Generational Insanity - The Stupidity And Greatness Of Each Generation

Every generation has its own style. Each era has a unique vocabulary, its own taboos and its own definition of what is considered cool or hip. Each era has its style of fashion, music and entertainment. Some fads and vocabulary are temporary and some make it past the generational stage and become permanent fixtures of society. Some go away but still leave their influence in other ways. The expressions; "That's groovy man" and "Far Out!" have long been replaced by "At the end of the day" and "That's how I roll!" Thankfully the expression "Don't go there" seems to have seen its last days. Some styles or expressions are driven by technology such as "LOL" or "ROTFL". At times, we use new expressions without thinking. They all of a sudden find themselves inside our vocabulary repertoire and we don't know how they got in there or how we can get rid of them.

In a recent controversy, Tom Hanks spoke about United States racism during World War II. Most of the time, when actors get involved in political issues, they show how uninformed they are of the real world outside of a Hollywood film set. However, in this case Tom Hanks has a point. The U.S. was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor and then took appropriate action in everything it did to defend itself. But in marketing war to its citizenry, there were words used and characterizations made of the Japanese people that were over the line. We could have "sold" the war in the Pacific based on the horrible reality of the sneak attack without demonizing everyone of a particular race and culture. The same thing is true of the wars in Vietnam and Korea where other offensive terms and characterizations were used.

Today, we've gone in the exact opposite direction. The United States and, in fact most of the world, is at war with a fundamentalist form of Islam yet we are afraid to mention the true nature of the enemy. This does not mean that we have to use terms for Muslims that are comparable to words used in the past for the Japanese, Vietnamese or Koreans. At the same time, however, we can't pretend that reality is something other than what it is. The threat of terrorism is real and won't go away by pretending it doesn't exist or by calling it by a different name.

It's amazing how some things in society are considered taboo while others are acceptable. It's even more amazing how what is taboo and acceptable changes over time. An old episode of the television show I Love Lucy had to show a husband and wife in different beds; it couldn't even use the word "pregnant" on the air. Yet just about everyone, men and women alike were always smoking cigarettes! Today, you'll see women kissing women on prime time TV, sexual innuendo all over the place but they won't dare show someone smoking a cigarette! These are two distinctly different societies -- one society smokes like chimneys calling people of different races bad names while no one anywhere in the world has ever had sex. The other society has so many rules regarding how to speak about different cultures that they are afraid to say anything but they are all having sex with each other.

Language is a reflection of the society. Watch an old movie from the 30's and you are likely to hear the coolest character in the film say something such as "That's swell!" As the language gets updated and revised, so do the customs. Usually started by the younger generation in revolt of some perceived wrong, they feel the need to be different. They may grow their hair long and wear psychedelic colored clothes or they may wear 20 gold chains and polyester suits. They may wear baggy jeans (see dungarees) that reveal the boxer shorts within or they may have tattoos and piercings all over their body. Perhaps it's a midriff shirt worn at just the right length to reveal the tattoo on the back. And when, exactly, did butt cracks become a statement of style? I guess it depends on whose butt crack it is, to answer my own question.

Every generation thinks it knows better than the previous one. Eventually, the customs of every generation fade away and give in to newer ones. Each generation laughs at previous generations thinking that they, the current generation, are the coolest, the smartest, and the most aware. They are always laughed at by the generation coming up behind them. The cycle never ends. The generation that has been replaced is permanently memorialized in the books, in the movies and in the music that it has produced.

When history is looked at objectively, some generations face more problems than others. Some react differently, causing either good or harm. As time passes, it is important to understand that each generation has a responsibility, at the end of the day (Argghhh!), to understand that it is not as unique as it thinks it is. For this reason, it is important that no generation of people leave such a legacy that future generations lose the ability to laugh at the previous one. No single generation should have so much importance as to limit what the following generation can or can't accomplish. Each generation should have an equal chance to be just as stupid and annoying as the previous one.

While there are things to be laughed at in each generation, there are also things that each generation adds to our society. It is important to take the good out of every generation. It is in this way that we gain accumulated knowledge and wisdom. By taking the best out of every generation and understanding that the current generation will always be limited by issues of a particular time, we can continue to grow as a country or as a society. We need to learn from history, rather than abandon it or label it as "old fashioned". In a sense, this idea of understanding that the present is always clouded by the moirés, fashions, styles, and biases of any particular time and that the past is something to be respected is the definition of conservatism.

