{"id":3818,"date":"2011-08-20T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2011-08-20T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T15:40:01","slug":"annas-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/annas-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna\u2019s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been much written about Anna Hazare over the last few months, but no one says it quite as succinctly<\/a> as my friend Peter Griffin. I quote:<\/p>\n

\n

1. I’m anti-corruption. <\/p>\n

2. I’m anti-Anna Hazare. <\/p>\n

3. Hazare is a sanctimonious right-wing tyrant so cloaked in his own virtue that he believes he is above the law. <\/p>\n

4. The law is frequently an ass. <\/p>\n

5. Nevertheless, the law is frequently our only hope. <\/p>\n

6. Better the elected asses than the dictatorial unelected. <\/p>\n

7. The government is playing into Hazare’s hands with its idiocy. <\/p>\n

8. Yes, these views can be held simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here are some of the pieces I’ve written that deal directly or indirectly with Anna Hazare:<\/p>\n

Where Anna Hazare Gets It Wrong<\/a>
\nThe Rorschach Effect in Indian Politics<\/a>
\nIndia’s Second Freedom Struggle<\/a><\/p>\n

And some good pieces by others on the subject:<\/p>\n

FAQ: Why Anna Hazare is wrong and Lok Pal a bad idea<\/a>—Nitin Pai
\nOf the few, by the few<\/a>—Pratap Bhanu Mehta
\nThe dangers of a movement<\/a>—Ranjit Hoskote
\nThe Making of an Authority: Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi<\/a>—Mukul Sharma
\nSpare Us the Gandhian Halo<\/a>—Hartosh Singh Bal
\nThe Anna Hazare Show<\/a>—Manu Joseph
\nTime to Step Back<\/a>—Pratap Bhanu Mehta<\/p>\n

And also, here’s an interesting piece<\/a> on Hazare’s media strategy. <\/p>\n

All this is not to say, of course, that our government hasn’t behaved entirely ridiculously in all this. They’re also clowns. Such it goes.<\/p>\n

Update<\/b>: Also read this excellent piece by Gautam Patel: Rupees, Annas And Vice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Via Arun Simha<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s been much written about Anna Hazare over the last few months, but no one says it quite as succinctly<\/a> as my friend Peter Griffin. I quote:<\/p>\n

\n

1. I’m anti-corruption. <\/p>\n

2. I’m anti-Anna Hazare. <\/p>\n

3. Hazare is a sanctimonious right-wing tyrant so cloaked in his own virtue that he believes he is above the law. <\/p>\n

4. The law is frequently an ass. <\/p>\n

5. Nevertheless, the law is frequently our only hope. <\/p>\n

6. Better the elected asses than the dictatorial unelected. <\/p>\n

7. The government is playing into Hazare’s hands with its idiocy. <\/p>\n

8. Yes, these views can be held simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here are some of the pieces I’ve written that deal directly or indirectly with Anna Hazare:<\/p>\n

Where Anna Hazare Gets It Wrong<\/a>
\nThe Rorschach Effect in Indian Politics<\/a>
\nIndia’s Second Freedom Struggle<\/a><\/p>\n

And some good pieces by others on the subject:<\/p>\n

FAQ: Why Anna Hazare is wrong and Lok Pal a bad idea<\/a>—Nitin Pai
\nOf the few, by the few<\/a>—Pratap Bhanu Mehta
\nThe Making of an Authority: Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi<\/a>—Mukul Sharma
\nSpare Us the Gandhian Halo<\/a>—Hartosh Singh Bal
\nThe Anna Hazare Show<\/a>—Manu Joseph
\nTime to Step Back<\/a>—Pratap Bhanu Mehta<\/p>\n

And also, here’s an interesting piece<\/a> on Hazare’s media strategy. <\/p>\n

All this is not to say, of course, that our government hasn’t behaved entirely ridiculously in all this. They’re also clowns. Such it goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAnna\u2019s Song - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/annas-song\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anna\u2019s Song - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There’s been much written about Anna Hazare over the last few months, but no one says it quite as succinctly as my friend Peter Griffin. I quote: 1. I’m anti-corruption. 2. 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