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Opinion
Incomplete Ideologies
by
J. Ajithkumar
Ideologies are
isms that govern the lives of individuals and society. Almost all the
philosophers and thinkers have likened our lives to a journey or a path
leading to somewhere which only a few among us really know. Everyone’s
life has a clear beginning and a definite end point. The way we travel
in between or the condition of the path in which we travel depends upon
our ideological choice.
For any Indian living in India, Kashmir to Kanyakumari describes the symbolic direction that would best define his
or her life. There are several ideological highways that would promise
to take us from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, but very few of them deliver
what they promise. Millions and millions of Indians have passed through
these highways, billions are still treading the same and trillions are
yet to come. For many of us who have travelled some length and realized
the mistake in our choice, it will be a redeeming exercise to record the
same for our own posterity.
Not all ideological highways are fit for
the purpose and many of them are highly deceiving in what they promise. Most
of the popular ideologies are incomplete but some of us still fall for
them only because their deceptive packaging and incentives. Let us take
two such ideologies and expose their incompleteness especially in Indian
context.
Leftism
Left ideologies have misled the world for generations now. Millions have
sacrificed their lives for these utterly impractical but strikingly
attractive ideologies. What evolved as a figment of imagination in the
doped minds of a few intellectuals in a small industrial society has
merely caught on as the panacea for the whole world thanks to curious
reasons. It no doubts appeals to all those who do not bear in mind the
complex nature of man and becomes a susceptible tool in the hands of
intellectuals who wants only to present theories without any proof. In
the beginning it was mesmerizing because of its direct appeal to the
poor and downtrodden irrespective of nationality, color or creed. Such a
universal appeal was hitherto unheard of even in religious field and a
socio-economic ideology that could transcend all barriers was beyond
anyone’s imagination. But the utter failure of the biggest
socio-economic-political experiment in human history viz. Soviet Union,
have proved the incompleteness of leftist ideologies beyond any doubt.
In the mythical march of Indians from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the
leftist ideology represents a ‘rubberised’ road from New Delhi to
Bhopal. For someone who has managed to reach Delhi from Kashmir the
opportunity is presenting at his or her prime youth. It is quite natural
to be hyperactive, idealistic and vulnerable at this age. What happens
to a few of us at this stage is a deadly fall into an ideological trap
without considering the consequences and alternatives available. The
apparent universality and internationalism of these leftist ideologies
look fashionable and workable for the young minds. The euphoria stays on
while traversing the brain washing trip till Bhopal. But the illusion of
a smooth ride forever quickly falls apart when we begin to confront the
roughness of livelihood in a realistic environment. What Marx and Engels
envisaged in Das Capital never happens in the eternal reality of Indian
life. By the time we realize this simple fact, our travel has reached
Hyderabad and it is already descending period in our lives. Most of our
older comrades decide to carry on because of this belated realization
their lives. Only a few truthful and bold decide to amend for their
mistakes even at the ripe end of their journeys.
X-ism
The other incomplete ideology that is strengthening in India cannot be
easily named. It encompasses so many features and is best christened
X-ism as an undefined algebraic entity. Unlike leftist ideologies, X-ism
presents a smooth and polished path for all times. Very often it does
not start as a grass root movement but hijacks one of the most prominent
movements already in existence. National movements weaken as they age
and are the prime targets for the X-ists in any country. In different
countries it takes different names. Yet there is something strikingly
common in all such X-ist movements the world over. The three most
important characteristics of these X-ist movements are:
•
Anti-nationalism
• Anti-majoritism
• Organized deception
X-ists are
always against the national spirit of nationals in any nation. This is a
direct result of their dislike for any nation becoming mightier than
their own. Then which or what is their own nation? None of the X-ists
are clear about it; except that they know it is not the nation in which
they are living in. That dangerous feeling of ‘alienation’ makes them
rabidly anti-national and anti-majority of their own volition. It is
truly a paradox that the X-ists remain alienated forever even in nations
like India where their physical or ideological forefathers have been
received with open arms.
The main targets of X-ists in any country are those who are in a
majority and those who consider the nation as their own. The animosity
is obvious because it is human nature to strengthen what we consider as
our own and weaken our enemy’s property. X-ists are never at home in the
land of their domicile and their inherent dislike for the land prompts
them to strive for its destruction. Their dexterity for destruction,
always guided by the organized deception of their foreign ideological
masters, is another feature of this deadly ism. Very often it is the
hidden agenda known only to a few at the top that would lead the
gullible members of X-ism.
The worst scenario that can evolve in any country is the coming together
of X-ists and leftists. The chemistry of anti-nationalism, anti-majoritism
and internationalism will give raise to a deadly combination of
destructive forces within the affected nation. Leftists in every country
aim for internationalism and X-ism always operate on the orders of
foreign masters. Their objectives coincide for a certain initial period
and all around destruction is what their combination can guarantee for
any nation caught in it. It will take years of effort for the truly
nationalist forces to root out such deadly combinations once they have
stuck together. Increasing dominance of incomplete ideologies throwing
up insolvable problems is the single most hindrance in India’s march
towards superpower status now.
February 26,
2006
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