The following has been written on the base of another article "The political fallout of natural disasters" that was written taking into account the Human Emotions After a disaster.
The political fallout of natural disasters
Quoting a para from the article:
"Looking at presidential elections between 1952 and 2004, they find that county-level tornado damage leads to a decline in the incumbent party’s presidential vote share. That sounds like blind retrospection, with voters blaming whoever happens to be in office when disaster strikes."
We are talking about making use of the vulnerable state of mind of the citizens to build a Political Party for the better interests of the State and its citizens. The recent floods have thrown in a lot of topics to be put on the table for a debate and the most prominent one is the efficiency of the Government (of any state as a matter of fact) in dealing with a disaster of unprecedented proportions. While we cannot completely blame the government for losses incurred due to the flooding, the government can be held accountable for its shoddy Disaster Management policy and lack of urban planning. And considering the State of TN, the government cannot blame the previous regime either because the 'party in office' was voted to power thrice since 1991. Everything happens for a reason, and perhaps an initiative now can change the dynamics of TamilNadu politics. AAP was born out of a revolution against corruption (IAC movement) and the timing of its inception was what helped its growth (mostly). Though AAP failed miserably later it can be still be used as a case-study for 'How not to mess up First-time Politics'. I believe the below reasons are good enough for a new Party to succeed.
1. The timing. Given the fact that the assembly elections are due in the next few months, there is hardly enough time for the people to forget and forgive.
2. The two top parties are levelled with corruption charges. Until the beginning of 2015, the 'Ruling party' still held the edge over other parties with several welfare schemes, but the Mathematical Joke in the verdict of Disproportionate Assets case by Justice CR Kumaraswamy left a few scratching their heads. Also acquisition of a multiplex (a threat to entrepreneurs) and the manner in which they handled the recent crisis are all setbacks for the Party in Power.
3. The insensitive manner in which all the political parties reacted to the recent disaster has left the citizens fuming (This is evident in the many videos that surfaced recently). The effectiveness of social media and the potential of the young are grabbing eyeballs and 'The need for change' is becoming the talk of the town.
4. Apart from the two giants in TN politics, the other political parties are literally insignificant and have nothing to boast of as achievements.
"Revolution isn't smashing something, it is bringing forth something."
-Joseph Campbell (American Writer)
One reason why this cannot happen is "Screw Politics.Lets all just mind our business."
The political fallout of natural disasters
Quoting a para from the article:
"Looking at presidential elections between 1952 and 2004, they find that county-level tornado damage leads to a decline in the incumbent party’s presidential vote share. That sounds like blind retrospection, with voters blaming whoever happens to be in office when disaster strikes."
We are talking about making use of the vulnerable state of mind of the citizens to build a Political Party for the better interests of the State and its citizens. The recent floods have thrown in a lot of topics to be put on the table for a debate and the most prominent one is the efficiency of the Government (of any state as a matter of fact) in dealing with a disaster of unprecedented proportions. While we cannot completely blame the government for losses incurred due to the flooding, the government can be held accountable for its shoddy Disaster Management policy and lack of urban planning. And considering the State of TN, the government cannot blame the previous regime either because the 'party in office' was voted to power thrice since 1991. Everything happens for a reason, and perhaps an initiative now can change the dynamics of TamilNadu politics. AAP was born out of a revolution against corruption (IAC movement) and the timing of its inception was what helped its growth (mostly). Though AAP failed miserably later it can be still be used as a case-study for 'How not to mess up First-time Politics'. I believe the below reasons are good enough for a new Party to succeed.
1. The timing. Given the fact that the assembly elections are due in the next few months, there is hardly enough time for the people to forget and forgive.
2. The two top parties are levelled with corruption charges. Until the beginning of 2015, the 'Ruling party' still held the edge over other parties with several welfare schemes, but the Mathematical Joke in the verdict of Disproportionate Assets case by Justice CR Kumaraswamy left a few scratching their heads. Also acquisition of a multiplex (a threat to entrepreneurs) and the manner in which they handled the recent crisis are all setbacks for the Party in Power.
3. The insensitive manner in which all the political parties reacted to the recent disaster has left the citizens fuming (This is evident in the many videos that surfaced recently). The effectiveness of social media and the potential of the young are grabbing eyeballs and 'The need for change' is becoming the talk of the town.
4. Apart from the two giants in TN politics, the other political parties are literally insignificant and have nothing to boast of as achievements.
"Revolution isn't smashing something, it is bringing forth something."
-Joseph Campbell (American Writer)
One reason why this cannot happen is "Screw Politics.Lets all just mind our business."
