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Friday, February 26, 2016
Power And Restraint
एक राधा एक मीरा
भगवान तक जाने के लिए चलो तो आधे रास्ते में लता मंगेशकर मिल जाती है। अधिकांश लोग तो उससे आगे कदम बढ़ाते ही नहीं। उन्हें लगता है हमें तो मिल गया।
मीरा को भी तो मिल गए कन्हैया। वो सबको मिले जिन्होंने उन्हें चाहा।
Donald Trump Is The Anti-Christ
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Nobody needs rescuing quite like Donald Trump supporters. They are being taken for a ride. He is speaking to their darkest fears without offering any cures, any solutions.
There is economic anxiety. The recession that should never have been is over. The unemployment rate is below 5%. But when you suck 13 trillion dollars out of the economy and throw it out like so much toilet paper, the resultant wage depressions will take some time to recover. America needs a 5% growth rate to merely get back to where it was. And that is the message loud and clear. But Donald is the false prophet.
Hitler said crowds have short memories. As in, you can manipulate the crowd. You can make them do things they might not do in their conscious minds. Compare that attitude to what Jesus said. Jesus said God lives with the poor. The son of God said God lives with the poor. As in, I am the son of God, but I had to go live with the poor to get to God. Contrast that attitude with what Hitler said.
Donald Trump is the cynic. He challenges people with taunts like, I am going to say the sickest things about Mexicans and guess what, they are going to love me for it. Look at my poll numbers. That is not the Christ. Christ does not speak that language. That is the Anti-Christ.
It is not the people's fault. They are being misled.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Free Speech और इंडिया
अपनी अपनी दिलचस्पी होती है। तो I am like Modi. वो कहते हैं विकास, उसी चीज को मैं कहता हुँ economic growth ---- बात एक ही है। तो मेरी उसमें काफी रूचि है। सामाजिक मुद्दे पर भी रूचि है लेकिन मुख्य रूप से आर्थिक मुद्दा पर है।
मीडिया थोड़ा अपरिपक्व है। मैं ईमानदारीपूर्वक एक बात बता दुं। जैसे कि कोई एक घटना हुइ मानो। जैसे की एक आया था दादरी। फिर एक सुसाइड का आया था। तो मीडिया एक घटना पर लटक जाती है हप्तो। मेरे को लगता है वैसे ढेर घटनाएँ होते होंगे। सिर्फ न्यूज़ में नहीं आता। नहीं तो उतना बड़ा देश है और सिर्फ एक वैसा गलत घटना घटा हो तो वो तो बहुत ही ख़ुशी की बात होगी। कि इतना कम। लेकिन मेरे को लगता है मीडिया थोड़ा अपरिपक्व है। एक ही घटना को दो चार हप्ते दौड़ा दो तो फील्ड वर्क ज्यादा नहीं करना पड़ा। रिसोर्स भी कम होंगे।
अभी बात आया है फ्री स्पीच का। तो फ्री स्पीच का मतलब क्या? आप बोल सकते हैं। आप ने कुछ बोला उसके आधार पर अरेस्ट नहीं हो सकते। लेकिन फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं कि आप हिंसा का आह्वान कर सकते हैं। आतंकवाद को दुनिया के प्रत्येक लोकतंत्र में गैर कानूनी। आप कहेंगे ये उडा दो वो उड़ा दो इसे मारो उसे मारो तो वो तो फ्री स्पीच नहीं हुवा। पकडे जाओगे।
फ्री स्पीच यानि कि शांति के परिधि में रह के। हिंसा गैर कानुनी होता है।
दूसरा फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं कि मेरे को जो मन में आए बोला फ्री स्पीच है तो फिर मेरे को कम्पनि ने नौकरी से क्यों निकाला? किसी कंपनी के अपने नियम होंगे कुछ दस्तुर होंगे। कंपनी बोले के आधार पर अरेस्ट नहीं करवा सकती। लेकिन नौकरी से निकाले जा सकते हो।
फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं आप किसी के घर गए और गाली गलौज किए। और घर से निकाल दिया तो आप ने कहा फ्री स्पीच। घर वालों का अधिकार है निकाल दिया। उसी तरह एक संस्कृति की बात होती है। राजनीतिक संस्कृति। एक सभ्य परिधि के अंतर्गत रह के विचार आदान प्रदान करेंगे --- सभी पार्टीया मिल कर कुछ वैसी राजनीतिक संस्कृति का निर्माण कर सकते हैं। वो भी फ्री स्पीच ही हुवा।
फ्री स्पीच का वास्तविक मकसद ये होता है कि समाज में वैचारिक विकास होने के लिए। किसी ने कह दिया पृथ्वी गोल है तो उसको फांसी पर मत लटकाओ। नहीं तो विज्ञानं का विकास तो होगा नहीं। फ्री स्पीच के बगैर साइंस और टेक्नोलॉजी संभव नहीं।
मेरा अनुभव रहा है एक आम अमेरिकी के तुलना में एक आम भारतीय बहुत ज्यादा opinionated होते हैं। जैसे कि सब्जी किन्ने जाते हैं तो भारतीय वहीं पर मोल मोल्है शुरू कर देता है। जब कि अमरिकी का व्यवहार ऐसा होता है कि लगता है ये नार्थ कोरिया में रह रहे हैं। प्राइस टैग देख के पैसे दे देते हैं।
आर्य भट्ट ने शून्य का अविष्कार किया। वो बगैर फ्री स्पीच के संभव नहीं हुवा होगा। मैं ये नहीं कहता कि जितने अच्छे चीज हैं सब भारत के इतिहास में हैं। नहीं। लेकिन जो अच्छे हैं वो अच्छे तो हैं।
मीडिया थोड़ा अपरिपक्व है। मैं ईमानदारीपूर्वक एक बात बता दुं। जैसे कि कोई एक घटना हुइ मानो। जैसे की एक आया था दादरी। फिर एक सुसाइड का आया था। तो मीडिया एक घटना पर लटक जाती है हप्तो। मेरे को लगता है वैसे ढेर घटनाएँ होते होंगे। सिर्फ न्यूज़ में नहीं आता। नहीं तो उतना बड़ा देश है और सिर्फ एक वैसा गलत घटना घटा हो तो वो तो बहुत ही ख़ुशी की बात होगी। कि इतना कम। लेकिन मेरे को लगता है मीडिया थोड़ा अपरिपक्व है। एक ही घटना को दो चार हप्ते दौड़ा दो तो फील्ड वर्क ज्यादा नहीं करना पड़ा। रिसोर्स भी कम होंगे।
अभी बात आया है फ्री स्पीच का। तो फ्री स्पीच का मतलब क्या? आप बोल सकते हैं। आप ने कुछ बोला उसके आधार पर अरेस्ट नहीं हो सकते। लेकिन फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं कि आप हिंसा का आह्वान कर सकते हैं। आतंकवाद को दुनिया के प्रत्येक लोकतंत्र में गैर कानूनी। आप कहेंगे ये उडा दो वो उड़ा दो इसे मारो उसे मारो तो वो तो फ्री स्पीच नहीं हुवा। पकडे जाओगे।
फ्री स्पीच यानि कि शांति के परिधि में रह के। हिंसा गैर कानुनी होता है।
दूसरा फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं कि मेरे को जो मन में आए बोला फ्री स्पीच है तो फिर मेरे को कम्पनि ने नौकरी से क्यों निकाला? किसी कंपनी के अपने नियम होंगे कुछ दस्तुर होंगे। कंपनी बोले के आधार पर अरेस्ट नहीं करवा सकती। लेकिन नौकरी से निकाले जा सकते हो।
फ्री स्पीच का मतलब ये नहीं आप किसी के घर गए और गाली गलौज किए। और घर से निकाल दिया तो आप ने कहा फ्री स्पीच। घर वालों का अधिकार है निकाल दिया। उसी तरह एक संस्कृति की बात होती है। राजनीतिक संस्कृति। एक सभ्य परिधि के अंतर्गत रह के विचार आदान प्रदान करेंगे --- सभी पार्टीया मिल कर कुछ वैसी राजनीतिक संस्कृति का निर्माण कर सकते हैं। वो भी फ्री स्पीच ही हुवा।
फ्री स्पीच का वास्तविक मकसद ये होता है कि समाज में वैचारिक विकास होने के लिए। किसी ने कह दिया पृथ्वी गोल है तो उसको फांसी पर मत लटकाओ। नहीं तो विज्ञानं का विकास तो होगा नहीं। फ्री स्पीच के बगैर साइंस और टेक्नोलॉजी संभव नहीं।
मेरा अनुभव रहा है एक आम अमेरिकी के तुलना में एक आम भारतीय बहुत ज्यादा opinionated होते हैं। जैसे कि सब्जी किन्ने जाते हैं तो भारतीय वहीं पर मोल मोल्है शुरू कर देता है। जब कि अमरिकी का व्यवहार ऐसा होता है कि लगता है ये नार्थ कोरिया में रह रहे हैं। प्राइस टैग देख के पैसे दे देते हैं।
आर्य भट्ट ने शून्य का अविष्कार किया। वो बगैर फ्री स्पीच के संभव नहीं हुवा होगा। मैं ये नहीं कहता कि जितने अच्छे चीज हैं सब भारत के इतिहास में हैं। नहीं। लेकिन जो अच्छे हैं वो अच्छे तो हैं।