The founding fathers, whom recent generations would label as dead white males, understood that everything had to be balanced. They brilliantly balanced the power of states to the federal government, the power of the legislative branch vs. the power of the executive and the judicial branches. What is lesser known is how they knew to balance the whims of one generation against the proven successes and failures of previous generations. This is why the constitution makes it difficult to change or amend a law or a bill. The framers of the constitution recognized that the perceived needs of any present time may not always be in the best interests of future generations.

In Barack Obama's State of the Union address on January 28, 2010, he said the following: "if the Republican leadership is going to insist that 60 votes in the Senate are required to do any business at all in this town, a supermajority, then the responsibility to govern is now yours, as well. Just saying no to everything may be good short-term politics, but it's not leadership. We were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions." In saying this, President Obama showed that he either doesn't understand the constitution or that he doesn't respect the constitution. He has his logic completely backwards. The framers wanted to make the process difficult so that if a law was changed or created, it would have to be something that transcended the ambitions of any individuals. It is precisely that reason why the framers made it so that 60 votes are required. Barack Obama was trying to criticize the Republicans but he was actually criticizing the constitution, itself. In effect, it is his own ambitions that he is putting ahead of the constitution. It was precisely for this type of person that the framers made it so that 60 votes would be necessary!

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "All times are good times if we but knew how to use them." We obviously haven't always used our times in the best ways. There have been times of fear and insanity where people have rationalized absolute evils such as slavery and mass extermination. Other times have shown incredible innovation, ingenuity and kindness. Because at any given time, the way people perceive reality can change, it is important to keep the present in perspective to the known successes and failures of the past. Unfortunately, that is not the case with the current United States administration. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid all think they are bigger than anything that came before them and that is a recipe for disaster.

Pakistan may hurt Afghans

We are not paying the price for war on terror but rather we are punished for our support for American sponsored Jihad in Afghanistan – the jihad against Revolution. If today Afghanistan is a heap of destruction it is because of their failure to understand the nationalist approach of those young revolutionary gentlemen and lastly they were slaughtered by tribal bearded men. Today Pakistan is isolated and hated by Afghans; it is because of the rising nationalism in Afghan youth. Will they forget the way they were deprived of their homes? Will the young girls of Afghanistan forget how they were treated here in Peshawar? Almost every man looked at them with shameless eyes. And they were exploited because of their poverty.

If we want to be respected and honored in Afghanistan we will have to take care of their wounds - the wounds which we have given them for almost three decades. For the last few decades we are trying to have a group in Afghanistan that can protect our interests. And today we are relying on Afghan Taliban. How it is possible that the group which is rejected by Pakistanis will be happily accepted by the Afghans? Even Moulana Fazal Rehman is not agreed with the policy of Islamisation of Taliban so how we can impose Afghan Taliban on the people of Afghanistan? I think we have forgotten they way American were welcomed and Taliban were beaten by common people in the streets of Kabul.

Taliban are using terror as a tool to subjugate others that is not acceptable to any one even here in Pakistan. And secondly Taliban history shows that they never shared power with their opponents. And they don’t have a history of successful negotiations. They were not wise enough to understand the policies of America. It was their harsh behavior that caused their downfall and fall of Kabul.

If it is the logic that Taliban are practically controlling a large part of Afghanistan that’s why they must be accommodated in the central government so why not we are accommodating Pakistani Taliban in our provincial and national assemblies? Because they were also controlling a very large part of our FATA and some settled areas. Even Sufi Muhammad was successfully accommodated in the main steam politics but do we remember what they demanded? A complete “Sharia” in Pakistan and they used derogatory language against the Parliament, Judiciary and democracy.

Will Afghans accept Taliban, having seen the experience of Pakistan in Swat? And what Taliban has given to the people of Afghanistan in their eight years government? Poverty, fear, negation of technology and education, thousands of dead bodies and international isolation. Are Afghans ready to accommodate Taliban in the government? And whom they represent?

But there is one way that can make Taliban popular in Afghanistan. We will have to accept one thing that Taliban were sincere with Afghanistan but their policies also destroyed Afghans. Their nationalist approach plus if they change their viewpoint of Islamisation then they can hope to gain something in the future government setup of Afghanistan.

