Educate Yourself... before you take a stand

We are living in a very strange time. Suddenly we find ourselves divided on lines of our religion, by the ones who created and fueled by the ones who ones who want to make the most of it. So we end up being pawns in a political game of throne (if I can dare call it that) of one trying to pull down the other. But at what cost? At the cost of us, at a cost of creating a fission, a wedge, a deep cut,  all for their vote bank politics.

It’s easy to dismiss all the protests and oppositions, as frivolous and opportunistic and immature, anti-nationalists. But before we label them, or pass judgement about them, understand the reason for these protests before drawing a conclusion. We all have a right to voice our opinion, to say what need to say, to be heard. So when you do speak up make sure the conclusion that you make is an informed one. Understand the crux of the matter before you decide to pick your side, you have every right to do that. Don’t be influenced by the opinions of other, what others have to say. Be open to hearing them out but in the end the decision is yours to take, and no one can take that way. 

But then there are other questions to be asked, not just that of the citizenship. There’s the economy too that’s needs to be revived and promises relating to it that need to be kept. Questions about things that have immediate effect on us. We have every right to question those elected to power (though the events of the past month has made a mockery of the democratic exercise), to hold them accountable of the happenings in the country and its economy. Don’t let distractions sway you. Questioning is your right and that doesn’t make you anti-national.

So in the end before you pick your side, educate yourself before you take stand. You can be for or you can be against, that doesn’t change who you are or make you more or less patriotic. Try not to be swayed by the political games, the one up-man-ship. It’s easy to label and name call, whatever opinions you may form base it on rather than on rumours, whatsapp messages and all things baseless. Educate yourself before you take a stand.