Nov 4th, 2008
This was the day when Barack Hussein Obama became the beacon of a very motivated America.
All the Americans hoped and prayed that this will be the end to all the illnesses of America from the Bush era.
As a schoolboy I had read this proverb in one of school text books :
"Don't lose hope as hope is a rope that swings you through life"
To an extent, Mr. Obama did succeed in filling every American's heart with hope.
His speeches were inspiring and had very good intent, to say the least.
America thought it was a new dawn.
Few months down the lane, Mr. President was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize, hitherto awarded to someone of the stature of Martin Luther King Jr.
Apart from America, the world, took it with a pinch of salt.
Sir Obama had actually done nothing but talk. If that was the criterion, then Oprah Winfrey should have been awarded before Obama.
With a hiccup, the world still embraced the decision and cheered the new President's victory.
Over the next few months, his charisma grew ..
till the recession hit the world's biggest economy.
People lost their jobs, the unemployment index skyrocketed and America went into shambles with big boys of Wall street falling like eucalyptus trees in a tornado.
The world is dependent on America because of its multi-trillion $ economy size.
Any quake in the mecca of trade world would send tremors across the golbe that reach far and wide.
With this, the peace loving President's image took a beating and so did his popularity ratings. His ratings were at an all time low.
Now, to resurrect some of the lost pride, the politician with his coterie is back at wooing hearts with his gift of gab.
Whipping up political frenzy, rhetoric and jingoism are all traits of politicians across the world.
Simple thumb rule :
When the crown is in danger, divert the attention.
Clinton did it by attacking Iraq in a surprise attack when faced with Lewinsky scandal.
Bush did many stupid things, but Afghanistan and Iraq were his biggest mistakes.
The Iraq war has costed America more than a trillion dollars now!
But, but but.. Sir Obama cannot tread the same path because he has been awarded a nobel peace prize. Damn!
So what does he do? Divert the attention by whipping up frenzy and bringing on the heat on immigrants.
I completely understand that it is needed for America to save its interests.
But the methods are downright cheap and disgusting.
For example, the latest border security bill passed by the senate a couple of days back.
This is blasphemy, you want to charge a couple of thousand dollars extra over what you were already charging.
You are a multi trillion dollar economy, you don't twitch before doubling the amount
for the war in Iraq, you give a billion dollars a year to terror friendly Pakistan, but for the border security of your own country where you need $650 million, you want the fund to come from outside sources?
Is $650 M for a country like America that big an amount?
You want to charge the law abiding immigrant for stopping illegal immigration?
In the name of protecting jobs, the short sightedness of this decision is only going to impair America's razor sharp technological edge in the world.
The US industry has also reacted strongly to this act.
Check this : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/software-services/Chop-shop-remarks-on-Infosys-outrages-US-Inc/articleshow/6293122.cms
The united states of America is a loved country worldwide because it is a microcosm of all races. It has the colours of the world and hence is far ahead of any other country because every country has only a few colours or races to boast of.
United states is a dreamland for people from India, China, Russia(damn the administration, the Russian people love America and its movies ;-)).
The short sighted congressmen will one day ruin this equilibrium with their draconian methods of protectionism.
And Mr President, his highness, Mr. Barack Hussein Obama is endorsing all this in broad daylight.
In my opinion, I can only say, Sir, with all due respect, you are only a shadow of your 2008 Avatar now.
I sincerely hope that you do not end up being 'just-another-president' like your predecessor.
I want to see America transition from the throes of darkness to light again and in the process see you regain lost ground.
From this :
And this
To this
PS : Also ask Michelle to be a little discreet about her holidays :)
5 comments:
I was Lauhging out of my ass when everyone across the world were on their feet welcoming yet another world-humping president...people don't realise wa has been going with the last 3 presidents...
Americans? most stupid of d lot...telugu lo "gorrella manda(herd of sheep)" they jus wag tails to any magical speech, the so called "i hope"...he did mean "i too hope to screw you all but in veyr different ways" hahaha...
its simple he'll soon lockup all those immigrants with greencards there itself and asks them to visit their homelands only once in some 3-4 years or else you are lost...simple!!!
I think the magnanimity of a job overwhelms best of the people.
And it has happened to Barrack Obama.
When firefighting occupies most of your time, it is difficult to invest time and resources in things for the future.
This I think is the reason for his lack luster performance in the last two years.
The skills of playing to the gallery is something which every politician is equipped with, Obama included. This is reason for support for the Security bill.
As for Mich, holidays or no holidays, every single cent which is spent unnecessarily will be projected like a sin to the nation in the times of recession.
It has been Obama's bad luck that the recession occurred in his tenor. If these two years were spent fighting his, his work in the next tow years will show whether he becomes a hero or a..??
@Vyanku : spell the last word! Zero!
I truly hope he becomes a hero... because when he became the President, even I clapped!
Well, I guess, Obama means Overhyped Black A*shole with Mindless Agenda.
Why do I said that? The story starts with "America needs change" as his election propaganda. If you remember, his points were flared with a socialist flavor guised under the banner of protectionism. We all know those were just bogus ways of distracting people but somehow he had overwhelming scapegoats, many due to racial bias and others enamored under his ability to change America from the 'Bushy' picture.
'Change' as picturised by great Obama actually meant 19th century tactics. In the era of globalization, conservative attitude reminds me of North Korea. I don't know if Obama will be capable of mutating the economy in the coming years on socialist lines or not, but certainly he's trying to gain cheap local popularity at the moment.
So why is protectionism so dangerous? Two points to substantiate it. First, this is the era of globalization. If you want to compete in the real time mode, then give more quality at lower price in your product. Unless you are able to do so, you will simply get kicked out of the market. Second is that, if you are good enough in your country as well as the world, you shall earn much more. In fact, much much more. Whats why MNCs came into picture. Selling a product in a country and selling it in the world displays the difference in profit margins.
The most important point is that a socialist agenda cannot flaunt rapid development. If there is local competition instead of global, for American companies, they cannot stand the test of time. With time, they are bound to look like primitive companies with under standard products.
Since Obama doesn't know what his name means, its hence the result. Probably we need a literate economist as the head of the state in every country. Hats off to Dr. Manmohan Singh in this regard!
Very true Sampad.
I agree with you on Manmohan's credentials.
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