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Indira, Thatcher, Modi and the problem with Democracy

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              Uncompromising, Relentless and Authoritarian are words that one would associate with dictators around the world. Hitler, Mussolini, Putin are leaders who are all of the above mentioned and more. Three other names, Indira Gandhi, Magaret Thatcher and Narendra Modi are also all of the above and more. What separates the former from the later is the fact that they changed the constitution and governance into a dictatorship to be able to rule with an iron fist. The later mentioned are leaders who managed to carve out an authoritarian leadership while being part of a democracy.         The problem with democracy will always remain about how everyone has a voice and an opinion, no matter how stupid or juvenile someone's opinion is, it must be counted. This invariably disrupts any reforms or changes or ordinances that governments want to bring about. Gullible crowds can always be lobbied by cunning oppositions to further propaganda against every decision made by the governmen

Tiger Woods: A different view

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             We've seen professional athletes losing interest in their respective sports after a few years which often leads to them giving up the sport temporarily or permanently. Professional sport is a taxing job if the enjoyment factor is missing and it can often lead to physical and mental breakdown. What people often tend to forget is that the process of reaching the top is also extremely hard and requires a lot of dedication and mastering of your art. Keeping that in mind, one such example of a golfer comes to mind who reached the pinnacle of his sport and remained at the top pretty much unrivalled.                I will admit, I don't watch golf at all but if you browse through Youtube, you will come across some absolutely ridiculous videos of Tiger Woods right from when he was a child aged 2. If his father's words are to be believed, Tiger had his first golf club at the age of 1 and was winning under-10 competitions at the age of 3. He spent majority of his childho