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DECODED - Divisive Statements (P2)

Humans have an inherent disorder of assuming the current speaker to be of utmost veracity with truth in every statement. This disorder has previously produced undesirable results and has been the victim of propagandistic sentiment for generations. The elites who decrypted this psychological fallacy of the multitudes have long wielded its power for malicious or selfish intentions. The Nazis, for instance, were adept at influencing public opinion of their victims (not crucial per se). For example, they tore throats, screaming and imprinting a stereotype of Jews in their citizens' minds. Donald Trump Junior is a slightly more relatable and apt example.  'We need to build a wall.'  One supports the phoney and criminal immigrants, by Republican definition, in their meticulous attempts to cross the border and take American jobs. Or one affirms the Republicans for their efforts in the creation of a wall paid for by the Mexicans. One cannot vouch for the wall and be a Democrat by

DECODED - Divisive Statements (P1)

Divisive statements. They are ubiquitous and not specific to any particular field. However, their most explicit usage is majorly in the field of politics. Nation-wide or region-specific, these statements are cunningly crafted to shock, provoke and divide. The Britons were pioneers in the strategy of 'divide-and-rule'. These tactics are conventional methods of providing a 'stable' base to configure an electoral gain for any candidate or political party. Its extensive usage threatens the pillars of democracy and the foundations of the Constitution. To immunise the populace to reject knowledgeably the statements made for the sake of electoral glory and not for the true spirit which it withholds. Readers here is an accurate and fact-filled description and analysis of the problem we are faced by today. Political parties are, in the author's definition,  an organised group of politically motivated individuals progressing an ideology forced upon them by Adam Smith

The Calamitous Amendment

22nd July 2019. "All those in favour? All those against?" screeched Om Birla on a microphone in the Lok Sabha. It was the Right to Information Amendment Bill of 2019.  The opposition had violently refuted the amendment bill for three days. The vote would decide the fate of Indian democracy.  On 12th October 2005 came into existence a new act enforcing our fundamental rights, The Right to Information.  Aruna Roy, the mastermind of the RTI rejoiced with her association, The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan. The RTI was blazoned one of the planet's most exquisite democratic laws, appending India to an exotic list of transparent democratic nations. India's multitude now had access to the government's repositories and operations without the lingering road to justice via the Indian judicial system. A reply from government officials in a stipulated time duration of 30 days! For the commonality or the activists: RTI was boon. The RTI Act of 2005 imposed rigorous regul