apparently the price of petroleum (gasoline in american) has been "deregulated" in India, with the obvious impact being the price rising because the subsidy provided is gone.
I found this reaction to be somewhat hilarous (found on NDTV's live TV): "you know, the common man has been really hurt by this...I have a Santro and an Accent and now I have to think whether I want to drive my Accent..."
I might wager that this is perhaps (partly) the point of making consumers face the "right", or at least, a "less wrong" price?
Oh, you thought I'd go after the fact that this supposed common man has two cars in a country where the number of malnourished children out number those in sub-saharan Africa, didn't you?
Deregulating the price of fuel is a brave step, but I'm not entirely sure a wise one. Of course, the people making this decision would (should?) have thought about this before. The "right" price arrived at by a calculation that does not allow for some weighting of those worse off isn't right, after all. "Free" markets, that elusive concept, are not going to put weights on anyone.
I amuse myself here; Your amusement is intended but boundedly so
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Monday, December 20, 2010
Political incorrectness is so appealing
"Going for broke, rock till you choke
It don't matter if you drink or smoke
Speak through the beat, get up on your feet
Sweating like a hound dog, white as a sheet
Don't you be scared, don't you be scared
Everybody terrified, I don't seem fair
What are you waiting for
What do you think you were created for
Out of your seat, blind in the heat
Do the nasty boogie mama, stomp your feet"
Hilarious video; the lyrics ("do the nasty boogie") and the video together so well. Of course, one must not make light of what was a terrible time for mankind. But, I mean, "born to raise hell, we know how to do it and we do it real well"?
I'm pretty sure Lemmy did not intend to parody the Nazis when he wrote this song, but it works, and what is better is that it works unintentionally. In fact, to make things merrier, Lemmy's well known for collecting Nazi memorabilia because "the bad guys have the best costumes". So the circumstantial-ness of the whole thing is quite...elegant.
...bringing up an important question: do people largely like to be lead? and do some tiny fraction of them like to lead? because if you put the two together, you get an equilibrium. Can't be a stable one though. Well unless you're the Congress Party and you happen to exist in India.
It don't matter if you drink or smoke
Speak through the beat, get up on your feet
Sweating like a hound dog, white as a sheet
Don't you be scared, don't you be scared
Everybody terrified, I don't seem fair
What are you waiting for
What do you think you were created for
Out of your seat, blind in the heat
Do the nasty boogie mama, stomp your feet"
Hilarious video; the lyrics ("do the nasty boogie") and the video together so well. Of course, one must not make light of what was a terrible time for mankind. But, I mean, "born to raise hell, we know how to do it and we do it real well"?
I'm pretty sure Lemmy did not intend to parody the Nazis when he wrote this song, but it works, and what is better is that it works unintentionally. In fact, to make things merrier, Lemmy's well known for collecting Nazi memorabilia because "the bad guys have the best costumes". So the circumstantial-ness of the whole thing is quite...elegant.
...bringing up an important question: do people largely like to be lead? and do some tiny fraction of them like to lead? because if you put the two together, you get an equilibrium. Can't be a stable one though. Well unless you're the Congress Party and you happen to exist in India.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
a bout de souffle
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
a scene i'd like to see
the camera spans to a placid ocean with families playing on the beach and people generally chilling out
the skies darken
the ominous sound of thunder drums upon the beach
the opening lines of AC/DC's "Hells Bells" start up
and
.
.
.
Rajni comes in riding on a massive wave
rescues a drowning swimmer
touches down on the beach, tosses a coin horizontally and flicks a cigarette into the corner of his mouth...
...until a kid cries out, because there's a shark in the water...
Rajni then stubs the cigarette out on the shark which disappears and says
"Smoking kills, but Rajni Saves"
(except for that he'd request AC/DC to say "heaven's bells" and "rajni's coming for you"...and you know what? They'd do it. Because he is hero of heroes, star of stars...)
the skies darken
the ominous sound of thunder drums upon the beach
the opening lines of AC/DC's "Hells Bells" start up
and
.
.
.
Rajni comes in riding on a massive wave
rescues a drowning swimmer
touches down on the beach, tosses a coin horizontally and flicks a cigarette into the corner of his mouth...
...until a kid cries out, because there's a shark in the water...
Rajni then stubs the cigarette out on the shark which disappears and says
"Smoking kills, but Rajni Saves"
(except for that he'd request AC/DC to say "heaven's bells" and "rajni's coming for you"...and you know what? They'd do it. Because he is hero of heroes, star of stars...)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
This one's special
When the Wild Wind Blows
They've created something wonderful here. Based on the movie - "When the Wind Blows" - available on youtube. It is quite a bleak movie, about a remarkably foolish British couple that question nothing about what they're told regarding a possible nuclear attack, and pay a heavy price for it. Consider yourself warned. It is a very sad movie - something mirroring the spirit of an Empire now crushed.
The song is quite emotional (somewhat less dark), especially after seeing the movie. I have no hesitation in saying this is one of the best songs I've heard from the band, on par with perhaps "Hallowed be thy Name". I think it is relevant that most of the band grew up with the shadow of the London bombings over their heads, and it shows up in this song in a very very stark manner.
It is rare, these songs you know will go down in history.
"He sees the picture on the wall, it’s falling down (...Upside down)
He sees a teardrop from his wife roll down her face (...Saying Grace)
Remember times they had, they flash right through his mind (...Left behind)
Of a lifetime spent together long ago (...Will be gone)"
They've created something wonderful here. Based on the movie - "When the Wind Blows" - available on youtube. It is quite a bleak movie, about a remarkably foolish British couple that question nothing about what they're told regarding a possible nuclear attack, and pay a heavy price for it. Consider yourself warned. It is a very sad movie - something mirroring the spirit of an Empire now crushed.
The song is quite emotional (somewhat less dark), especially after seeing the movie. I have no hesitation in saying this is one of the best songs I've heard from the band, on par with perhaps "Hallowed be thy Name". I think it is relevant that most of the band grew up with the shadow of the London bombings over their heads, and it shows up in this song in a very very stark manner.
It is rare, these songs you know will go down in history.
"He sees the picture on the wall, it’s falling down (...Upside down)
He sees a teardrop from his wife roll down her face (...Saying Grace)
Remember times they had, they flash right through his mind (...Left behind)
Of a lifetime spent together long ago (...Will be gone)"
Sunday, October 3, 2010
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