On 'real change'

Republican democracy is just a few moments old in the wide sweep of history as a mode of human political organization. And if history is any guide, 'real change' within its framework is achieved only by men who are there around its start. If the nation state happen to be lucky, they get wise old men with a minute understanding of the history and culture of their lands and indeed, of the human condition to write the framework and set the trajectory. After that, the most that is achieved are nudges and corrections.

One good example, but on the other extreme, would be the sister state across the border. 'The Land of the Pure and Clean'. Designed to fail - and from the start.

Of course, that doesn't mean this American election was not important. But not in terms of the creation of the new possibilities but of prevention of sliding back to the bad.

Indeed, the new constitution which was written for the peoples of Mesopotamia a few years ago is more important politically and historically than this 'mother of all elections' for all our shared human history. This became the mother of all elections as it helps sell mass media all around the world.

Many a time, there arises instances when the unbelievably stupid and ill-informed get a shot at destroying all and of corrupting the idea itself. If the citizens of the new world had elected this ill-informed, scary nutcase who talks of tasks from God, someone who is associated with a religious cult which believes in 'faith healing', and someone who bans books she doesn't agree with, then they would have proven that they don't deserve their founders.

One of the biggest slaps in the face of the legacy of Thomas Jefferson would have been this woman occupying the chair which was once his.

Good riddance.