sk@duke.UUCP (Sanjaya Kumar) (03/15/85)
>I have nothing against Rajiv G. But why >do we feel obligated to reward him with that job simply because his mother >was assassinated ? That doesn't say much for citizens of a democracy. > >Kulbir Arora Ok, so whom DOES your x | x belongs to "the masses" vote for ? Let's examine x's thoughts as he looks over the ballot sheet. " Hmm, let's see who we have here ? J. Ram - No way! No sirree ! This guy had half the defence budget pipelined to his numbered account in Switzerland ! Moreover, have you heard about his son who was caught in a Mercedes cruising along New Delhi with the ladies of the night. And according to the dynastic rules we have established, we may have to vote him PM if J.Ram pops it. M.Desai - Yeah! Right! Next thing you know a Certain Intelligence Agency of a foreign power will move into 1 Safdarjang Road. And when I visit the PM to petition him for building an airport in our village, I want to be served ganne ka ras (Sugarcane Juice), not the health drink in vogue at his residence. The only advantage I see is that India may get into the Guiness Book of World records as having the only current head of state born during Queen Victoria's reign, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. He had his chance and miffed it. C.Singh - You gotta be kidding! I mean to say this guy gave us one budget, just ONE, and look what happened. Within the year the economy was in a shambles. Calls himself the "farmers candidate", tchah, even Reagan cares more for the small farmers than HE does. H.Bahuguna - Which party is he a candidate for this time? A.Vajpayee - Not bad, not bad. Atal is OK. But I still wonder about the Rather Shady Schmucks he hangs out with. Lemme see the rest of the field before I decide on this one. R.Narain - Gimme a break ! I used to read Laxman's cartoons a while back and he (Narain) was always depicted as a monkey sitting on C. Singh's shoulders. I have always thought that entirely appropriate. Can you see this guy addressing the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of India? Gag me with a spoon ! R. Gandhi - Holy Cow! Now this chap is smart. He went to Cambridge (or was it Oxford) and he can actually fly a plane. I figure you got to be pretty smart to do that. Occasionally you find the bad apple in a crop of pilots ( e.g. pilot of 007) but in general they stack up pretty well cerebrally. His brother wasn't a good pilot and we all know what happened to him. In America, RG would be called a yuppie and I dig that. And then you have to consider that his Mom was killed in the line of duty. Now if we don't give him a job, I don't think Indian Airlines will rehire him, and I am all for reducing unemployment. Yup, all in all, old Rajiv G. is my candidate all right. But wait, what of my countrymen in far off America? How are they to respond when the Media says India is not a true Democracy? What will they say when told 'the masses' are immature and not capable of rational thought? Shouldn't I consider what a hole I'll put them in by my actions? Naaaah, who cares?" And with that villager x puts his stamp on the ballot. (The above is intended to be humorous. You know :=) :=) :=). To those who were offended by it, I hereby apologize.) Sanjaya Kumar Duke University