Now just what did I want to say?

I love George Bush, not for what he has done to the world, but for what he has done for India. I was in US during his re-election and having seen the opposition I had no hesitation in wishing for his win. His very streak of -rest go to hell, I am right - was what likened him to me. I could make out that this is one President who can actually side with India and make it work.
American (at least man on the street) ignorance of rest of the world is surprising and media is amazingly politically motivated. So any normal president would never have had the courage.
So here we have a President in Oval office who worked for nuclear deal, stuck for outsourcing etc, all domestically not too popular courses. Surprisingly many in India oppose the gentleman. I was surprised to hear of protests in India when he visited. Arguably what he is doing in Mideast is not correct, and I personally think the war was and is immoral. But he was in India more to cement India-US relations where I think we are heading in right direction. So those who protested forgot, or choose not to look at the real reason for visit. I am only guess at motives of the protestors.
Among those supporting the protests were the left parties. I find communisms basic philosophy tempting but I loathe the movement. I think the extent of human right violation in many of these erstwhile communist countries was probably the biggest after those of slavery. Conduct of most communist monopolistic movement is eerily similar to another one of modern world that troubles most of us.
The problem is not in philosophy of communism, which at equality of humans and distribution of wealth is so tempting (and that’s why so many innocent youngsters are tempted by it), it’s in human nature. If someone has power over others, sooner or later, that power will be misused to subjugate people. I think these parties are scared that if India really progresses, then people might actually start thinking what made them prosperous. It will do us all a lot of service if all kids were made to read and understand 1984.
The more I think about it, the more I find some sort of enlightened capitalism good. Yes it has its drawbacks, where a rich corporation can really became another of those powers we don't want. But then, that is why we have a government, to check the misuse of power by people. But by leaving people free to choose their own pursuits, it can lead to highest sense of happiness and control. Central planning cannot work. Look at a typical government. A Municipality in India these days does nothing except cleaning and road maintenance and it messes up both very bad. How can it ever manage to control lives of people and still leave them happy?

So knowing these left parties I am sure that if there is a clash between India and say China, I will not be surprised if Indian left parties work against India supporting China. Hence I understand leftist opposition to US and India coming closer because it has a potential to change some rules of the game. And when people feel confident about themselves, they hate control, and communist parties cannot survive that ways.
But what about people? Why do people, ordinary guys in street see that? I can only imagine a lack of knowledge, lack of understanding. And that maybe the reason why, government in power have never tried to reform the education system to make it effective for the masses. Because that drains their own lifeblood