Taliban have got to think whether they were devils or they were presented like devils? And who is accountable for this horrifying appearance of Taliban? And what they have achieved in the end? Islamic State? Which they have ruined by their flawed strategy in Afghanistan. After the departure of Russian army from Afghanistan and the blood-spattered civil wars Taliban could shape a model of Islamic government in front of the people of the world. The time had given them chance to form a Sunni model of Islamic state next to Iran. The world could compare both these Islamic models living in peace side by side.

Taliban had example of Iraq war 1991 before them - how imperialist powers destroyed Iraq and its well established army. Taliban were waiting for the help of Allah but Allah sent American forces as calamity for them. After a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan Taliban did not learn any thing from their failure. Muslims have a long history of armed struggle against British and its companions in sub continent. Why Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismael Shaheed failed in Pakhtun society struggling against Sikhs? War of Independence of 1857 was a final breakdown of Muslims armed struggle. After this Muslims and Hindus changed their course of action. And the last armed struggle was of “Reshmi Rumal Tehrik” which also ended in failure. Before partition communist armed struggle was also not successful against British. What does this mean? Violent struggle does not have legal support from world community in this modern age.

Taliban has always ignored the fact that they are just string-puppets. And puppets cannot work on their own. Agencies have used them like toilet papers and then thrown into dust bins. Secondly Taliban must not forget how they were isolated and why people turned against them? Its time to rethink how the people working for Islamic revolution failed in Muslim Society?

. It is a proven fact that our people love Islam but Taliban Islamic model is not their dream. Pakhtuns history tells us that they by no means accepted a rule imposed on them. Taliban imposed their self-made Islamic model by terrorizing Pakhtuns. This policy brought a negative reaction for Taliban. Pakhtuns even do not agree to their own rules if imposed by force. But somewhat they are persuaded by Jirga in logical way to come to terms and move away from their standpoint. Pakistan must also realize that success of Taliban movement is not the aim of Afghanis. Imposing Taliban can destroy our image in Afghanistan. It may again hurt Afghans.

The Somali Agenda

Somalia has been with out an effective running government for nearly two decades since the over through of the last president Mohamed Siad Barre and all efforts to form a functioning administration has proved futile time and again and many international reconciliations efforts have failed too. The reasons for these failure have been attributed to too many external interference in what is an internal problem for Somalis to resolve and in many mediation conferences the hosting countries and the hosts were people with their own agendas and in every few years such big mediation conferences are held to give an impression to the world that Somalia is not ready for peace, while their endorsed stimulus has already been set to ensure Somali leaders do not agree on anything except those dictated to them, and its only when such stimulus is coming to an end and Somali leader's opinions are becoming increasingly similar, that such big conferences like the Djibouti conference is held to ensure the status quo remains the same.



Agents of foreign imperialists will employ different people to do the job for them, but their agenda will always remain the same. Mohamed Sahnoun UN special envoy to Somalia during the beginning of the civil war had the task of reconciling the Warring Somali leaders and ensuring the country suffers no more, but that is what the world was made to believe and his real task was to ensure that there is no more Somali government and people that confronts USA and other world powers on major conferences on issues like; Palestine, Israel, Arab League and the unity of the organization of African union among others. UNISOM was created to ensure the mayhem continues by balancing the power of the warlords such that the conflict is prolonged and the country reaches a point of no return. UNISOM contrary to their mandated operation of ensuring relief food reaches the hungry and protecting humanitarian Aid workers became engulfed in hunting for Gen Mohamed Farah Aided because their real agenda was to prolonging the war after all, and war lords like Aided who were powerfull enough to unite the people and the country were un-wanted element that needed to be removed.



Many other so called special representatives used to reside in the comfort of the exclusive Nairobi hotels, like Hilton, Serena & Ambassadeur and from there coordinate, the chaos that use to go on in the streets of Mogadishu. However, with all their intrigues they could not stop the Somali people from giving their support to the Union of Islamic Courts because the people were ready for change and tired of waiting for positive out comes from the so called Peace conferences held every other year in foreign lands, which always watered down their hopes.



