Who is to be blamed for corruption?
When we think of politics the first thing that strikes us all is the word 'corruption'. 'Politicians are corrupt', 'Politics is a swamp' are the popular phrases we come across. But we have never felt the need to understand as to how this 'corruption' took to roots in a country that serves an example to the world in every arena. Corruption has spewed venom in all our lives in some way or the other. But has this menace grown in extent which is beyond our control?
The basic building block of corruption is 'The common Man'. Yes! Its we the common man and we are the ones who suffer at the hands of corruption.We are brought up in an environment where we have learned to satisfy our basic needs and we take appropriate steps to do that. But the common man doesn't realize when those appropriate steps become inappropriate and we give rise to corruption. The same common man will not stay back to take an advantage over others if given a chance. These advantages over others gradually turn into our needs and so grows our greed.
The corrupt Politicians understand our needs and our practices to achieve them and so they manage to sustain. Regional politics is an example of the same where we understand how we can be advantageous over others by choosing our regional leader. Politicians gamble around with our necessities and our problems and who suffers in the end is the 'Common Man'.
We have only learned to applaud for a new hero that comes up against corruption or let the wind flow the way it is. The common man is responsible for the way he is manhandled by the politicians as after all it is us who elect them for our personal benefits and to satisfy our personal needs. This common man doesn't have the power to take a right decision and choose the right candidate and so he suffers.
The time has come for the common man to wake up and rise. We cannot expect a superhero to come our way win over this menace. We have to make a move and understand what our needs really are. If one of them wakes up he has to alarm others and make them rise. If you cannot take a step, help those take a step who already have decided to rise against this growing problem. Let the world again know that to an Indian, it is always the nation first.
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