Waffling

Alright, at the beginning of this post itself I'd like to say that this post is completely inconclusive and is more than anything just an urge to ramble on (that was a great song) and waffle, than anything else.


Do we actually need a Government?
We've come to a point where a lot of us feel that the whole idea of a traditional government,consisting of State mechanisms and the Police, is outdated and not needed anymore. There are a whole bunch of arguments to support this - from the current state of corruption that reaches all the way from the highest echelons of power to the lowest. A lot of times it is the State itself which is responsible for a problem to which It provides a solution.

Historically governments emerged as stable systems of rent extraction from the populace. The issue solved by the established government was the problem of how to extract recources involuntarily from a populace. The "protective" features of the state were basically established to protect its population (resources) from exploitation by other states.

Basically The State was not formed by benevolent social forces but by a bunch of guys who had the power to do what ever they wanted (sound familiar?).

Why we need (bad as it may be) a Government

One thing that has led to the predominance of a centralized state is the need for military defence against an external aggressor.
Lets face it, do you really think that humanity has reached the level of maturity needed to live together?

Also every time a bunch of minority, so-called intellectuals has come together, humanity has come up with completely impractical and bloody dumbass ideas like"socialism" (HAHAHAHAH) and "communism" (HAHAHAHAHA).

Yup, so as usual I'm left sitting on the fence with this one. If I were forced to choose, I think I'd choose the first but the consequences of being wrong would be (not to sound all dramatic) CATASTROPHIC.

adios

P.S.- I want to paint my bike but the damn Piano lessons were too expensive.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? is a Latin phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal, variously translated as "Who will guard the guards?", "Who watches the watchmen?", "Who shall watch the watchers themselves?", or similar.

- wikipedia


This is bloody ridiculous. I go through the papers everyday (not that the papers are any great source of info.) and one theme that keeps repeating itself is the ridiculous abuse of power by those "in charge". Yesterday I read an article where the cops beat up a whole bunch of two-wheeler motorists for parking at Mahim Causeway.

Apparently the cops had received "information" that there was racing taking place. Fair enough, go check it out but dude when you see that nothing illegal is happening you are expected to leave.
Instead they ask the bikers (and I use this term referring to regular people who ride bikes, not big, bearded men probably with hidden guns) to leave and then pretty much lathi charge them. The best part is they are actually hitting the dudes who are trying to get away.

It's as if the cops consider it a complete waste of time if they follow a lead and dont get to crack a few skulls.

Moral of this episode - I am going to upgrade my bike. Damn its going to be like streethawk (remember the show) except on a bullet , oh man missile launchers and on the side a scabbard for my katana .. make that 2 scabbards for 2 katanas ( my bike will ride on voice commands).

WHO WATCHES THE WATCHERS!