Patronise, whom?
AZ, Dhaka
The time has come for the people to decide whether to continue to patronize bad politics. There are no regulation and control as the parliament has been maimed by the two major political parties, who cannot get out of the historical time-wrap, and look at the changing situation objectively.Several factors have imprisoned the style of politics practised in Dhaka for 130m people. Vested groups have created vested circles, all of which are rotating in vicious circles. Internal forces cannot liberate these prisoners, who are happy, as it serves their own interests. The very future of politics is at stake, It is nothing new: the pattern is familiar in the emerging nations. We have previous experience of nine plus seven years of autocracy, suitably softened with cosmetic overtures. One conclusion is clear enough: we get the government we deserve! Second: the touted Western democracy does not work at the level of marginal living, with the majority illiterate. There is no point in saying we have no options to replace politics. The two major parties are alternating in the gaddi, with the investment return going to a restricted coterie. In short: the people are being exploited right and left, and in the centre. Third groups are trying to find a third solution, but it looks like old water in new bottles. About 14 years have been lost, so there is no point in waiting longer. It is time to try a new chef, outside the polluted environment. The solution is not simple, as the society is one, and screening and choosing are likely to be noisy, to say the least. Let us hear others.
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