Who, pray tell, called India a first-world country that the West is jealous of? (The correct word would be "envious," in order for that to make sense. And why would I be envious of a good chunk of the West, if the UK was any example? I've been there. A society in a straight jacket.) There is plenty of the U.S. I am not envious of, and in fact lament.
If you know how to lift India out of its overwhelming poverty, let them know. I'm sure you would be hailed as a messiah. When people are starved, depraved, and abused, you cannot expect them to be paragons of anything. That they can maintain a continuous national culture for millennia is nothing short of remarkable.
By the way, do you know what fliers have to do if they have bailed from a plane and are alone on an inflated raft in the middle of the ocean? In order not to die of salt poisoning, they have to drink their own urine to slake their thirst. Sometimes survival is a choice between what is revolting and death. A bit more pity is called for.
You know what, my country reached the edge of starvation too in the early 90s, it was rough. Somehow we managed to avoid most of the above list and pull through. Why can't India? I have no pity for sloth, evil and depravity.
Not clear that those are the main obstacles. Part of the problem (if not all of the problem) is the growth of the population exceeding the growth of the economy. I get the sense that Modi is seeking ways to grow the economy. And then there is the problem of mass education. It is pretty clear that India seems not to have a "middle class" as we understand it, which is a great hindrance to economic growth. Also, superstition does not help, but neither does secularism, so there is a kind of religious paralysis, where not everyone has the same religion. Tribalism can create innumerable barriers. I have to wonder whether there is any unity in India, over anything.
But I have seen the occasional TikTok video clip of rural Indians coming together to save a baby elephant from a pitfall. A people willing to band together for that cannot be all bad.
Who, pray tell, called India a first-world country that the West is jealous of? (The correct word would be "envious," in order for that to make sense. And why would I be envious of a good chunk of the West, if the UK was any example? I've been there. A society in a straight jacket.) There is plenty of the U.S. I am not envious of, and in fact lament.
If you know how to lift India out of its overwhelming poverty, let them know. I'm sure you would be hailed as a messiah. When people are starved, depraved, and abused, you cannot expect them to be paragons of anything. That they can maintain a continuous national culture for millennia is nothing short of remarkable.
By the way, do you know what fliers have to do if they have bailed from a plane and are alone on an inflated raft in the middle of the ocean? In order not to die of salt poisoning, they have to drink their own urine to slake their thirst. Sometimes survival is a choice between what is revolting and death. A bit more pity is called for.
Jealous is a synonym of envious.
You know what, my country reached the edge of starvation too in the early 90s, it was rough. Somehow we managed to avoid most of the above list and pull through. Why can't India? I have no pity for sloth, evil and depravity.
Not clear that those are the main obstacles. Part of the problem (if not all of the problem) is the growth of the population exceeding the growth of the economy. I get the sense that Modi is seeking ways to grow the economy. And then there is the problem of mass education. It is pretty clear that India seems not to have a "middle class" as we understand it, which is a great hindrance to economic growth. Also, superstition does not help, but neither does secularism, so there is a kind of religious paralysis, where not everyone has the same religion. Tribalism can create innumerable barriers. I have to wonder whether there is any unity in India, over anything.
But I have seen the occasional TikTok video clip of rural Indians coming together to save a baby elephant from a pitfall. A people willing to band together for that cannot be all bad.