I think televised debates have both positives and negatives for a country like India, where still a large number of people are illiterate. Here the person with better oratory skills and better comedic sense could easily come out on top, than a guy who talks about growth and statistics. Imagine a TV debate between Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, Lalu would win it hands down. Unfortunately some of the best CMs in the country don't appear to be good orators like Nitish, Sivraj singh, Naveen Patnaik etc. I think most of the time TV debates reduce the choice in the election to; "who is more popular" rather than "who is more able".
I ve never seen a swastika on the US flag. must be a terrible sight for WW2 veteransThe politics of race moved from the fringes to the front page last week in the wake of Mitt Romney's eggshell exit poll results -- whites made up a remarkable 88 percent of his votes, versus 56 percent of the president's. The New York Times dissected the Republican Party's demographics problem, and Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly bluntly bemoaned the end of "traditional America" and "the white establishment." And, well outside the mainstream media, a deafening clatter arose across the land in the furious keystrokes of America's white nationalists.
Unsurprisingly, the re-election of Barack Obama reverberated across the spectrum of far-right extremism in the United States, where most see the president as an enemy of the Constitution who is planning to confiscate their guns during his second term. But while many vented anger and fear, some ideologically motivated racists saw a silver lining and -- detecting an opportunity -- reached out.
Just before the election, Gregory Hood, a prolific online writer with a single-minded focus on whiteness, wrote that Romney had to lose in order to make white Americans understand that they have lost control of the country. When his wish was fulfilled, he wasted little time taking advantage. The resulting essay, "A White Nationalist Memo to White Male Republicans," was cross-posted on several extremist websites and forums.
The Awakening - By J.M. Berger | Foreign Policy
Thankfully, I do not desire to be there like some escapists whom I know, who just want to run away from Mother India, the mother who fed and raised us up, and because of whom I am everything that I am, however little it might be.
Why because he's mulatto? Not at all.
No, cause he's well off
You are what race sir? Your also negro do you forget or may be you dont know.
Terribly??? Time to go to bed Singh...Bad taste..He can't be a negro. He can read.
I apologize for the terribly off colour joke.
Add to that the slow but steady decline of American global hegemony and the rise of new poles of political power (primarily China, but also India, Brazil, EU).
No problem if someone calls me a negro, I admit I am not a white. Doesn't mean I despise the American negros any less. Black people from Africa are so different from Negros of America. You must know sir, I despise their culture(american ones), not their race.
Oh yea, without a doubt. They certainly dominated the Republican agenda, but to be specific see, it wasn't really their original philosophy (incoherent tax plan) that drew people but rather their title. The "tea party" is essentially the marquee brand of the Republican party, sort of like Lexus for Toyota or Infinity for Nissan. If you are a member of the Tea Party it essentially means you're a super Republican who will not negotiate with anyone.
