Well today I received a bit if a jolt. I was caught off-guard I suppose. It was something I did not expect to see. I was checking the news from Bangalore and caught some of the country-wide anti-bush protests. Yes, there it was - a banner that included "Kill Bush."
How original.
What an Einstein it must have taken to come up with that catchy slogan. All that was needed was a slightly off construction and spelling of a sentence utilizing a variation on the word fuck. Ha! The week is young.
I know I should not be so put off by this. This is, after all, the world's largest democracy. I know protest is protest, but this level of intolerance is enough to make me cry.
I know the anti-Bush protest across the country engaged a lot of the communist/socialist and Islamist-types. I'm sure there were moderate mozzies and plenty of others in the mix too. However, when I see "Kill (fill in the blank)," I have to hang my head whether it is in shame or sad resignation. This takes a special kind of social retardation. Maybe they grew up in a room of peeling lead paint?
India is a lot like the US in this matter. We produce a Lincoln. We killed him. India produces a Mahatma Gandhi. They kill him. Hell, lots of folks named Gandhi were murdered. Not to be outdone, the US produced some Kennedys to kill.
The two countries have given its citizens just enough liberties with which to off themselves (others too). Some elect to take up the gauntlet, yelling "everyone is free to choose but my group will choose for everybody."
Ignorant bastards. They're everywhere.
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