“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participate in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of living, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” This quote of the famous German playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht has been doing rounds on social media for many years. I don't understand the reason for posting this quote over and over again. I haven't read any of Brecht's literature, so I don't know in what context it was said. But the thoughts are agreeable.
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Given the current situation in
India, everyone needs to take politics seriously. Youth, in particular, should
take it seriously, study it and get involved in it, if possible. The situation
is changing rapidly. If the youth do not take control of the situation in time,
they will have no choice but to be bonded labour in the future. Taking politics
seriously doesn't just mean joining a political party, but those who can - must
join the politics. I say that young people should take politics seriously
because hardly any of the people we call seniors have the ability to adapt to changing
circumstances. Most seniors - either due to their upbringing or the environment
in which they grew up, do not want to adapt to the changes that are taking
place in the world. I don’t blame them. But the sooner these facts are
accepted, the better. Young people, however, can no longer afford to ignore
politics. They have to make the change they want.
But before entering politics, the
youth must understand what democracy actually is. Until now, while chanting
'the rule of the people for the people, we have accepted democracy as the
dictatorship of the people's representatives. This happened because we did not
understand the true meaning of democracy. We did not understand it because we
never tried to assimilate the language of democracy.
If you want to learn and
understand any language, you have to understand its grammar. The language of
democracy also has grammar. It should be studied by every citizen, in fact, we
should have studied this grammar a long time ago. We see the current state of
the country and democracy because of not doing it because we didn’t study the grammar
of Democracy. If we want to improve this situation, not only the youth but
everyone who believes in a democracy need to understand the grammar of
democracy. And to understand it, one should read the book 'Grammar of
Democracy' written by former Supreme Court Justice Late PB Sawant.
As far as elections are
concerned, according to Sawant, unless there is an electoral system that truly
represents all sections of the society, restricts the use of money and power,
gives opportunity to every aspirant, eliminates socio-economic inequality and
prevents others from ruling, true representative democracy cannot exist. He has
also given a blueprint for a new electoral system for the establishment of a
democratic system. Of course, no system is perfect, so he insisted on adopting
the least flawed method. According to Sawant, democracy in our country has been
narrowly viewed as a political structure since its inception. It also includes
the economy of the country. By expressing his views on the existing economy, he
has also welcomed a new economy.
Similarly, he has deliberated on
the issues of representative discipline in democracy, political parties, the judiciary, media, population, human rights, foreign relations and
accountability, etc. and he has also suggested measures. Moreover, while doing
so he has also welcomed the necessary reforms in his grammar of democracy
However, the existing democratic system
will not allow the democracy expected by Justice Sawant to come into existence.
Therefore, the youth will have to enter into this system and make the necessary
changes. That will be a true tribute to Late PB Sawant.
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