Politics is run by the Barrel of Gun

There is no denial of the fact that politicians need power to run their politics smoothly and the power of fear often comes in handy. Political parties are a hoard of people with different mindsets joined together by the motto, agenda or principles of their party. They also need that their voters too believe in their propaganda and in order to do so, to lead such large group of people each having his own opinions and way of thinking, they often need someone who can rule with an iron fist, hence the role of power steps in.

In the law of jungle, he who is powerful alone, rules but in our society power must be coupled with responsibility. We humans, are essentially animals and animals are kept in control by power and in many instances we are also controlled by power, we worship power, we fear power. But as we propel into more advanced societies we understand that our biggest power is cooperation. It our teamwork and helping nature.

That has brought our species so far. If the people are contended the party will surely flourish and the true power of armaments lies in the hands that wield it. So it is more important to have the power of the masses with you. The people's trust in their leaders has more potential than having the fear of them.

As we are a developing country we may see some examples where politics is controlled by the barrel of gun but we are on the verge of seeing our politics running on the rails of our nation's development with the fuel of people's trust towards setting up an example for other countries to follow.

Hi.

I think we have the best democratic system ever.

Firstly,

We never cast our vote, we vote for our caste, we fight with poor but never fight with poverty, we want a strict government when we hear about corruption, but we are more comfortable with closing our own deals with a bribe. We never expect anything from our government, as we know that we lost our right when had our own reasons for voting rather than voting for a right candidate.

We as a society we have lost our right to question a politician because we made them. Every vote has a rate, it could be monetary, religious favouritism, Caste favouritism or fear for our well being. If this is how we are, why do someone need to run politics by the barrel of a gun.

Second,

In our country elections are won by media, if the advertising campaign is hit the party wins,

Let's take the example of Prashant Kishore, he was the main person behind the success of NDA and now the opposition wants him to help them win. He helped BJP against Congress, JDU against BJP and now YSRCP wants him against TDP. Till we can't judge between the truth in the news we are just a herd of sheep's.

Hi, Guys!

It's great to hear your valuable opinions upon such a controversial topic.

In my opinion, it is the bitter truth that politics is run by the barrel of a gun these days. We live in a democratic country where governance is created through the process of voting. Looking behind the curtain we say a darker side of politics ie the application of guns and muscle power in order to seek the votes.

We all are well aware of the fact that most of the MP's & MLA's have criminal records entering into politics to clean their image along getting indulged into various scams.

No one has the power to stop them, nobody questions them because their business runs through the fear created by them in the minds of the public. I do feel that "Power of Ballot is more than the power of Bullet " ie if we people join hands and decide not to vote such criminals then surely our political system will be improved and we will have a better governance for the nation.

Thankyou!

Yes, I would stone favour of it that today politics run by the barrel of the gun because the first thing is that there is no parameter to join in politics only needed thing is that you should be the inhabitant of India so politics become the roost of all the hooligan because its better way for them to join it. Whats the character of someone is difficult to determine without any parameter. You may take instance of some big wig of the countries who seems to be a leader but in the guise of it they are different one. Who is leader?according to the maxim of Dale carnige"if your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more then you are a leader". Whose character inspires us, nobody's. Many leaders are in countries who has been charged for the crime, assassination, defalcation etc. Eventually, I will estate a line for the leaders that "they have more hairs than wit, more faults than hairs and more money than faults" which they use to dictate us.

According to me yes politics are run by the barrel of gun mostly in rural areas because they do not have proper education they do not have any police protection, moreover they are belonging from below poverty line. So obviously if a particular party assure them that you will be getting money if you cast your vote to our party then obviously they will be influenced by that.

This is the fact if you don't have sufficient food for eating twice in a day if you can't buy clothes for your child, if your child can't go to school only because of money then what will be more important for you getting money or casting vote who really deserve to be leader, Isn't it money? That is the main reason.

And talking about urban areas, people of urban areas do have everything luxurious lifestyle, money, protection, media coverage, proper education and a mentality to decide who deserves to be the leader so nobody can make them fool easily.

Hello Everybody.

I partially agree with the statement politics is run by the barrel of gun. This is not the scene in popular and well know areas but in remote areas this kind of situation still exist. Th only weapon which can fight against this problem is education and proper facilities. People in remote ares do not have facilities like good education, empowerment, hospitals and media coverage. They do not know what is happening n the world around them.

So the are not aware of the fact that they are suppressed by few people. Due to this lack of awareness they accept this suppression as their fate and are not raising their voice against it. Once they are provided with the facilities (education, medical, police, media coverage). They will definitely raise their voice against the wrong things and this will help in eliminating gun rule politics.

Hi.

In my point of view many people are saying like this politics are run by the barrel of gun but this is our mistake. Our nation s not made by individual. We have a rights to choose the right one. Who said people from different area has different awareness. Most of the literate people has only theory knowledge about nation. So my suggestions literate or illiterate are doesn't matter here.

People should have a good decision making power to elect the right one. Politician can't able to do anything against people.

I agree some people cast their vote to their caste and for some money. If people learned their mistake from experience. Every will be solved. Everything is in our hands.

Hello friends.

I m partially agree with this statement now in India people are aware about their fundamental right and they are educated, they know the value of their vote therefore they use their mind while voting and this result in a very high amount of reduction in the criminal background people in parliament. But yes as all people are not so much educated therefore they are exploited by some politician. So a very much important need of our country is that we have to people aware about their rights and in last I want to say only one thing that their are people in our country who does not know whether they are exploited or not so education is very very much necessary.

Yes. Even I do agree to this point that politics is being run by the barrel of a gun. Ofcourse not in city areas but in backward areas such as MP and UP because people are not very educated in those areas. So for anything and everything politicians use criminals as to get votes from people at their gunpoint and also bribe the innocent people to get maximum votes to win the elections.

I would rather say that. This is nothing but corruption. And it all can be stopped if politicians and we as as respected citizens of India change ourselves and not get into all of this. This is what I feel from my side dear fellow mates.

I won't say completely yes or no dependence on environment as our friends said rural and urban areas and local leaders, I think now a days politics not that much effected by gun power & vote for note in some parties that we can support by recent AAP Delhi victory, but if we see other parties note for vote is working mostly than gun power.

But now a days most of all are aware of politics due to technology, every one are accessible to media. Because of some of corrupted politicians and citizens we are still remained as developing country. Hope for better because now PM is doing lot of developmental activities.