Hillary's Emails (2)
Hillary's Emails
I am beginning to think maybe it was not Hillary who was reading the emails in Westchester. Maybe it was Bill Clinton, and there is nothing wrong with that. As both a husband, and a former president, I guess he could do that. Hillary was reading the emails in DC, Bill Clinton was reading the same emails in Westchester, and they were talking long distance on the phone. I am guessing.
The law of term limits has been a Republican conspiracy to make sure the best of Democrats don't make it too far. Don't laugh. Look at the facts. Bill Clinton outside the White House has been fish without water. Another one is about to feel the same way. And on many counts this one is even better.
So why does Bill Clinton simply not own up to it and put the matter to rest? As in, lay your hands off, it was not her, it was me.
Because both the media and Bill Clinton know. So far that guy has been very disciplined. He knows he is being goaded, but so far he has resisted. Because he knows he can't hog the limelight like the media wants him to. If he were to drink the email fiasco poison, a whole bunch of dead newspapers will come back from the dead. He still has that kind of wattage. Hillary and Trump and Bernie could move to page A2.
I am beginning to think maybe it was not Hillary who was reading the emails in Westchester. Maybe it was Bill Clinton, and there is nothing wrong with that. As both a husband, and a former president, I guess he could do that. Hillary was reading the emails in DC, Bill Clinton was reading the same emails in Westchester, and they were talking long distance on the phone. I am guessing.
The law of term limits has been a Republican conspiracy to make sure the best of Democrats don't make it too far. Don't laugh. Look at the facts. Bill Clinton outside the White House has been fish without water. Another one is about to feel the same way. And on many counts this one is even better.
So why does Bill Clinton simply not own up to it and put the matter to rest? As in, lay your hands off, it was not her, it was me.
Because both the media and Bill Clinton know. So far that guy has been very disciplined. He knows he is being goaded, but so far he has resisted. Because he knows he can't hog the limelight like the media wants him to. If he were to drink the email fiasco poison, a whole bunch of dead newspapers will come back from the dead. He still has that kind of wattage. Hillary and Trump and Bernie could move to page A2.
Donald Trump's Supporters Are Valid
One person, one vote, one voice. People may peacefully assemble, they may peacefully organize, they may vote, they may speak. And so, Donald Trump's supporters are valid. They might or might not be correct, but then what's correct?
Free speech is not only when you are right. What's right? Who is to decide? Precisely because there is no way of telling who is right and who isn't, we fall upon the arithmetic of one person, one vote, one voice.
I think the message is there is economic anxiety. And that the Republican Party's time is up. And that the white identity has been a cultural confusion. Beyond lack of pigments, what is it really? Is it to hate others? What?
