Why The Lukewarm Response To Turkey Bombings Unlike Paris Or Orlando Ones?

JULY 1, 2016

BY THE INDIAN ENTERTAINER

Disclaimer  : We do not own and do not claim to own all the images appearing on our website/ Facebook page. The images belong to their respective owners, who have copyright over them. The images are taken from various different sources. If you feel that any image violates your copyright, please write to911@thelogicalindian.comto have it taken down.

image source: bbci

It was during the wee hours of June 29 that Turkey’s Ataturk airport witnessed one of the most gruesome bombings and massacres in recent times. Around 41 innocent people were killed and another 239 injured when suicide bombers detonated their bombs. The news has been covered by major newspapers across the world. But how many posts have we seen on social media platforms like Facebook which have condemned the attacks? How many days will go by when the news will even be lost behind the other headlines emerging? Will it get the same coverage and response that recent attack of Orlando for example received?

Of course any kind of terrorist attack in any part of the world deserves condemnation and solidarity, whether it happens in Brussels or Orlando or any other country, but will the British Prime Minister David Cameroon hoist the national flag of Turkey at Ten Downing Street like he raised the Belgian flag after the Brussels attack this year? Will the attack be regarded with the same solidarity and intensity that Orlando attack received? Or will the condemnation stop at mere lip service of politicians across the globe, just like Cameroon’s description of it as “hideous”?

The latest trend of not giving the Istanbul terrorist attack its due space points to the disturbing belief among media users that such attacks in the Middle East are a “normal” part of life there. After all, the Syrian refugee crisis received the global attention it deserved only after the extreme incident of a boy being washed ashore whose picture emerged on social media. Similarly, the Turkish attack may be sidelined, apart from the tepid response, it has received till now. It will be like any other bombing which has taken place in Beirut, or Baghdad because nobody really cares what happens to the innocent lives lost there. The same fate will be meted out to this attack, too.

The reason behind the apathy is deeper than that. We have been conditioned to believe that the entire Muslim community is suspect because of the heinous acts of some terrorists who are Muslims – ISIS, Al-Qaeda and so on. So how does it matter if their population dwindles? If innocent lives are lost, then they are to be considered as mere collateral damage. This kind of dangerous apathy will only add to the strength of those terrorists who have only misinterpreted Islam and miscuing its tenets to perpetuate untold violence.

But of course, violence is a way of life in the Islamic countries, so there is no need to take any concrete steps to contain it. We can remain cozy in our own worlds, going about our daily lives, discussing the latest fashion trends or posting the pictures of our latest holiday on social media without caring about the death of humanity with each person who became fodder to the bombings in Istanbul.

VIP Culture Should Be Purged From Our Democracy

JULY 1, 2016

BY THE INDIAN ENTERTAINER

Disclaimer  : We do not own and do not claim to own all the images appearing on our website/ Facebook page. The images belong to their respective owners, who have copyright over them. The images are taken from various different sources. If you feel that any image violates your copyright, please write to911@thelogicalindian.comto have it taken down.

image source: newstracklive

Persistence of VIP cultureConflicting reports surfaced in Bengaluru that an ambulance was held up in traffic for 25 minutes so that Karnataka CM’s convoy could pass. The cries and pleas of the relative of the patient went in vain and the police were unmoved. Even though it was not clear about the fatality of the patient, the public was disgruntled by the behavior of the police which was naturally directed towards the Karnataka CM. This is not the first time a Chief Minister’s convoy brings public life to halt; it is a common phenomenon across India. We have seen other instances where trains have been held up and sometimes airlines staffs get castigated for not waiting for a VIP.

No change in attitudeIndia has often fumed about the VIP culture of politicians, their huge security convoys and the expenditure of tax payers money which comes along with it. Most of the politicians have shown little intent to end this VIP culture and it has cost a few lives until now. The incident involving the Karnataka CM is a malaise, a cancer spread across the political class, for whom it is these convoys and other perks which lure politicians for high posts.

