Political trends

It is clear by now that today's global politics cannot filter and keep out the religious tinges or virus. It appears that man is rather getting more keen to seek his Creator, after taking meals from the manmade menu for centuries (capitalism, communism, and all other variations). The victims of global politics are the superpower and the small nations, including Bangladesh. There is simply no time to calm down and analyse.

The US and partners are scared, and are taking unpopular actions accordingly in different parts of the world, outside the UN presence. The Muslims all over the globe are obsessed with the idea that they have been wrongly made the culprits and the victims.

In Dhaka the opposition is suspicious of the so-called fundamentalist groups in the regime (coalition), and does not hide the fact. Political tension has risen, as one more local factor has been added to unpractical charismatic politics in Dhaka. Traditional political leadership is finding it difficult to adjust to the fast changing conditions of today's political culture. There are too many variables in these changes (like the changing weather); hence even interim solutions do not last long. This no-go situation is raising tension in the society, in addition to the cumulative tension created by lawlessness and other social evils (the newspapers are full of it).

It is important to note that this lack of discipline in the society would continue unless the powerful and misguided political field workers are disciplined from the top (who depend on whom?). Power and influence are being misused, now openly. It means that the established institutions have eroded. Even the judiciary is tainted marginally, according to the media analysts. The civil service is unable to work efficiently, which is an open secret. The point is: who is fit to throw the first stone? We get passionate about the peripheral problems, without bothering to analyse the roots and foundations of the genesis of the problems facing us today.

The core is not difficult to detect : lack of true political dedication towards clean public service. Now it is: first the self, then the other issues. This is the universal pattern, hence local denials carry no weight. Simply put the various media through which politics operate are also polluted. Not only that, now the political messages also carry virus. Some are mild, which generate allergy; while some are ruinous and apolitical. The role of religious propaganda has to be reviewed carefully. Sensitive form and context rub some people the wrong way. Tolerance and patience are timeless virtues, but where to turn to for daily net practice? Today the precepts and practices handed down differ in form, content, and application. Too many grievances are blocking the appeal highways. Who are listening to whom?

The politicians are not interested in separating the grain from the chaff, because some of them are the culprits themselves, working through the backdoors. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde that is the situation in a nutshell.