RE:Long route
by deep dar on Feb 05, 2008 08:51 AM Permalink
This article is a typical of a communist, who supports those whose policies have brought India to bankruptcy (1991 crisis), and points out to the unfinished agenda of development (that the communists never even started) to justify his policy (which sucks!). So hypocritical!!!
RE:RE:Long route
by Onie on Feb 06, 2008 06:37 PM Permalink
Deep, what is so communist about this article? Yes it supports our founding leaders - if praising men like Gandhi, Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Vallabhbhai Patel, etc. is somehow communist, then most of the world would be communist - since these men are universally respect in and outside India. - The only exception would be the mudslinging pygmies within the hindutva camp and even there all but the truly nutty elements would respect these figures (although they may not agree with them).
As for the unfinished agenda of development that you refer to, there is clearly a happy medium between Stalinist style collective socialism and radical, the poor-may-be-damned George Bush capitalism. That happy medium and its beneficial power has been historically demonstrated a number of times such as through Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal after the ravages of the great depression.
I don't seen anything hypocritical or indeed ideological about this article - it is just a decent man lamenting the state of his country. Why see ulterior motives in that?
RE:Long route
by Onie on Feb 06, 2008 06:28 PM Permalink
Wealth sharing has never worked, never will. Something that belongs to everyone belongs to no one - what would be your incentive to work if you knew that a) if you do work, you will be forced to share the proceeds with other people and if you don't work, you will still enjoy handouts from other people.
The only way to reduce poverty is to encourage wealth generation through entreprenurism , tax responsibly, reduce corruption and invest in India's basic education system. If that is your tough strategy I full agree with you but if you only want a populist quick fix, then socialism is the path to hell.