Currently the world is using Ahmed Oulad Abdalla to help bring stability back to Somalia, or may be instability which is which? Is yet to be known. Somalis are yet to have a single positive initiative with no hidden agenda from the international community. World powers are increasingly sending agents who share the same blood, color or religion to any country they are targeting because it becomes easy to know the intension of the target nation when you send one of their own, to them, hence the solution and how best to dismantle them becomes easy, Just like Mohamed Al-Baradey a fellow Arab and a Muslim was used to destroy Iraq and now increasingly in Iran. But why he remains toothless tiger on the proven case of the availability of stocks of Nuclear Arsenals in countries like Israel and North Koreas remains mystery to many, but your guess is as good as mine!!



It's hard to sum up the many factors that is hindering peace and prosperity in Somalia but let's think twice before its too late and lets grab the chance to have the Proud Somalia stand shoulder to shoulder among the nation of states of the world. The Diaspora and other Somali concern groups together with the moderate Al-Shabab should ensure that the compromise Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed reached with the transitional Somali federal government in Djibouti stays intact and is observed by all, because if its done so the Somali people can have their country back just in four months time and its wise to take the first step of forgiveness and truce observance than continue with the old trade of fire meets fire, with no results and continuation of the sufferings of the Somali people. Let's think twice when the deal is too good and currently the Djibouti deal is good enough for the Somali people, though the intentions of Ahmed Oulad Abdalla and that of his superiors remain mysterious.

A Truly 21St Century Election

The next general election is being built up as the first truly online election.

Following Barack Obama's victory in the US Presidential elections in 2008, everyone is looking at political parties in the UK to see if they can replicate Obama's success in online campaigning.

Obama managed to bring online campaigning to the local level, meaning people felt politics was personal to them and therefore were more willing to campaign and make small donations. It is these donations that are the most important part of the strategy, as Obama raised millions of dollars through millions of tiny donations; going against the normal practice of gathering large donations from big-name backers.

Unfortunately the Hansard Society believes the next British election will still not be a truly online election as in the US. Whilst it agrees that the internet has become an integral tool for all political parties, it has said that because of the structure of the British elections and the huge difference in the amount of money being raised in the UK it will not be the same.

But then many people may argue to the contrary considering the sheer amount of e-government technology surrounding British elections nowadays.

All three major parties have their own official websites and then each one has one or two independent websites that invite like-minded individuals to come and debate the issues that matter to them and spread the message.

The parties are also taking advantage of the internet for clever campaigning tactics. The Liberal Democrats have launched a website called labservative.com which mocks the both the Conservatives and the Labour Party for offering very little change. There is even a mock video address from a hybrid of Gordon Brown and David Cameron – Gorvid Camerown. The Conservatives have also become a fan of using targeted keywords to pull more people to their webpage. For major political events, they have been known to purchase sponsored link space on keywords related to it, for the Budget for example.

However, moving away from the parties' efforts, another key change in the last US election was the amount of debate engaged online. In this case the UK can boast a rather powerful and popular blogosphere that will certainly be debating every aspect of the general election.

British citizens can read the top political bloggers like Guido Fawkes, Dizzy, Iain Dale and the newspaper offerings to the average local citizen offering his/her opinion on the issues that matter most to that local community. The UK's blogosphere appears to be quite strong and debate has raged for some years about the surprising level of influence some of these sites can enjoy.

So whilst the election may not be a truly internet election, there is certainly a great level of effort by the parties and therefore a lot of information for you to get at if you really want to.

The Virtual General Election

Welcome to the UK Virtual Election 2010

What is it?

The UK Virtual Election is a social experiment designed to predict the winner of the 2010 general election. We are hoping to receive one million virtual votes which will make this the largest poll in UK political history.

We are using a highly sophisticated SMS voting platform for this experiment which will provide us with highly detailed statistics and will allow us to predict the winner on both a national and per constituency level.

Why?

We think it will be interesting to see how our results differ from the actual general election results. We also hope it will go some way to proving that electronic voting would be viable in future elections.

How do I vote?

Simply click "VOTE" below the party you wish to vote for above. You will then be provided with instructions.
We only require your age, gender and the first part of your post code, we will not ask for personal details.

Election Rules (Important)

In order to make this experiment as accurate as possible please keep to the following rules.

1: You must be over 18 and be registered to vote in the UK.

2: You should be intending to vote in the real general election.

3: You must only vote once.

We have no way of policing some of the above rules however we do ask you to please abide by them. If you do not intend to vote in the real general election then there is no benefit in you contributing to our data.

Why SMS?

