Why is the struggle for existence only limited to the material? Can you exist without happiness? Without resolution of conflicts?
Thoughts over Valentine’s Day…(point 6 is the coolest)
1. what’s Valentines day? It’s the expression of capitalism. Capitalism first makes us realize that we are lonely ONLY coz we don’t have someone to love…f*** capitalism….just having someone in your life doesn’t relieve you of loneliness and people who don’t have that person are not sad…ok…
remember capitalism does not tell us that we are lonely (that used to be there, when the market just told you what you are...like dark skinned, ugly, fat…poor, uncool…) but it’s a fallout that we begin to realize it…I support Saif’s argument that capitalism makes us individualistic thus, lonely…
2. ok fine, we are lonely (which is more of an inner feeling)…but then the market tells us that you are capable of buying happiness and buying happiness for you loved one…ah…buy a present...buy her gold earrings (what the hell were Indian marriages doing till date??)…buy her flowers (the phoolvaale are making money thanks to the market)
3.its become such a huge issue…sometimes its so embarrassing to accept that its happening here...in India…and coz of complex reasons…what’s amazing is that all of a sudden its become a thing…even last year, no one really cared that it existed…only metro couples (read: archies type) thought about it…
4.why? I give two reasons for this: a) the market has spread V day beyond the few cities it was in initially…b) the market has influenced other institutions to support V day…like today I watched the news (CNN- IBN) and the anchor begins “ today on Valentine’s day, we do not have good news”…matlab the first five news were only on V day!!...and the last news was on how to cook up something nice for your Valentines…so here you go…everything that is a product of the market is talking the same thing and making us conscious about it?
5. Now why these backlashes?...what the hell does religion have to do with love? (actually, V day is not about love*)…neither are these rebellions against love…this ‘new form of expression of love’ is seen as a threat to patriarchy and THIS IS WHAT religion can't take…religion (after marriage) enforces patriarchy and maintains it…(that’s why men are more religious!! And that’s also why men don’t see the need to rebel…they are blind to reality and oppression!)…
6. also the same democracy which allows this ‘new form of expression of love’ allows rebel…allows dissent, allows groups to mobilize and become strong…so both V day and its backlash are the products of the same thing
the funniest thing is that when we rebel against V day coz it’s a capitalist strategy…our goal becomes the same as the right wingers (winngers???)…that’s how ideology comes to a full circle…the liberal and the conformists have a common enemy…for the liberals its stauts quo and for the conformists it’s the change agents…that’s the beauty of V day…its for both to rebel
So this was theory…now practice…theory is so perfect, practice is full of contradictions and emotions…
So im gonna go now and enjoy my valentines with chocolate chip cookies (bought them for my valentine…my sister…I only bought one pack so we would learn to share them!!)
Thank you Chanchal, Saif and Sayed ……..
* what is love…I have no f****** clue…
Thoughts over Valentine’s Day…(point 6 is the coolest)
1. what’s Valentines day? It’s the expression of capitalism. Capitalism first makes us realize that we are lonely ONLY coz we don’t have someone to love…f*** capitalism….just having someone in your life doesn’t relieve you of loneliness and people who don’t have that person are not sad…ok…
remember capitalism does not tell us that we are lonely (that used to be there, when the market just told you what you are...like dark skinned, ugly, fat…poor, uncool…) but it’s a fallout that we begin to realize it…I support Saif’s argument that capitalism makes us individualistic thus, lonely…
2. ok fine, we are lonely (which is more of an inner feeling)…but then the market tells us that you are capable of buying happiness and buying happiness for you loved one…ah…buy a present...buy her gold earrings (what the hell were Indian marriages doing till date??)…buy her flowers (the phoolvaale are making money thanks to the market)
3.its become such a huge issue…sometimes its so embarrassing to accept that its happening here...in India…and coz of complex reasons…what’s amazing is that all of a sudden its become a thing…even last year, no one really cared that it existed…only metro couples (read: archies type) thought about it…
4.why? I give two reasons for this: a) the market has spread V day beyond the few cities it was in initially…b) the market has influenced other institutions to support V day…like today I watched the news (CNN- IBN) and the anchor begins “ today on Valentine’s day, we do not have good news”…matlab the first five news were only on V day!!...and the last news was on how to cook up something nice for your Valentines…so here you go…everything that is a product of the market is talking the same thing and making us conscious about it?
5. Now why these backlashes?...what the hell does religion have to do with love? (actually, V day is not about love*)…neither are these rebellions against love…this ‘new form of expression of love’ is seen as a threat to patriarchy and THIS IS WHAT religion can't take…religion (after marriage) enforces patriarchy and maintains it…(that’s why men are more religious!! And that’s also why men don’t see the need to rebel…they are blind to reality and oppression!)…
6. also the same democracy which allows this ‘new form of expression of love’ allows rebel…allows dissent, allows groups to mobilize and become strong…so both V day and its backlash are the products of the same thing
the funniest thing is that when we rebel against V day coz it’s a capitalist strategy…our goal becomes the same as the right wingers (winngers???)…that’s how ideology comes to a full circle…the liberal and the conformists have a common enemy…for the liberals its stauts quo and for the conformists it’s the change agents…that’s the beauty of V day…its for both to rebel
So this was theory…now practice…theory is so perfect, practice is full of contradictions and emotions…
So im gonna go now and enjoy my valentines with chocolate chip cookies (bought them for my valentine…my sister…I only bought one pack so we would learn to share them!!)
Thank you Chanchal, Saif and Sayed ……..
* what is love…I have no f****** clue…
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