Another Thought

"Oh Politics, no no no, I have no interest in it whatsoever", comes the refrain. "Oh I absolutely hate it", isn't uncommon either. The idea that someone is very interested in politics, even arouses a certain suspicion of the person, as argumentative, ideological, or at best, delusional. Well, the cynicism isn't without grounds. The so called "politics" we are fed everyday, resembles the food served in the name of Chinese at many Indian restaurants. Not only does it taste nothing like what it is supposed to, it is made so hot that one would end up enjoying the Indian Chinese over the original. The endless fight between political parties, the infinite farragoes and lies, that are served in the name of "politics" in television and media, seem unfair to the concept of politics, in my opinion. But perhaps, it is also an indictment of it's own failure to better itself. So Mr. Chung, what is the real recipe of politics then? What is p...

The citizen is not a celebrity. Anything but a celebrity, he hasn't even many pictures of himself. But he* knows he works hard. A hard day's work, selling movie tickets at the local mall or debugging that code in time for the deadline, keeps him full, maybe a little proud on the odd day but also tired. Now all he wants is some time away from his mundane work, some time which he owns, in which he is not owned. He turns on the television. "Enough of me" he feels, "What's happening in the rest of the world?" he asks and puts on his favorite news channel. "Breaking News!", it screams back. Somehow all the events in the world are "breaking". Why must events break? Why not build? But for him perhaps, breaking news is "break-in" news, a break from his long day of work. He knows what is coming next, a Full Panel Discussion, boom! 8 players, each given 2 minutes, the one the anchor deems right wins. What a game, such an escape! An...