[Assam] This is my Country

[Manoj Das]

There was a cartoon in the Times on India by Jug Suraiya & Ajit Ninan
today, that echoes the mood of the people.

The cartoon describes Dr MMS with a cusp over the telephone speaker,
perplexed, looking at more perplexed Sonia and RG telling-

 "It's Hosni, from Cairo, asking if we'll give him sanctuary. How do
I tell him we were also thinking we might have to call him and ask for
the same thing?"

On his desk a desktop screen showing a pyramid top exploding, reports
on Graft, Corruption, Scam, Scandal etc.

Vive la Democrazy!

On 2/1/11, Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Amidst all the chaos in Egypt, one can see the a lot of character in the
> people.
>
> Egyptians have a corrupt dictator as head of government, a lot of poverty,
> no jobs, no bright future, a lousy police force, and things generally bad.
>
> During the chaos, some stores were looted, cars burnt, and the streets
> littered with debris.
>
> And what did the common, everyday protesting Egyptians do?
>
> Well, they armed themselves with brooms, and pails and got to work - by
> sweeping, cleaning the streets (for the last few days).
>
> And when asked, if they were paid, or why they were doing this?
>
> One bright, young, pharmacy student responded,
>
> 'This is my country, I want it to be clean!'
>
> CNN video clip
> http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/01/31/watson.pyramids.and.tanks.cnn?hpt=T1
>
> I submit, Indians could learn a thing or two from these Egyptians!
>
> --Ram
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