RANT: Exhausted by the propaganda, the division, and the absolute joke that is Indian politics today.
I just need to vent because I am honestly losing my mind watching the state of our country right now.
Is anyone else just completely burnt out by every single political party? The current govt is literally just running on propaganda at this point. Everything is about dividing people—religion, caste, whatever keeps us distracted—while their actual policies just make the ultra-rich even richer. The rest of us are just left here to struggle, pay taxes, and fight with each other.
And then you look at the "alternatives" and it’s an absolute joke. Wtf is this new "Cockroach" party movement? Everyone online is hyping it up like it’s some massive, organic Gen Z revolution, but let’s be real for a second—it screams astroturfing. It feels exactly like a front being manipulated by AAP or some other established party's IT cell sitting in the background. It’s the exact same dirty politics, just packaged as a shiny new internet meme to fool the youth. They are treating us like idiots.
As an ordinary citizen, I just want actual, logical changes. Why is literally NO ONE talking about real, systemic reforms?
Take the reservation system, for example. It is desperately crying out for an overhaul. It shouldn't just be a blind, blanket policy anymore. We absolutely need a system that focuses on deserving candidates. There need to be strict background checks and heavy economic criteria so that the help actually goes to people who genuinely lack financial and social backing, rather than letting the same people exploit the system generation after generation. We need a merit-based approach combined with actual upliftment, not this endless vote-bank appeasement.
And honestly, what kills me the most is thinking about the next election. Who am I even supposed to vote for? If I go and vote NOTA, it feels like a complete waste of a vote. NOTA doesn't actually stop anything—millions of people will still vote for these mainstream parties, a government will still be formed anyway, and we'll just end up with a terrible leadership regardless. But at the same time, choosing the "lesser of two evils" feels just as exhausting because they all suck.
I’m just sick of the division and the constant manipulation from all sides. Am I the only one who feels completely politically homeless rn? How do we even push for real change when our only options are wasting a vote on NOTA or picking a party that doesn't care about us?