Pictures in their head

Pictures in their head

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

"The democratic public is still largely inchoate and unorganised"

John Dewy said in 1927...what do you feel in this 21st century???

We are living in a global village..as is thought of...but whose village...who can enter this INFLATED VILLAGE? Where is the key?I believe "the people" who have enough money...dictionarized as Capitalists..really have the key to this global village!!!

In this blog I just want to have some answers to the questions I am covered with. I feel the PUBLIC, in the real sense of the term, are not exposed to this global village but continue to live to survive. We talk about democracies, change of Government, politics,but forget to get the opinion of those people who matters the most in the developmental process.Is democracy only what we call 'a voting right' to form a government, to rule a country? Or democracy represents the interviews,news,gossips in media channels to enhance a TRP? Because at the end of the day a media channel has to reap its profits by selling its news in the market. The general public do not have any idea regarding the recipe of the news sold in the market.

I feel this debate of Dewy has to go long with reference to Gramsci...I expect some comments to be added so that this blogg becomes a debate in itself!!!

1 comment:

  1. well said...bt i feel at this juncture of 21st century constitutional democracy is not primary concern to propagate a nations development. First n foremost we need to enrich the mass with the significance of democracy. Still now during elections I get to see many people (so called Bhadroloks) who r really reluctant bout the process of casting votes, in a broader perspective they r ignorant bout the significance of democracy.
    And as far as media is concerned i believe them to be showbiz lies. Bt we ourselves are inculcating their fatal aspects for our individual purpose. And people whom u r refering as "PUBLIC", i believe they love the phenomenon of class supression though they belong to the proletariats. Its our drawback that we failed to infuse in them the dream of having a classless society. Perhaps i might sound weird but this is the only truth. Until & unless "PUBLIC" feel the urge for their social upliftment , No govt in the world can ever lead a nation or a state towards perfection.


    wateva i said is as a so called "PUBLIC" man n a marxist symapathiser.coz i blv that marxism is the only way to lead a country towards the state of near perfection. I guess if Im wrong then u must rectify it..

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