Are we the most duplicitous nation on earth?

Are we Indians more gullible than any other people on earth? While foreign news is usually quoted from organisations, such as Reuters or Bloomberg, or from the foreign media, domestic news is a mishmash of sentimental drivel, half truths or complete falsehood. Since most of our so called news providers are controlled by sympathisers of political parties most of the political and economic headlines are biased. But even day to day events are reported in an illogical manner to make them sensational. For instance, one news item says that there is no law in Delhi to force owners of dogs to pick up the feces of their pets, as there is in the US. Very true. But there are no feral dogs roaming around freely in the US or indeed in any western country. Dogs are rounded up, taken to pounds and then put down, whereas here street dogs roam around at will and defecate wherever they like. Who is to pick up their poop? Totally illogical. Various state governments want to ban the sale of meat during Jain festivals because Jains are vegetarians. About 31% of Indians are vegetarians who do not eat meat, fish or eggs but they drink milk, which contains cow proteins, but shun alcohol which is totally vegetarian. Vegetarianism has been made out to be morally superior. Killing an animal for food is cruel because we are inflicting suffering. Is dying of old age without suffering? If dying of disease or old age is so kind why is there a clamor for the legalising of euthanasia in India? The Jains went to the Supreme Court to demand the right to fast to death because it is in their religion. True, a human being fasting to death is doing so under free will and an animal being killed for food has no choice, but pets are routinely put down if they develop a painful illness, like cancer, without being asked. Even the Supreme Court agreed with a meat ban in 2008, saying that surely people can survive without meat for a few days. The point is that it is totally illogical. Even more illogical is the threat of the Delhi government to pass a law to force hospitals to admit cases of dengue fever. How will a private hospital admit a patient if there is no bed? If patients are kept on the floor there will be bold headlines screaming how brutal hospitals are for charging people for treating patients on the floor. But the question no one is asking is why is there a dengue epidemic in Delhi? Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and every child knows that mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. The reason there are so many mosquitoes is because drains are never cleaned and water accumulates after a slight shower. The Chief Minister has been running around fighting with the Prime Minister instead of carrying out his duties so he is directly responsible for the deaths and should be sued. Apparently fumigation does not work. Why not spray soap solution on water to drown mosquito larvae. Cheap, clean and non toxic. Logic instead of sensation. May well save lives.