Are Governments Mediocre?

The primary duties of any government are the protection of lives, properties, preservation of basic human rights, freedom from fear, poverty, non discrimination etc. People always have great expectations from their governments.

How far are governments living up to the standards and aspirations of people? Of course, no government can satisfy all its citizens. However, each government need to be judged by its performance against its primary duties.

If we look around the world, we can see that almost in all countries there are some shortcomings. Many a times the lives and properties get destroyed at the hands of underworld dons and mafia. In numerous cases, governments have been spectators and have been unable to protect their citizens.

The situation in poor and less developed countries is rather grim. Whenever, hoodlums want to strike, they seem to do it with impunity. People do not have full faith in government capabilities and many times have been let down.

In worst cases, governments themselves are repressive. They are not only incompetent but also often side with criminals.

Take the cases of Afghanistan and Iraq, the two black spots on the surface of this earth. Despite a large international military presence and support, ruling governments have shown their mediocrity time and again.

Are these governments in control? There is no safety for populace there at large. Despite all the force in their command, they are not able to rein the wicked. Hoodlums seem to be operating freely.

A handful of anti social elements are kidnapping large number of innocent persons and governments are unable to nab them despite the backing of world armies and all kinds of amazing technology.

In many cases around the world, governments themselves are hand in glow with undesirable persons. Although eventually they get caught and punished, this does not deter more thugs to replace them.

The struggle between ruffians, governments and innocent people has been going on for ages and this trend is likely to continue. We see that even in major cities in advanced countries like New York or Toronto, underworld gangs strike whenever they want to and it is hard for governments to control or catch them.

The best thing that general people can do is to remain themselves vigilant and not to look all the time at their governments to come forward and get them out of their miseries. After all no government has a magical wand to come to the rescue of everyone all the time.

Tackling Global Violence

Why There Is So Much Of Bloodshed? Are There Any Limits Of Insanity?

Every day newspapers are full of headlines of hundreds of deaths relating to violence. Unfortunately this has become the rule rather than the exception. When I go through the headlines each morning, I usually find at least two reporting mass murders.

I wonder who are these people dying each day. Are these human beings or they are some other creatures. Are human beings so insensitive. Human lives have become unimaginatively cheap and free to play with.

Many people give scant respect to human and their own lives. They are bent upon killing and getting killed. They know the consequences and do it purposely. This is a special form of insanity. They are sane but insane. They kill with planning and with full senses.

Who is behind all this madness? May be there are so many groups, each having different motives. Whatever their objectives, they are evil geniuses. Behind all these individual or mass murders there is articulate planning, strategy and determination.

Many times we also see that while societies sympathize individual deaths in greater numbers, they are not that sensitive to mass murders. Killings in some parts are considered to be a normal thing.

Is there any stop to this frenzy? I believe that somehow the perpetrators of these heinous crimes should at best be left to their own fate. The more they are eliminated, they get reinforcements. They find a common enemy somewhere.

Action gets reaction. If actions against these people are avoided or at least minimized, they will have no other agenda. Given their mentality, they are bound to fight with each other. Since their only purpose of life is to kill and get killed, they should be left alone. It is highly probable that they will eventually start killing each other.

So I would suggest to leave them to their fate and let their own societies deal with them. Just don't go near them and don't interfere in their affairs. I strongly feel that these are incorrigible people and so better not to waste time and resources in their pursuit. Left to themselves, they may come to a halt at some point of time.

World should just ignore these hardliners. By going after them, they get undue publicity and importance. They need to be tackled more psychologically and not by force, while fully trying to understand their psyche and culture.