The Trump supporters have to be listened to. There is anxiety, but then I knew that. The arithmetic of politics, of democracy, is not just about counting heads. Or hands.
Free speech is not only when you are right. What's right? Who is to decide? Precisely because there is no way of telling who is right and who isn't, we fall upon the arithmetic of one person, one vote, one voice.
I think the message is there is economic anxiety. And that the Republican Party's time is up. And that the white identity has been a cultural confusion. Beyond lack of pigments, what is it really? Is it to hate others? What?
The Trump supporters have to be listened to. There is anxiety, but then I knew that. The arithmetic of politics, of democracy, is not just about counting heads. Or hands.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Donald Trump, Islam And Coded Language
Donald Trump saying he hates Muslims is coded language. That is his way of saying he hates black people. I want the black people to find out.
Hillary's Emails
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Donald Trump says he will prosecute Hillary Clinton if elected
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump today said that if elected, he would prosecute his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when she was the secretary of state.
US presidential hopeful and quote machine (See this and this) Donald Trump today said that if elected, he would prosecute his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when she was the secretary of state.
I think the whole email blowout is so stupid. Spare me, but I have not been following. I have not been reading any of the news stories on the topic. I'd rather read about the ninth planet in the solar system. I am intrigued.
I doubt Hillary might have sent all the emails she is said to have sent. These are pre-email people. I am not even sure she knows how to send faxes. (I don't either). I think what might have happened was, she was perhaps attempting work-life balance. She was working from home. She probably thought, I don't have to read these emails at the office in DC. I could print these emails out at home and read them while in Westchester. Or maybe she was seeking feedback from her husband who, many might say, is not that dull of a political brain. I don't know what was going on, I don't care.
Emails, by definition, you should be able to read from anywhere you can log in from. That is the whole idea. What's the question? Why are you reading your emails in Westchester? Why are you not reading them in DC? Maybe she has internet access at home. That's why.
I mean, right now I am neutral on Bernie and Hillary. It is not like I even matter. But I am neutral. Bernie has surprised me with how well he has done. So I decided on neutrality. And it's not like I dislike any of his ideas.
But Donald Trump should challenge Hillary on policy. Maybe he thinks Hillary's airstrikes in Libya is how ISIS was born. That would be a legitimate line of attack. Or maybe he dislikes her tax policy. In which case he will have to study the policy.
Even snail mails you could read in Westchester, if you could safely carry them with you. And a Secretary Of State should be able to safely carry snail mail from one part of the country to another. Otherwise the country is not safe enough.
I don't think anyone is claiming her email account was hacked.
A Secretary Of State should be able to log in to her email account, not only from any part of the US but any part of the world. It is not that hard to do. As in, lot the log in, I mean, it is not. I mean the safety part.
Emailing 101. While we are at it, let's also start a training program on Microsoft Word. Donald should sign up for it. He knows how to use the phone, but does he know how to use a word processor?
In The News (11)
Smriti Irani, Mayawati engage in a verbal duel in Rajya Sabha
Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu, claims RSS founder's book. Aiyyo!
Christ Parichay, the book that claims Jesus Christ was born a Tamil Hindu, will be released in Marathi on February 26.
In an attempt to weaken ISIS, the US military has struck at the terror group's finances.
In Rajya Sabha, BJP leader and Union HRD minister Smriti Irani and BSP supremo Mayawati got into an ugly spat over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide case.
Donald Trump says he will prosecute Hillary Clinton if elected
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump today said that if elected, he would prosecute his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when she was the secretary of state.
Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu, claims RSS founder's book. Aiyyo!
Christ Parichay, the book that claims Jesus Christ was born a Tamil Hindu, will be released in Marathi on February 26.
Jesus was a Vishwakarma Brahmin by birth. ..... Okay, so now are we also going to claim that we gifted Statue of Liberty to United States of America? .....Over $500 million ISIS cash reserves destroyed by US airstrikes, reports sayGanesh Damodar claims that Christianity is a sect of Hinduism.
