Yours fashionably,

It is interesting how we are ever quick in taking sides and making conclusive statements.

A few examples. The very same people who were singing praises of Nitish Kumar when he became the Bihar CM are now posting videos of his hypocrisy. I am confused on who is really hypocritical here. Bashing a certain Gandhi or Modi on their alleged wrongdoings, worshiping the latter for his developmental agenda, we always have loved taking sides – to read just the headline and mock the Madras HC on the ‘premarital sex’ verdict or read the case facts fully and interpret it in its context; want Sachin to retire or want him to play on forever; Take SRK’s movie promo as offensive or take it as a light-hearted dig.

I am not sure if it is meaningful to call ourselves liberal in our views if we are so impatient to resort to extremes of the continuum of conclusions. Of course, no one is going to guillotine us for not choosing a side. Are we doing it because a certain opinion is in vogue?

Even if we do it because it is fashionable, out of the blue comes another person with a counter-view in the extreme and a brigade to follow her. We probably have to learn to ignore these issues or even when compelled to make an opinion, it might not be a bad idea to say, “Well, I have to think about it!” J We are not being indecisive or less affirmative by doing this. It is okay to battle it within us to remain suspended in a state of doubt than to express an extreme viewpoint closing all options and making it easier for the world to classify and label us.

Disclaimer: Just a bunch of words. The deeper you dig, the shallower it shall seem J