Democratic polity did not set it's root in our society for various reasons.
Since, we the people from this deltaic plain of Padma, Jamuna and Meghna always ruled by outsiders, feeling of freedom and equity was suppressed as lived under oppression and submission. In so doing developed and demonstrates submissive characteristics in general. One may disagree but that will be only distortion of reality out of sheer ego and exaggeration which can not be helpful for our progress. However, it does not mean that self respect and free thinkers were not there or no one emerged with strong voice and values.
Great majority of our population lived under poverty either under Mongols (Mughols), Turks or Panjabis. Shockingly it continues today under Sh. Hasina or Begum Khaleda who are native of this land.
The GDP in nominal or real term has increased many fold in last 60 years, yet it is far below than what achieved by our moderate neighbors, save those great achievers in our neighborhood.
Impoverishment chastised further our bodily and moral strength and values that, I am afraid, today runs into our blood and genre. Any Bangladeshi, everywhere demonstrates a personality that will bear this testimony. The same appears as deterrence to securing leading positions in competition with others, even with Pakistanis and Indians as main point of disqualification. This only excludes purely technical hands.
We usually shout at wrong time and in wrong place (out of passive characteristic) often with loud and noisy exaggeration, ineffectively.
'Bengalis could think ahead of Indians or Pakis', only on certain given circumstances but that also diminished in thin air long ago.
Take twenty most read novels from 60s to todate, find a character that effectively demonstrated and exercised good values that influenced our society effectively towards a positive dimension!
Take fifty articles of our popular columnists from the same period, you will notice inherent intellect, eloquence, objectivity and farsightedness all collapses in great inconsistency and often in great disarray representing there social positioning then and now. It does tell the same old tale.
Democracy, humanity and social justice in their perception changes along the line of their mentors (netris). What they vowed to fight yesterday against, today they accept and submit only to satisfy their masters. When they claim as scholars (budhijibi), can't be called free human.
Take example of Rab killings, custodial deaths, high court's inaction or misruling, injustice that taken place under BNP, you will notice how vehemently those scholars opposed and stood as symbol of a savior of democracy, justice and human rights. Today they are very silent on the same issues, accepts the crimes as committed by their Netris. It can not be from an independent mind that takes it's wisdom from its own values. But why we are so? Their submissive and criminal embedded psychology as we have seen our history books, repeats - only to safeguard and protect the 'dada babu, korta, mohajon and its equivalent today.
Today when we count on our GNP or literacy rate both explains the conditions of the majority. No one is ready to take responsibility and ownership of our sordid conditions and status, yet they plan for a life time rule.
It is a strange manifestation in our society, strange indeed to prove that we love freedom, we care for justice for our people.
We have a long way to go!
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