Do we really deserve this lot?

In order to protect their political masters freeloading journalists frequently preach that we, the citizens of India, deserve the government we have. What they mean is that since politicians come from our society it follows that the great majority of people are as corrupt as politicians. After all, vast numbers of people do vote for the them while fully aware of the crimes they have committed. We do not agree. We think that ordinary people are completely helpless and have no choice. If proof is required we would ask people to watch videos of the people of North Korea when it was announced, in December 2011, that the then President Kim Jong Il had died. Grown men and women broke out in heartrending sobs. People walking on streets, going to work in buses or in offices were sobbing. Groups of school children, too innocent to understand the implication of the news, were crying in front of the statue. What they understood was fear. That if they did not pretend to be overcome they would be in serious danger. Yet the people of North Korea are no freaks. They are related to South Koreans who enjoy a free and wealthy democracy. Although not as bad India is also a police state controlled by criminals gangs masquerading as political parties. Readers Digest ran a " wallet test " in 16 cities across the world. Wallets containing the local equivalent of 30 pounds sterling were dropped at 12 different points in each test city. Each wallet also contained family photographs and contact details so that it could be returned to its owner. Helsinki in Finland came first with 11 out of 12 wallets returned. Mumbai, yes Mumbai, came second with 9 wallets returned. Rich Berlin came joint 7th with Ljubljana of Slovenia with a score of 6 and London was joint 9th with Warsaw with a score of 5. Zurich in Switzerland, which is the center of banking, was 11th with a score of  just 4. So, 9 out of 12 ordinary people in India are honest and the journalists are lying. Why? To make politicians seem as one of us. " The banality of evil ". So shameless are they that the government has prepared an ordinance to allow criminals to stand for elections despite a Supreme Court order. All charges against Ms Mayawati and Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav have been dropped and Mr Jaganmohan Reddy has suddenly obtained bail after 18 months in prison. All to win the general elections in 2014. We, the people, are not like them. We certainly do not deserve the government we have.