We chose text messaging as the method of voting for two reasons, the first being that it's the UK's favourite method of communication with over 10 billion texts sent every month in the UK.

More importantly however it allows us to prevent fraudulent voting - our software will only allow one vote per mobile phone, multiple votes would be more difficult to prevent with an internet voting system.

Why should I vote?

We hope you share our curiosity in finding out whether the result can be predicted accurately using a large sample of voting data - traditional polls are often very small and as a result - inaccurate.

In addition our sponsor has kindly agreed to donate an Apple iPad as a prize. We will select a mobile number at random on June 5th (The iPad will be purchased and provided to the winner upon release in the UK).

The winner of the Apple iPad will have their status verified on the electoral register - this is to ensure people do not break rule number one above for the purposes of entering the prize draw.

Will I have to pay to vote?

Of course not! You will not be charged any fees for voting in the virtual election, the mobile networks may charge you for a standard text depending on your mobile tariff - on some tariffs it will be inclusive.

Important Information

We will be accepting votes for a period of 14 days only. We believe the closer to the election we do this the more accurate the results will be. We must also ask you once again to keep to the rules - even if only a few percent of voters submit false votes or are not entitled to vote - the result data could be contaminated.

Virtual Voting Begins : Monday 19th April 2010
Virtual Voting Ends : Monday 3rd May 2010
Virtual Results Announced : Wednesday 5th May 2010
Real General Election : Thursday 6th May 2010

We will publish the results of the virtual election on this web site and in a press release on Wednesday 5th May 2010. This data will include the overall winner and also our prediction on the result per constituency.

If all goes to plan we hope to accurately predict the EXACT results of the general election.

We would also like to point out that we are not affiliated with any government department or political party nor do we support any one political party. We are completely impartial.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this web site and we hope you will spare a few seconds of your time to vote. You will be contributing to a very exciting experiment with a chance of winning an iPad also.

The Story Behind The Car-Bomb Murder Of A Reputed Mob Chief In Israel

Alperon, 53, a suspected murderer whose family name is synonymous in this country with extortion, loan sharking, and violent retribution, was driving on a busy, upscale Tel Aviv street Monday afternoon when the remote-control bomb went off. He had just come from court for the bail hearing of two of his sons, ages 21 and 16, accused of extorting money from a nightclub operator.

Newspaper photos the day after the murder showed Alperon at the hearing, looking like an old-time hood in black fedora and dark sunglasses.

He'd escaped assassination at least three times before, twice by car bomb, once by bullets. His brother Nissim has survived a reported seven assassination attempts. His brother Mussa, a Likud party political operative in his spare time, lost a leg in a car bombing.

The Israeli underworld is built around gangs run by the once poor sons of Middle Eastern Jewish, or Mizrahi, immigrant families: the Alperons, Abutbuls, Abergils, and others who have become household names in this country because of unflagging media attention. When Alperon was blown up, a TV crew a few blocks away was filming an episode of "The Arbitrator," a fictional series based on the nation's mafia.

The largely Mizrahi crime families do most of their business in drugs, gambling, and extortion, with prostitution having been taken over by wayward immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Israeli Arabs have their own violent gangs known mainly for selling drugs and stolen weapons. Although ethnic separatism is the rule in Israeli organized crime, the lure of large, illicit profits can at times bring people of different backgrounds together.

The mafia capital is Tel Aviv, but the gangs also operate in Jerusalem, Netanya, Bat Yam, Lod, and other cities, as well as in the prisons. They've gotten too big for police to control.

The greatest obstacle for law enforcement is getting witnesses to testify; no wonder, since witnesses against Israeli mafia figures put their lives at risk. A couple of years ago, a prisoner due to testify against a crime boss was poisoned in his cell. A U.S.-style witness protection program is supposedly in the works to relocate such brave souls and give them new identities, but nothing has come of it.

Yaakov Alperon now joins Felix Abutbul, Yaakov Abergil, Yehezkel Aslan, Gad Plum, and other reputed Israeli mob legends who were murdered, presumably by rivals. Yet, their killers are rarely brought to justice for want of witnesses and evidence.

While the public doesn't grieve over the slain gangsters, the "collateral damage" is causing a growing outcry. The bombing of Alperon's car put a driver and schoolboy nearby in the hospital with minor injuries; in past mafia hits, innocent bystanders have been killed.

