topic: worldly
Submitted by dash on Thu, 02/12/2004 - 19:06.
On 3rd Dec morning, I was playing cricket on narrow street (of course, set the Car tyres as a wicket), totally oblivious to what happened last night, all of sudden a policeman came and ordered us to go home as a curfew was imposed. Later that day father told me what happened, he was a very quiet man on that day. Later I came to know that my elder brother who as in late 20s went to hospital to helped the victims and buried the dead bodies. He was a changed man both mentally & physically. His eyes reddened and he started coughing as the air was still polluted. His attitude towards life was changed. I was too young (11 yrs old) to understand the corporate crimes i.e. bringing the profits before human welfare.

After 20 yrs, still the company exploits our weakness, i.e. we have to earn money in order to survive the capitalist world.Then we wonder what is the alternative to capitalism?? (is any "ism" good, as basically people itself are evil?) Even today we are forced work b'coz otherwise we can't afford to pay the council tax, paying the mortgage, local shops are replaced with super duper markets own by Big Companies. Capitalism is fine if people come first before profit.

In our schools/universities we are being taught about good moral values, be good to others, help others. But when we come to the f***ingpyschobitch world, it's all about cut-throat competitions, back-stabbing and selfishness. So the question is where the fault is - is it our education system, or capitalist society or US Government? Corporate crimes are bad side effects of capitalism. People are suffering from stress, insomnia, ulcers b'coz of the anti-human corporate policies. I consider as a these also corporate crimes.

India's political system is corrupt as hell. These types of injustice is hidden under the carpet otherwise US will arm-twist India by imposing sanctions. (that's another chapter)

Anyway, the fight continues...


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Ram