residents - whose life means nothing to the powers that be.

vaidehi71 · Oct 22, 2015

First and foremost thanks for the write up.
These were and still are the questions which remains without any answer.

The tolerance level of Indians, of course is really remarkable but the sad aspect is it is not helping the community, society and country as whole. When will it change is a huge question lingering in my mind and I am sure there would not be a positive answer for me in this janma atleast. Good and honest people are drowning in an ocean of corrupt crocodiles. I have no more words left to say than to pray to God to save our country.

sangeethakripa · Oct 22, 2015

You have voiced out the opinion of Majority here in India.. Still unable to find out why are we tolerant to such misdeeds.. And applause to the question to the president. This shows how far away he is away from the people and what politicians are expecting from commoners.
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armummy · Oct 22, 2015

good write up but you missed few points

- we have new found tolerance for minorities
who dont revere cow as holy , we are thrashing them for eating beef and banning cow slaughter in states where it's is already banned .
- we give new found tolerance in people who start speaking on behalf of me a Hindu and propagate an idea of Hinduism which is different than mine and many others
- we are tolerating increased abuse in public life where a contrary view is nottolerated
- J&k was slowing walking towards normalcy so much that tourism once again started to bloom and now very at you hear of fight everyday there
- we have been tolerant of cutting funds for social needs like malnutrition but spending huge amounts on rock start allies abroad

Balajee · Oct 23, 2015

We indians follow Jesus' dictum"If someone smites thee on on cheek show him the other" But we have no clue what to do when we run out of cheeks.We ar being shortchanged by everyone ranging from politicians to policemen to Pakistanis but we remain tolerant and believe that if Pakistanis fire across the border we should hold candlelight vigils at Wagah border.