When the doorbell rang,
Intellectual wondered who it could be.
These days no one took Intellectual seriously.
“Oh! It’s you. Come in.”
Intellectual opened the door. The
Party Spokesman walked in.
“As I told you on phone,”
said Party Spokesman, “we’re ready to pay you the price you demanded. Whatever you write hereafter will be in
support of the party explicitly or implicitly.”
Intellectual took the
cheque offered by Party Spokesman. “Advance
payment. The real payment will begin
once we get to read your articles.”
Intellectual felt
something die within him. But he knew he
could laugh all the way to the bank hereafter.
We are heading towards 1984
ReplyDeleteFreedom is slavery
The most terrible disservice they've done to us is the commodification of everything including truth.
DeleteThey are the new breeds. They call themselves the influencers.
ReplyDeleteStrange how people can sell themselves so easily!
DeleteThe intellectual is no better.He is part of the crowd as well!
ReplyDeleteThe intellectual used to be a notch above the crowd!
DeleteReady to eat food might not be healthier for those who eat it, but it definitely makes the cook's life easier. Why strain your brain for intellectual writing, when someone is ready to supply you topics, and the content too? Besides, it pays.
ReplyDeleteSadly, real intellectuals are on the verge of becoming history.
Everything is a commercial commodity today, even patriotism. Intellectuals have been bought up as are the media. Padma Sri and such awards await loyal intellectuals!
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