..... Christ traveled to India and learnt yoga ..... Christ's real name was Keshao Krishna ..... his mother tongue was Tamil. ..... Christ's sacred thread ceremony (janeyu) was held when he was 12, according to Brahmin tradition ..... Apparently, Christianity was never a separate religion and it was a Hindu cult and doctrine introduced by Christ. ...... Christ was saved after his crucifixion by people from the Essene's cult, who practiced Yoga and spiritual science. ..... He was given medicinal herbs and plants for his recovery from the 'deathbed'. Christ also was taken to Kashmir. ..... It was in Kashmir that Christ prayed to Lord Shiva and he spent the last days of his life in the Himalayas.... Damodar claims that Christ's family dressed in an 'Indian' way and had Hindu signs on their bodies.
In an attempt to weaken ISIS, the US military has struck at the terror group's finances.
To prove the successful targeting the US-led coalition released video of one of the Mosul airstrikes that showed what appeared to be large amounts of bills fluttering in the air after the airstrikes. ..... The slashing of perks and salaries of its fighters across the region is one of the reasons why the American officials think the strikes have had an impact on ISIS' operations.When Mayawati Express ran into Smriti Central
In Rajya Sabha, BJP leader and Union HRD minister Smriti Irani and BSP supremo Mayawati got into an ugly spat over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide case.
The Budget Session of the Parliament today witnessed something very similar to TV operas. ...... a visibly furious education minister Smriti Irani replied, "Mayawatiji, you and your BSP leaders and workers, hear this out for once and all. I will cut off my head and present it at your feet if you are not satisfied with my reply."
Donald Trump says he will prosecute Hillary Clinton if elected
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump today said that if elected, he would prosecute his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when she was the secretary of state.
Mexico, Europe And Infrastructure
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Donald Trump's border wall will take America into the 19th century and Mexico into the 18th.
Mexicans In Las Vegas And Trump
Donald Trump is having a see I told you moment. He launched his campaign by talking s____ about Mexicans, and at the same time claimed he is going to win the Mexican vote. And he claims to have proven it in Vegas. He is like, it's not just poor white people. Mexicans are the same way. Republicans rob poor white people of money, and they love them for it. Trump claims to have figured it out.
Hitler said, "Crowds have very short memories."
Hitler said, "Crowds have very short memories."
Black Resurgence
I believe Barack Obama has done some concrete work on things like education, health, and more recently, criminal justice reform. The black community stands to benefit for the next generation. The positive impact will be felt. But there is something blacks will have to do on their own. Come together and weld a rich, healthy black identity through use of, exchange of spoken words.
Slavery and segregation were crimes. They are not heritage. They were somebody else's wrongs. Black folks have to go further back into the past all the way back to Africa for positive reinforcements of the black identity. There are languages, and cultures, and festivals and rituals.
Another possible movement is horizontal. Adopt Islam and become one with the Muslims on the Indian subcontinent. Islam is a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of much clarity. Islam has created a large global community. Anybody who says Indians are a minority doesn't know arithmetic.
Dalits in India and blacks in America have to cross that bridge onto another religion for fundamental liberation. For Dalits it might be Buddhism. Or Islam.
Sitting around the proverbial fire and exchanging word on experiences and just coming together to build community is a great thing. It leads to strength.
Swimmer Michael Phelps had to win a whole bunch of gold medals to achieve fame and heights where oxygen is less. And he resorted to smoking pot. It is a thin air thing. A whole bunch of young black men hit that thin air at the sea level itself. Why? Why is the emotional infrastructure so weak? The system has waged relentless attacks on the black family. But the pendulum is about to swing. The black person, the black identity, the black family, the black community can now peacefully assemble and gather strength and wealth and become whole. The continent of Africa itself is also slowly but surely gathering pace. India is the next China and Africa is the next India. The central continent is on its way to occupying a central place in the scheme of things down the decades.
The history of solar power in this country is Barack Obama talked about it a lot on the campaign trail in 2007, and today solar has achieved grid parity, it will meet 100% of the needs by 2030. There is solar power and there is black power. Similarly black folks should engage in conversation. There is power in simply talking. Black folks should talk to each other.