After Alperon's murder, his wife, Ahuva, was on the TV news sobbing while his ex-convict brother Zalman, wearing a black yarmulke, swore that the family "was leaving revenge in God's hands." In times of crisis, Israeli mafia families typically turn to public displays of piety; a familiar scene on the evening news is of an accused gangster appearing in court in handcuffs and a yarmulke.

Yaakov Alperon came from modest beginnings. He was one of 12 children who lived with their Egyptian immigrant parents in a two-room apartment in a dusty little town near Tel Aviv. He took up boxing, then put his fists to use on the streets and, soon, in prison. He was suspected of murdering rivals in and out of jail, but police could never prove it.

Alperon, his brothers, and his henchmen brawled repeatedly with rival families; he made legions of enemies. One of them most likely activated the bomb that left him sprawled dead in a blasted, burning sedan in the middle of northern Tel Aviv. Now another score waits to be settled.

Indian Political League

As he wiped the sweat off his brow, the naked truth struck him with tremendous force. It was the last ball of the last over. The hopes of the entire team were pinned on him. Looking across he saw an equally nervous guy standing in front of the wicket. With the bat tightly clutched in his hands, he was trying to gather all his cricketing knowledge for this last ball. Finally the moment came when the ball left the hands of the bowler and made contact with the bat. The batsman stuck it hard and it went on to make the winning run. The match was over.

The winners rejoiced every moment of their glory. The trophy was theirs and only theirs to keep. The losing team went back to the dressing room, dejected and disheartened. All this and more, in a day of cricket.

As an audience, all we see is the drama that unfolds on the field. The highs and the lows, the sixes and the fours, the tons and the top guns, the outs and the occasional doubts. Do we ever stop to think about what goes behind this theatrical display or how is it that the actors of the play are selected?

In a country as big as ours, there's no end to the amount of the talent available. May it be the good old ‘gali cricket' or the sophisticated ‘under-something' team; budding cricketers are present in hordes. In spite of so much talent, only a few make it to the national team. Some due to their talent, some through political contacts and some purely by luck. The rest just fade into oblivion. The final team is a mix of the superstars, underdogs and absolute non- performers. Is that the best combination or can it be bettered?

If only we could open our eyes to the talent present in the villages, town and even our own neighborhoods'. So many young children play this game religiously without any proper gear or training. Few of them are so good that they can give our so called stars a run for their money. Then why do we not give them a chance? Why do we not bring them out of the darkness and show them new horizons?

Is it the lack of money, infrastructure and interest or is it the influence of the influential? The answer is both.

In India, cricket is the only common religion. All cricketers are demigods and all Indians are fanatics. The country rejoices and mourns every victory and loss. Still the amount of training and development that goes into the sport is nothing compared to what it should be. The money allotted to the sports upkeep goes underutilized and the lack of adequate infrastructure makes the situation worse. All officials involved are either busy in filling their pockets or are busy pushing their candidates. No one cares about what happens to the quality of the game or the team.

A sport that was originally played with a bat and a ball has now become a political match. The amount of political backing makes you a team member and not your cricketing skills. So many good players do not make it to the crease because there's always someone else with better contacts. All decisions regarding the team and the players are taken in a boardroom with a few top notches' calling all the shots .The credentials of the players, all their hard work and their efforts are tossed and trashed. If someone fails to perform once, he's thrown out unless he has a godfather sitting and making the decisions. All the acts of the bosses are termed as strategies but what we do not realize that the strategy fails most of the times. People, who have never even picked up a bat in their entire life, make the critical decisions of who stays in the team and who makes their exit. Actors become our sports ministers and the original sportsmen are just pushed down the drain. Everyone wants an instant superstar. But a superstar is also not born overnight. Until and unless everybody is not given a fair opportunity to prove their mettle, how can we judge them?

No one realizes that we are facing stiff competition from the world. Our team represents our country. It's our national honor that's at stake and we need to do all that we can to preserve and protect it. Backstabbing, cheating and undercutting each other will not help our cause in any way .Only when we are united and have our priorities sorted, we can do justice to the efforts of all. A sport should be kept as a sport. Politics has the whole parliament devoted to it.

Now with the common wealth games so near, we as a nation need to clean up our act. We need to put our best foot forward and that can only happen when we give the truly deserving an honest chance. The only question remains is that ‘are we ready to do it?'