Historical change

[John de Figueiredo]



We are witnessing a historical change in the political landscape here in the US. Two women were elected Governor of a State, and a Muslim was elected Mayor of New York City.

In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor elect of New York City, a member of the Democratic Party and a self-described socialist, quoted Jawaharlal Nehru. He referenced Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech, stating:

"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance."

This quote emphasized the significance of his victory and the change it represents to New York City.

John M. de Figueiredo

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[John de Figueiredo]

This is not the first time that India and the US inspired each other to promote a paradigm shift in their histories. Let us not forget that Mahatma Gandhi was inspired by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King was inspired by the methods of Mahatma Gandhi.

John M. de Figueiredo 

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[António Colaço]

The problem is that we are accustomed to link Religion with Politics. This is the big mistake that, sometimes, the intellectual stratum and the professional commentators make when political analysis is concerned.  Mamdani, the Mayor elected of the New York city is , 1º - an American Citizen, 2º belonging to the Democratic Party (left wing) and 3º who happens to be a Muslim (we do not know about his practice, an aspect that is irrelevant) of Indian origin. 

Of course this is a historical change, in contemporary terms, if we take in consideration two aspects: a) the unpopularity of the right wing policy pursued by Trump, who fanatically hurried to put the Mamdani's possible election classifying it terms of "Communism or good sense" and b) the policy and the Gaza disaster, fostered by the American policy, the chauvinist, religious orthodoxy followed by the Israeli Government.. To a certain extent, Mamdani's election should help us view Indian political assets in general, and the one concerning the State of Goa in particular. Albeit the religious majority in Goa being Hindu, from my point of view, in Goa one must have an areligeus (not, anti-religious or atheist)  perspective of dealing with politics. Only then will Nehru 's quote be applied to Goa in particular and the Indian Union in general.                           

                                               António Bernardo Colaço

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[Roland Francis]

Absolutely right.

It is nauseating to see the heavy mixture of religion in Goa and India politics. That is why Goa is in the dumps and India has been left far behind China although in most metrics they were neck to neck in the early 1990’s.

Religion has done nothing for either Goa or India, while on the contrary corrupting them.

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[John de Figueiredo]

All democracies are based on the Lockean principle that the majority is right. But a well functioning democracy, as the framers of both US and India recognized, has to be anchored on other fundamental principles, such as freedom of speech, separation of powers, an independent judiciary, and a secular State (i.e., with no established religion). As John Adams, the second President of the US said, democracies have the capacity to commit suicide. This is because democracies are like babies. They are messy but beautiful and they require constant care, vigilance, and attention.

John M. de Figueiredo 

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[John Nazareth]

Just to add - Zohran Mamdani also has Ugandan roots - he was born in Kampala. Plus his dad Mahmood Mamdani is a well-known Ugandan writer, and a politically radical one at that.

Zohran, radical as he is, exudes joy. And this joy allows him to carry a radical agenda favouring the poor without overly alarming the overall electorate.

John Nazareth

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[Sonia Gomes]

Very well put John. Thank you 

Sonia 

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