Left-of-centre thought is alive
The article discusses the enduring value of left-of-centre ideas despite recent electoral losses in India. It emphasizes the need for a cultural revival of leftist values to counteract rightist thought. A proposed conclave could serve as a platform for left-of-centre individuals to unite and promote their beliefs publicly.
- ▪Left-of-centre ideas like socialism and social democracy remain relevant despite political setbacks.
- ▪Many individuals across various professions support left-of-centre values but remain silent in the current political climate.
- ▪A conclave of leftist individuals and organizations could help foster a cultural environment that promotes left-of-centre beliefs.
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The value of left-of-centre ideas, such as socialism, social democracy, secularism, economic egalitarianism, gender-equality, freedom of speech, equal opportunity, right to health and education and so on, will never die.Then why is anybody and everybody shooting off their mouths and writing about how it is the end of the road for the left in India, especially more so after the recent Assembly elections in West Bengal and Kerala. The electoral losses in these two States are not a surprise, and it can be said that the last political citadel of the left (Kerala) has fallen, but that surely does not amount to the fall of left-of-centre thought and conviction.There is a need to make a clear distinction between political opposition to the right and cultural opposition to rightist thought.
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