Our ancient forefathers
were nomadic foragers. They went from
place to place in search of food.
Animals which were not dangerous were hunted. At some time in history, some of those
foragers decided that they were tired of the constant chasing after food. They chose to settle down and cultivate their
own food. Some animals were domesticated
too.
Animals were not used to
domestic life. They were used to roaming
freely without any master to boss over their movements except the laws of
nature which demanded constant vigilance against predators. Man was one of those predators.
But man was different from
the other predators because he had a more evolved brain which told him that it
was to his advantage to hunt the male sheep or the old ones, leaving the females
to breed and also to provide milk. But
male sheep were also required for the breeding process since there was no
genetic technology in those days. Hence
man resorted to selective killing of the males.
The aggressive males, those which raised the banner of protest to the
human bosses, were the first to be killed in this new priority list. The skinny females followed. Even those who were too curious to venture
out of the herd became the master’s food soon.
“With each passing generation, the sheep became fatter, more submissive
and less curious,” says historian Yuval Noah Harari [Sapiens: A brief history of humankind]. “Voila!,” Harari concludes the hypothesis, “Mary
had a little lamb and everywhere that Mary went
the lamb was sure to go.”
This happened some 12,000
years ago. Today’s sheep will follow the
shepherd blindly even to the slaughter house. Domestication had brought about a
genetic mutation.
Great rulers always wanted
their subjects to be like the sheep. Unquestioning
obedience is what every dictator loves.
Thousands and thousands of rebels have been killed in the past by
various rulers in different countries.
Shobhaa De writes
in today’s Times of India that nobody
is allowed to discuss demonetisation openly.
“Lips are sealed in the Capital,” the article quotes a politician. “People have been warned to keep quiet. Some have received instructions in
writing. It is as if a sword hangs over
the head of anybody who dares to criticise the move.”
If we look at the comments
that appear below the articles critical of Modi, published especially in
national dailies and journals, we may be forced to assume that there is a group
of people who are paid to lambast anyone who criticises the Prime Minister. After all, no government in India has spent as
much money on propaganda as the present one at the Centre. Who knows how much money is spent
unofficially on propaganda? Who knows
how many people receive threats of varied sorts?
These may be dismissed as
assumptions. Let that be. What about the effect of demonetisation
itself? Aren’t people being domesticated
like the sheep? When you have no money
to buy food for your children, medicine for your parents, pay school fees, and
so on, you cease to think of anything else.
You are forced to focus on just the basic necessities and think of
nothing else. Is that a new way of
domesticating people?
I’m just thinking
aloud. I love the rhyme between Mary and
Modi.
You are absolutely correct Sir. The brains of the Indian masses have been kidnapped by one single movie made by the Indian premier on the chessboard of his own interests (perfectly known to himself only). The masses have been reduced to Mary's sheep for sure. They are willingly moving to the slaughter-house at the will of the 'master' believing that he knows better about their welfare and even their killing will be in their interest only. Very painful situation Sir. But what to do ? The British had to face a mass revolution against their colonial rule a century back but now no such thing appears likely to take place. We are happy with our oppression and be ready to face more.
ReplyDeleteI have always suspected that Modi has a big game plan in mind. Demonetisation is merely one of the many tricks up his sleeve. His motives are not as simple as eradicating black money or corruption. We know how he established his authority in his state. We know his RSS affiliation and his ideological leanings. A time will come soon when the game will become clearer, I think.
Deletei loved this post and has actually made me think a lot :)
ReplyDeletelots of feelings running inside my head reading this one :)
Richa
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