Slavery and segregation were crimes. They are not heritage. They were somebody else's wrongs. Black folks have to go further back into the past all the way back to Africa for positive reinforcements of the black identity. There are languages, and cultures, and festivals and rituals.
Another possible movement is horizontal. Adopt Islam and become one with the Muslims on the Indian subcontinent. Islam is a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of much clarity. Islam has created a large global community. Anybody who says Indians are a minority doesn't know arithmetic.
Dalits in India and blacks in America have to cross that bridge onto another religion for fundamental liberation. For Dalits it might be Buddhism. Or Islam.
Sitting around the proverbial fire and exchanging word on experiences and just coming together to build community is a great thing. It leads to strength.
Swimmer Michael Phelps had to win a whole bunch of gold medals to achieve fame and heights where oxygen is less. And he resorted to smoking pot. It is a thin air thing. A whole bunch of young black men hit that thin air at the sea level itself. Why? Why is the emotional infrastructure so weak? The system has waged relentless attacks on the black family. But the pendulum is about to swing. The black person, the black identity, the black family, the black community can now peacefully assemble and gather strength and wealth and become whole. The continent of Africa itself is also slowly but surely gathering pace. India is the next China and Africa is the next India. The central continent is on its way to occupying a central place in the scheme of things down the decades.
The history of solar power in this country is Barack Obama talked about it a lot on the campaign trail in 2007, and today solar has achieved grid parity, it will meet 100% of the needs by 2030. There is solar power and there is black power. Similarly black folks should engage in conversation. There is power in simply talking. Black folks should talk to each other.
America: A One Party State?
China is a one party communist state. America is a one party capitalist state. China has become so much more capitalist. If Bernie has his way America might make major strides towards socialism.
In China the Chinese Communist Party sits above the state, it sits atop the Chinese court system, for example. What is the Chinese Communist Party? It used to be about communism. That has changed. But what has not changed is its total commitment to Chinese nationalism. A billion people belong to the same ethnicity and speak the same language. The Chinese built a Chinese melting pot Chinese identity over thousands of years like Americans have been building a white melting pot identity over the past few hundred years. It is the exact same concept. And the two, despite the false military tension, unabashedly like each other. Look at the trade volume. White is not a language, white is not a culture, white is not a religion, white is not a country, white is no identity, white is just lack of pigments, which makes it very animal and pro gun rights. If you ask me a billion people belonging to one ethnic identity is unnatural.
It is not any commitment to classlessness but a total commitment to Chinese nationalism that sits atop the Chinese state. There it is official. In America it is unspoken. But there is something similar. There is that melting pot white identity that sits atop the American state. There is this magnetic field. If you can speak the language, that can open some doors, but not quite.
If a people speaking just one language is what is best for everybody, then why not just hope for English as the only language on the planet? Why not clear up the Amazon forest and plant paddy along that entire stretch? English is the leading language of commerce, science and technology on the planet. And that's great. But we are at the cusp of turning the top 10 most spoken languages covering over 90% of the planet all becoming equally good languages of commerce, science and technology, thanks to Artificial Intelligence.
The mirror image of the melting pot white identity is that it reduces the black identity to skin color. A cultural identity can not be about skin color. A healthy cultural identity has to be about positive and rich things like art, language, culture, festivals, rituals, mythology, music, religion. America has to become more accepting of diversity. The Amazon forest is indispensable to our very existence. It is not just something to look at. Cultural diversity is as natural and desirable as biodiversity. Say no to the Donald Trump hate speech.
People come to America with much hope. It is not just about being able to earn a living. It is also about wanting to feel cultural diversity is as natural as fingerprints. That's what makes us interesting. Hostility to diversity is downright stupid. They say the cure for cancer might be in the Amazon. In a robust knowledge economy the onus is on out of the box thinking, on thinking different. Guess what diversity is!
