"The only country with low IQ citizens on this entire earth are actually India - I sorry, if I am going to offend some friends here - First you take care of dirty, old, filthy, perverse men raping small girls..then dare to talk...we hear everyday about this disgusting behavior from people of your country. Raping a little baby girl who was only two years old, that is high IQ behavior? Do not ever dare to write such blog again, I will report you if you do!"From a well know face of this EC club. I wont name her.
This was the comment that came on my blog in which I was trying to defend the US. Although everyone knows that US does not need any defense given the economic, military and political might of her! But my fight was ideological. I have read recently US basing comments and blogs here (For eg. Imagine World without US written by James bond). Even before this blog there were people using their right to freedom as right to criticize USA for middle east crisis, Syria problem and its spill over effects.
The issues are sensitive, we all agree on it! Issues are important there is no deny over it. Nationalism is an issue very close to our hearts and people usually forget what they are saying. For example the comment written by that "well know face of EC club", was out of context and had nothing to do with the blog I wrote. It was reply to self assumed derogatory remark. What ever I wrote, I have factual evidences on it. In fact I personally believe that people who pass hasty comments without thinking over it prudently manifests their immatureness. As done by the commentator above. One should always think well before passing such comments.
Well, the topic I want to raise in this blog is far bigger and more indispensable. There is a trend among youth of getting hyper sensitive over certain issues. Though studies suggest the reason as well. As people pass their teenage/adolescence, they get exposure to new things. While their hormonal secretions is on peak, their start getting responsibility not only at home but also at colleges and society level. Its a state of transition.
A state in which you are more prone to changes. Changes not only biological (puberty) or mental but also psychological and Philosophical (ideological). In fact the personality of human as we know start developing at late teen (17-18 years) and start crystallizing by late mid 20's. Its the time most of the people chose their life partners, their career options and take all big decision of the life. Its the time when people are more energetic and enthusiastic toward their life.
But as every phase of life has two aspects one benign and other brutal. Its also the age when certain brainwashed kids become terrorists. People fall in the trap of drug abuse and start doing heinous crimes on regular basis. It is true that this youth by and large determine the future of a society, state and on larger scale country.
I personally believe that elders and olders of families and society should have a especial watch over their children at this age. So that they can get a balanced view of life. Extreme of everything is biased, as an old adage goes, "excess of everything is bad". Over nationalism is no exception. I personally think that nothing is bigger than truth and facts. Those who embrace truth, understand and analyze it and learn from it get an insight of history. And History repeats itself. One should always be open to new ideas and should examine them for larger benefits and purposes.
PS - I have not replied to the derogatory remarks passed by the commentator, because I do not want to fall in the blame game that my fragile ego person could not understand. But I do not want to turn off my eyes from the issue she raised. Rapes! As its an issue I see more frequently in a country of 1.25 billion people. My opinion over it have been already expressed in blog http://www.myenglishclub.com/profiles/blogs/indian-women-in-the-changing-time
Please visit it and put your opinion. I will welcome all constructive criticism based on logic and reasoning (not emotions) :)
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Evangelina, let's agree that we disagree on the question of "Countries with (low IQ)". In other words we have difference of opinion and probably perception over this issue.
Let's go the basic notion of a state (country). Country are made by two components first is people (masses) and second is leadership. Leadership who might be monarch/dictator and in second case elected (by the people). The first component of a country is people who might be literate, educated, aware or might not be anything at all.
Its the leadership who take decisions, and decisions of today makes tomorrow. If the leaders of a country are taking wrong decision and in future the country is going to suffer because of those decision then who should be blamed for it? Ofc leadership, but is that enough?
My personal belief is that if that leader is elected, then he derives his legitimacy from the people of that country and all the decisions are taken on behalf of the people. If those choices are wrong then not only the leadership (elite) should be accused of being low IQ but the people of that democratic set up should also be liable for the debacles in decision making body. Because democracy is not only elections after a 4-5 years of time. Its a continuous process, its also about having transparency, accountability and proper discussions about major policy making. Knowing the opinion of the people and getting them involved in decision making process.
If a country takes proud of their success and intelligence of their leadership in good times then they must admit the mediocrity of their leadership at the times of failure and catastrophes. In my previous blog my humble request at world level was that instead of criticizing the country whose leadership is constantly doing excellent for their people start putting pressure on your own leaders who cant compete them (American leaders). And its duty/responsibility of the people.
Now second case where there is no democracy. It will be easy for me to go other way round in this case. Lets being with American revolution, French revolution, Russian revolution, Chinese revolution. What is common in all these revolutions is that in these major events common people came forward and toppled the established rule (may be colonial, military or monarch but not democratic certainly). I call these people smart and high IQ.
What makes a person slave? A person is slave when he/she does not use his own mind and follow the orders of others without thinking over the issue. If the people are following some one who is with low IQ, unelected and is king, leader just because he is born in a particular family then the people following him are also dumb.
Now you have two choices either change the system and make your own leaders accountable. Involve the common people in the policy making questions and save the future of the country. Or fight for the country who is represented either by non elected, self proclaimed leaders or those who do not respect your opinion once they get elected. In both the cases I will call the people along with leadership as Low IQ.
Kitni arab log Baharat main? Yaha sach hai, lakin bolo aik million, aisa karo. Sorry Traveler, my Hindi is weak, but I wanted to say, if from those one hundred billion people, let say, one million do it. That does not mean the rest are the same. It's just the media from one side, and the people who want to fish in turbid water from the other side.