The past few years have been rather contentious, and every subject matter is a trigger point – Covid, Vaccines, Politics of course dominated the discourse. Other subjects like economy, tax policy, security, terror and global issues formed a part. To argue with passion is one thing, to do so with conviction is quite another – especially when one is expressing an opinion and nothing more often. Here is an opinion about opinions. Everybody has an opinion on everything, but to dissect this, our opinions are shaped by the following. Personal Experience Reflected Experience Subject Matter Knowledge Data related to the subject & Information Emotion Be it the Prime Minister or the Private citizen, none can claim to have all of these on an issue to express an opinion that can be taken as the final word. Nobody is at 100%. Decisions are where our opinions get converted as actions. Decisions are based on a combination of the above which as a sum, we believe to be 100%, which in reality ...
The Defining Moment in POTUS 2024 Elections Enough and more is being debated and discussed about the victory of Donald Trump in the USA Presidential elections. Here is my take on the issue. Before the elections, one felt that Trump had a chance but given his unpredictable behaviour, was most likely to lose. Further, it was obvious that the left socialist deep state did not want him in the White House. The popular expectation was that the deep state would use the election system to legally rig the vote in favour of the democrats. With Joe Biden as the opponent, his chances were optimistic. Then suddenly Joe Biden nominated Kamala Harris in his place and walked away into the sunset. At that time – she had everything that was perfect based on what we heard/read – Black, Woman, Active proponent of LGBTQ, Abortion etc. Soon the Hollywood glitterati and Silicon Valley corporate honchos officially endorsed her. Given the long line up of big names, a very partial list here, her winning was a f...