But once again, many of the common citizens will go about their daily lives without having the time to spare a thought for the victim and letting the politicians off the hook or it could be public anger can bring about a drastic change in this behavior of politicians.

But the tough questions remains

1. Why do we wait till something as bad as this to happen before we rise up from our slumber?

2. Why do politicians need security from the very people who they vote?

3. Do politicians have huge convoys when they come and seek vote?

The Indian Entertainer condemns this attitude of the politician, the Karnataka CM in this case and our condolences goes out to the family of the bereaved. Be it traffic, poor roads or a seat on a train, or catching the flight on time — the rules which apply for the commoners should be applied for all. It is time that public becomes intolerant to VIP culture.

Pratyusha Banerjee’s Suicide Highlights How Our Generation Is Failing To Cope Emotional Troubles

  : We do not own and do not claim to own all the images appearing on our website/ Facebook page. The images belong to their respective owners, who have copyright over them. The images are taken from various different sources. If you feel that any image violates your copyright, please write to911@thelogicalindian.com to have it taken down.

Image Courtesy:thesun.co.uk  ibtimes

Balika Vadhu famed actor 24-year-old Pratyusha Banerjee’s suicide once again brings to light the rising number of people who choose to end their lives. This is not the first time we are seeing young telly stars resorting to end their life. Recent history has also witnessed suicides like those of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, TV actress Kuljeet Randhawa, VJ Nafisa Joseph. Not only celebrities, today, we see youth from different sections is committing suicide. The reason behind people choosing the path of suicide varies from debt to work pressure. All these reports lead to ask a serious question. Is suicide becoming the only choice on hand when you are unable to deal with problems? Let us look at the damning statistics of suicide’s in India and why we as citizens should spread the awareness about it besides keeping in mind that suicide does not end the pain it just passes on to your loved one’s. There are so many people in the world who need care, attention, love, and affection, if you are not able to live for yourself, you can always live for others who need your time.

In the 15 to 29-year age group, suicide is the second leading cause of death globally. As studies indicate, South Korea, Russia, and India lead in suicide rates. In India, about 46,000 suicides occurred each in 15-29 and 30-44 age groups in 2012 – or about 34% each of all suicides.

---

We all have ups and downs, sometimes it is more than that, that is the point to be alarmed. When your kid, friend, and any person you care is acting differently for quite some time like:

>Crying for no reason. Acting down.

>Not able to sleep. Or sleeps all the time

>Getting mad at anyone. Acting reckless.

>Shutting away friends, no self-care or care for his/her possessions.

>Not bothered about his/her passion, gives up on things he/she loves.

>Too much into drugs and substance abuse.

---

It may be he/she is going through some hard time, at study, relationship etc. Or it may be he/she really has given up on the world.

We need to address the depression then and there and pull him/her back to life. It is his/her negative self-talk: That no one cares about him/her; this world is not worth living in etc. You need to reach out to him/her saying you care for him/her and others do care as well.

Just one spark of hope can light the dying candle in his/her heart and he/she can be the person you used to know.

Suicide does not kill a person, it is his/her loneliness that does!

Show you care, show you love, talk often, ask questions, make them comfortable, let them tell you what they are going, though, give your helping hand. And make sure none of your loved one gives up on life.

In India, there are much more factors apart from depression, we have abject poverty, social ostracism/pressure, unemployment etc. to add to the cause. Apart from personal care, there must be some measures from the government who can help people. We hear about farmer’s suicide every now and then, if Govt. makes good laws to protect them, we can put an end to the shame that we can’t save the very people who work hard so that we have food on our dinner table.

We have received messages of such cases in past, we aren’t professionals yet we let them vent out the negativity and tried our best to comfort them. So if you or any friends of your’s is going through hard times, just get in touch with us we are here to hold your hand, together we will fight out.

“Be kind, it could make a difference!”