Thursday, October 9, 2008

US Prez's character.... Why do Indians care????


So with the US presidential elections around the corner i see a great deal of hype being created about it as if some history is going to be made (remember they take place every 4 years). why are people so obsessed with them. ok i understand that US is today's superpower and whatever decisions they take whether political or economical has ramifications for the entire world.
but what is happening right now is nothing short of madness. i mean every day you can find a news article in the newspapers or some news report on our jobless tv channels.

and this has been going on for the past one year. i can bet right now that people in India might know who Obama and McCain are but might not be aware who Pratibha Patil is...
To be informative of what is happening around the world is good but excess footage gets to you.

i mean this much amount of information is suffice that
Obama(black) defeated Clinton(first lady in US who actually had a chance of becoming the Prez), became democratic presidential nominee and that McCain is the republican presidential nominee. also for someone who has a very keen interest in politics (I do) it might me good to know about their foreign policies vis-a-vis India.

However, is it necessary for Indians to know what happens in their everyday lives and how they trade charges on each other. i mean its as if the Indian print and electronic media have got nothing on their plates to offer us. they are acting like gossip mongers. Who cares that Obama had a friend (William Ayers) who had indulged in radical activities when Obama himself was an eight year old. How does it affect us??? i can understand that maybe the Americans might be interested in knowing the character of their next president but why do Indians care about his persona. Why do we need to read or hear about all this nonsensical stuff??
To hear debates among Indian people on tv channels about "who do you think should win the US elections" is worse than the debates about aarushi's murder case ,although in this case too the Indian media went overboard. At least this was related to India and talked about something relevant to our society, media role and police investigations.

I really think its high time that we remain interested in our own affairs. India being a major developing country, whoever becomes the US Prez, he will have to take into account India's emerging economy and global influence. Therefore we need not worry about the American people's future and should let them decide their own fate.