An execise in (progressive) self pleasure discovered

This is a rant, brought by tasteless cups of tea and the realization that UPA is still in existence

This is manure, not ordinary, this is khaalis progressive (the holy word for modern times) manure. (link via DesiPundit)

This is the glorious age where you find two equally intellectually challenged "religions".

One side (which claims to be rational) has consigned God, religion (or anything which reeks of abstract) to heap of rubbish and instead elevated individual as the "one and only God".
Of course they have no scientific proof for omnipotence of individual, but "arggh, get you grubby hands off my rights". For these gentlemen (and ladies) Atlas Shrugged is the supreme word and The Selfish Gene the revered canon.

But this is not about these "chosen ones". This is about "the other side".

The other side starts with same premise (imagining a world without religion), but goes in opposite direction.

This creed worships the poor, the downtrodden, the unfortunate. And in this devotion, any appeal to logic, any attempt to reason is swiftly (and contemptuously) dismissed.

"How dare you?", gasps the outraged devotee, "blaspheme against our god, sacrilege !".

It is a religion of masochism, every ritual, whole theology of which is ridden with guilt.

"How dare you", thunders the righteous, "enjoy your cup of mocha when millions die from hunger". "How can you", moans the believer, "argue against reservation, when the poor Dalit's son has no access to primary education".

Every trick in the book is applied so that the sucker feels ashamed nay mortified for being alive let alone happy. Every where you look it is self-flagellation Having trained thus the sucker in truly Pavlovian fashion, salvation is offered.

The commandment handed over to generations of bleeding hearts goes, "thou shall not use your brains,thou shall legislate", further it goes " and there shall be much joy".

Therefore legislation is the panacea to the suffering. That whether mere legislation can bring the change, that even whether state is capable of implementing the law or there exists valid reasons for state intervention at all, demands thought. And thinking is affront to jealous God.

So legislation is passed against dowry, result nothing. Legislation is passed against caste discrimination, result nothing. But who cares ! It is the matter of hollow principles, and self pleasure. It is the rhetoric that counts !

As usual a legislation is passed, palms are greased, rules bypassed, and life continues.
But only at cost of making people corrupt, poisoning the society with hypocrisy. This of course is the intention, make everyone thief so that no one can challenge the theft in name of poor.