From Spoken Politics by L.
Sheshadri and N. K. Muthurangam (Suggested Reading, Party Politics,
Paper III – Ideology, Blindness and Righteousness)
Situation 2: A child has been run over by a truck while playing on a
highway in the morning. You are a local politician. Prepare your arguments from
a right, centre and left point of view.
Hints: If you are from a right party, argue in the line of schools being
filled up by children whose parents have come from other states or areas of the
country. As a result local kids have no chance of education. Hence they end up
roaming around unsupervised and get run over. Demand separate reservation of
seats and special treatment for local people speaking the local language.
If you are from a centre party, spend some hours with the family of the
unfortunate child. Donate some taxpayers’ money to his/her father. Argue, that
you are helpless to provide justice because the truck driver has left the
country. Demand resignation of some minister.
If you are from a left party, argue in the line of industrialists
setting up factories in such areas that trucks carrying materials have to ply
through residential areas. Talk about the indifference and cruelty of a
capitalist business owner. Demand jobs in that factory for twenty local labourers.
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