In China the Chinese Communist Party sits above the state, it sits atop the Chinese court system, for example. What is the Chinese Communist Party? It used to be about communism. That has changed. But what has not changed is its total commitment to Chinese nationalism. A billion people belong to the same ethnicity and speak the same language. The Chinese built a Chinese melting pot Chinese identity over thousands of years like Americans have been building a white melting pot identity over the past few hundred years. It is the exact same concept. And the two, despite the false military tension, unabashedly like each other. Look at the trade volume. White is not a language, white is not a culture, white is not a religion, white is not a country, white is no identity, white is just lack of pigments, which makes it very animal and pro gun rights. If you ask me a billion people belonging to one ethnic identity is unnatural.
It is not any commitment to classlessness but a total commitment to Chinese nationalism that sits atop the Chinese state. There it is official. In America it is unspoken. But there is something similar. There is that melting pot white identity that sits atop the American state. There is this magnetic field. If you can speak the language, that can open some doors, but not quite.
If a people speaking just one language is what is best for everybody, then why not just hope for English as the only language on the planet? Why not clear up the Amazon forest and plant paddy along that entire stretch? English is the leading language of commerce, science and technology on the planet. And that's great. But we are at the cusp of turning the top 10 most spoken languages covering over 90% of the planet all becoming equally good languages of commerce, science and technology, thanks to Artificial Intelligence.
The mirror image of the melting pot white identity is that it reduces the black identity to skin color. A cultural identity can not be about skin color. A healthy cultural identity has to be about positive and rich things like art, language, culture, festivals, rituals, mythology, music, religion. America has to become more accepting of diversity. The Amazon forest is indispensable to our very existence. It is not just something to look at. Cultural diversity is as natural and desirable as biodiversity. Say no to the Donald Trump hate speech.
People come to America with much hope. It is not just about being able to earn a living. It is also about wanting to feel cultural diversity is as natural as fingerprints. That's what makes us interesting. Hostility to diversity is downright stupid. They say the cure for cancer might be in the Amazon. In a robust knowledge economy the onus is on out of the box thinking, on thinking different. Guess what diversity is!
Donald Trump: The Geraldo Riviera Of American Politics
He is the anxiety candidate. He does not have a cure. But he is helping us understand there is anxiety. It is primarily economic. I think it is possible to take America to a 5% growth rate, but people are not feeling that.
हम ने बंगलादेश को लिबरेट किया
हम ने बंगलादेश को लिबरेट किया। हम ने, याने के हम भारतीयों ने। मैं व्यक्तिगत तो वहाँ पर नहीं था।
Mitch McConnell At The Bronx Zoo
Mitch McConnell At The Bronx Zoo
We are not in the US Senate. We are at The Bronx Zoo. The US Senate is governed by the US Constitution. But that document is just a piece of paper at The Bronx Zoo. It might as well be toilet paper at The Bronx Zoo. The Bronx Zoo is Madagascar. There it is all about the basic animal instincts. Food, sleep, sex, and vigorous fights. Fist fights. Tooth fights. Nail fights. Scratches. Gouging of eyes. Tearing up the abdomen. Cleaning the gut. Blood on the lips.
According to the US Constitution the President Of The United States makes nominations to the US Supreme Court. He/she is the only one who does. Otherwise it is not like I don’t know a few people myself.
This is Iran all over again. In the US Senate they read and learn. At The Bronx Zoo there is no read, there is no learn. That the same logic time has proven to have been wrong on Iran does not matter. It is not supposed to matter at The Bronx Zoo. It is not thought, it is instinct. When you see the enemy, or food, you behave a certain way. There is no read, there is no learn. There is no read, period. Instinct is like you flip a light switch. The bulb will behave a certain way. Every single time. As long it is alive.
I have some idea about the thought processes back in Kentucky. There is The Bronx Zoo and then there is The Kentucky Zoo. The Kentucky Zoo is larger, much, much, much larger. Mucho larger.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
आरक्षण या Job Creation?
