Postscript
It's a Conspiracy!
One of the best forms of escapism is to believe in conspiracy theories. It gives us the comforting notion that all the bad things happening all around us are the result of a brilliantly executed plan cooked up by a group of evil geniuses who want to control the world, rather than the by products of miserable coincidences. We have all heard of conspiracy theories regarding Princess Diana's death, the real villains behind 9-11, who really got Kennedy killed and the secret Satanic chants hidden in the lyrics of famous rock groups like The Eagles which can be heard when the tapes are played backwards. Conspiracy theories often absolve us of the responsibility of bad situations that look like they were consequences of negligence, malice or plain stupidity.
In households for example, when members of the family continuously bicker at among themselves or the plumbing doesn't work, the source of the problem will be traced to something supernatural, perhaps an envious relative is casting horrible spells with black magic. Of course it has nothing to do with the double standards, selfishness and intransigence of the individuals who are at each other's throats – that would be too obvious (and boring) an explanation.
When politics gets as murky as is the case these days it is hardly surprising that conspiracy theories are the only way to explain such unexplained phenomena. The more fantastic the theory the better. Here are some samples:
The major parties that have held the country hostage for years, actually are one and the same party. The chairpersons of the party may seem like they hate each other to death but secretly they are the best of friends, sending each other payesh (rice pudding) on special occasions. This is supported by the news that their deputies have met each other on the sly though denying it in public.
The premier of the country is actually ready to exit this mess and live a quiet life on a farm in New Zealand. Hence the alacrity to regress to farcical elections where the incumbents and opposition are all on the same side and the real opposition is out of the game.
The chairperson of the opposition has become so fond of being the errant player to cry 'foul' that she doesn't really care about the elections as long as she can accuse her rival of trying to kill herself (through a grenade attack) and getting agents to burn buses to make her (the opposition) look bad.
The arrested opposition leaders have been taken to a special cell where they will be 'persuaded' through hypnosis and a few electrical wires to start singing the ruling party line and come out as hardcore ruling party men.
A certain lady joined the election-time government after a tiff with her husband who has now become the main opposition after years of semi-obscurity and political flip flopping.
In the end all parties will join the polls after a secret understanding on the sharing of seats through a game of Russian Roulette.
There is really nothing to worry about as everything that happens here is really controlled by America and its ally India and whatever will be will be.
There is no reason to be resentful of these countries as they are themselves controlled by aliens who have a far reaching plan to invade the earth because it offers better mobile network and still has some water left compared to their original homeland.
The aliens are already here –most of them are reptiles which are actually mini dinosaurs and we all know dinosaurs were from a different planet. Say this out loud in front of your household lizard and it will most definitely say 'thik thik thik'.
In households for example, when members of the family continuously bicker at among themselves or the plumbing doesn't work, the source of the problem will be traced to something supernatural, perhaps an envious relative is casting horrible spells with black magic. Of course it has nothing to do with the double standards, selfishness and intransigence of the individuals who are at each other's throats – that would be too obvious (and boring) an explanation.
When politics gets as murky as is the case these days it is hardly surprising that conspiracy theories are the only way to explain such unexplained phenomena. The more fantastic the theory the better. Here are some samples:
The major parties that have held the country hostage for years, actually are one and the same party. The chairpersons of the party may seem like they hate each other to death but secretly they are the best of friends, sending each other payesh (rice pudding) on special occasions. This is supported by the news that their deputies have met each other on the sly though denying it in public.
The premier of the country is actually ready to exit this mess and live a quiet life on a farm in New Zealand. Hence the alacrity to regress to farcical elections where the incumbents and opposition are all on the same side and the real opposition is out of the game.
The chairperson of the opposition has become so fond of being the errant player to cry 'foul' that she doesn't really care about the elections as long as she can accuse her rival of trying to kill herself (through a grenade attack) and getting agents to burn buses to make her (the opposition) look bad.
The arrested opposition leaders have been taken to a special cell where they will be 'persuaded' through hypnosis and a few electrical wires to start singing the ruling party line and come out as hardcore ruling party men.
A certain lady joined the election-time government after a tiff with her husband who has now become the main opposition after years of semi-obscurity and political flip flopping.
In the end all parties will join the polls after a secret understanding on the sharing of seats through a game of Russian Roulette.
There is really nothing to worry about as everything that happens here is really controlled by America and its ally India and whatever will be will be.
There is no reason to be resentful of these countries as they are themselves controlled by aliens who have a far reaching plan to invade the earth because it offers better mobile network and still has some water left compared to their original homeland.
The aliens are already here –most of them are reptiles which are actually mini dinosaurs and we all know dinosaurs were from a different planet. Say this out loud in front of your household lizard and it will most definitely say 'thik thik thik'.
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