भारत में जन हैं १२५ करोड़। सरकारी नौकरी १ करोड़ है भी कि नहीं। कितने हैं? तो १ करोड़ रोटी के लिए १२५ करोड़ लोग मारपीट करते रहोगे या १०० करोड़ नयी रोटी सेकने के तरिके सोचोगे? आरक्षण में दम नहीं। अब Job Creation का मन्त्र पढ़ो। Entrepreneurship का सोंचो। हाँ बल्कि क्रेडिट के लिए लड़ो। क्रेडिट यानि बिजनेस के लिए लोन। बगैर कोलैटरल के लोन मिलने चाहिए। जो वैसा कार्यक्रम लाए उसीको वोट दो। काम हो जाएगा।
स्मृति ईरानी उर्फ उत्तर प्रदेश मुख्य मंत्री
स्मृति ईरानी उर्फ उत्तर प्रदेश मुख्य मंत्री
२०१७ के लिए बेजोड़ कैंडिडेट रहेंगी स्मृति ईरानी। विकास का तो मोदी जी जानो। मेरे पास सिर्फ रहेगा डायल १०० का डंडा। आप के पति ने आप को थप्पड़ मारा कि फट से डायल वन हंड्रेड। मायावतीजी कह रही हैं अमन चैन। मैं कह रही हुँ नींद हराम।
इतना बोल दो खुद अमित शाह जीका रिकॉर्ड ब्रेक हो जायेगा युपी में। बिहार के बाद थोड़ा थोड़ा मोदी जी का नींद हराम हो गया है। Workaholic हैं। पहले भी सिर्फ चार घंटे सोते थे। अब पौने चार पर उतर आए हैं। युपी २०१७ के बाद शायद फिर से चार पर चले जाएँ।
अखिलेश को लगेगा ये मैंने डायल वन हंड्रेड बनाया कि अपने लिए फाँसी का फंदा?
आजादी के बाद ४० साल कोंग्रेस वाले महात्मा गांधी का नाम भुनाते रह गए। उसके बाद मंडल कमंडल हुवा। बिहार में मंडल फिर से रिलैप्स हो गया है। मोदी का विकास मन्त्र है। लेकिन अभी तक किसी ने जेंडर को कैश नहीं किया। हो जाए शुरुवात।
Monday, February 22, 2016
Military Expertise
I have none. I am political. I think people should choose not to get violent, and there is much that can be done, like yoga and meditation (being angry is like having bad breath), and when they absolutely can't, lawful authority should step in and get in the way, by use of force if necessary. Inside democratic countries that would be the police. Between countries, it can be an army. In short, war should be absolutely avoided as much as possible. All other options have to be exhausted first. And I believe I am pretty good at thinking of all those other options. In fact, almost no war is necessary, especially today. Because all that is political. But then that threat of force expands those non military options. So you have to appreciate. And once in a while you just have to go in. And that is the domain of military experts. The best ones must be born that way. Training can take you only so far. And so people like me watch Zero Dark Thirty with rapt attention. You know it's not your domain, but you could at least appreciate the craft. It's a craft. People who are good at it are really good at it. You can admire them like you can admire good soccer players, or good pottery markers, or good anybody in anything.
Some day there will be rule of law between nations. But there will still be law enforcement.
Some day there will be rule of law between nations. But there will still be law enforcement.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
स्मृति इरानी: उत्तर प्रदेश मुख्य मंत्री उम्मेदवार?
बिहार के तरह मोदी और अमित साह को दौड़ाएंगे तो हार जायेंगे। शादी में दुल्हा दुलहन की जरुरत होती है। उसी तरह विधान सभा चुनाव में मुख मंत्री कैंडिडेट की जरुरत होती है। बिहार में लग रहा था लड़की के माँ बाप तो है लेकिन लड़की का कोई अता पता नहीं है। चुनाव हो मुख मंत्री का और कोई कैंडिडेट का ना होना। सामुहिक नेतृत्व करो। लेकिन फिर एक तो चाहिए। राज्य का पार्टी प्रेजिडेंट दलित हो बीजेपी का और कैंडिडेट स्मृति तो अच्छा निर्णय है। जो होगा होगा। वैसे मायावती और अखिलेश भी कमजोर नहीं दिख रहे। माया और मजलिस एक जगह आ जाते हैं तो भारी पड़ेंगे।
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