[Debate] Fwd: Lip [Lock] Service & Purchasing Power of People....

Tue Nov 22 09:41:32 GMT 2011

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

OCCUPY LOVE !

And now for something a little fun (but also very serious) on… lip  
service, something we all know… certainly here in India (?).

(First, do you know / have you seen the images of Benetton’s new  
campaign, and the controversy around it ?  In case you don't /  
haven’t, you should first take a look at that : http://unhate.benetton.com/ 
  and say, http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/11/17/benetton-unhate-campaign-obama-kissing/ 
.]

Lip […] Service & the Purchasing Power of People

Rakesh Manchanda

             Thanks, Rakesh !

             JS

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> From: "rakeshmanchanda" <rakeshmanchanda at hotmail.com>
> Date: November 21 2011 9:57:50 am GMT+05:30
> To: "Dalits Media Watch" <PMARC at dgroups.org>
> Subject: [PMARC] Lip Lock Service & Purchasing Power of People....+  
> my request for publishing.
> Reply-To: "Dalits Media Watch" <PMARC at dgroups.org>
>
Lip Lock Service & Purchasing Power of People.

By : Rakesh Manchanda.

What will you do if one day the whole world is on one side and you  
with a democratically elected leader on opposite ? Simple, just turn  
back towards media and kiss your fellow leader from a different  
country. Lips do not lie ! Lips have sensitive and honest  
communication cells.Try it and you shall be the leader of the whole  
world. Benetton a global textile chain names this campaign as “  
Unhate”. The new kissing campaign, which was launched last Wednesday,   
is aimed at fostering tolerance and "global love." Benetton add shows  
a Pope kissing an Imam. List of Global kissers includes presidents of  
America, China, France, Venezuela and premiers of Israel and  
Palestine. Premium digitally engineered smooches continues to add  
value in the global media showcase.

Thanks to new gays law of Canada & Europe, top World leaders agree to  
display  a `kiss` promotion. They continue also to extend a lip  
service to public.Financial resuscitation to people as a diversion to  
the global failure of capitalist governance systems. We in India may  
like it or not but improving purchasing power of 99 % people is the  
only solution for Global Tsunami in failing Governance systems. All  
other solutions painted by conventional media have a short life.Top  
one percent leaders under pressure are now engaged in kissing each  
other not on the cheek but lip to lip. Why world leaders are engaged  
in a lip lock ? To divert attention from Overcome Wall Street Movement  
or to show media that All is Well. Or perhaps to promote a new  
discovery of love ? Love for market.

Markets speak different.Let us open the political lip lock.Greek prime  
minister George Papandreou resigned last week.Greece now needs to  
decide whether it should continue with the European Union or break  
from the Euro. A crisis driven transitional government of ‘national  
unity’ has been poped up hoping to restore political stability. The  
struggle is control and calm the nerves of a turbulent global  
financial market. This, however, appears unlikely with the Greek  
people up in arms against growing unemployment, severe cuts in social  
sector spending combined with increasing working hours,increasing  
VAT,increasing retirement age, lower wages and pensions. Greece and  
Italy has already been disturbed by an unprecedented number of  
nationwide strikes as middle level business houses are closed. Italy’s  
prime minister Silvio Berlusconi after ruling for 17 years has  
resigned. Italy debt of 120% of its GDP is out of control. All rescue  
measures that are implemented by 1% leaders will mount further  
miseries on the 99% people.

Why India and Pak leaders are spared in a lip lock and kiss is a miss  
here ? Perhaps due to cultural sensitivity. Advocacy by Indian media  
recently in HT and TOI that FDI in Pension can save economy by  
providing pension also to employees in Private sector is a dream  
selling presentation. Indian investors want short cuts. They want  a  
magic kiss solutions by asking Mauruti to shift to Gujarat. For  
Pension scheme in private sector India need strict laws enforcing  
bodies which stand missing. Pension Bill in India will hit old elderly  
retired millions of government employees both at the Centre and state  
level of their right to get an assured rate of pension at the time of  
retirement. Why government has ignored the Standing Committee’s  
recommendations in this regard ? The Bill will legalize putting the  
pension funds into the stock market wherein world wide it is clear now  
that stock market is a cruel gambling casino that eats up hard work of  
99 %  and is slave to 1% corporate driven lobby.

BRAI bill was not tabled in Indian Parliament in last monsoon session  
but there is always the chance of it getting through in the winter  
session.There is also a need for us to increase the level of awareness  
and the debate about the BRAI bill and GMOs in our food and farming.  
Lok Pal Bill is going to rock Indian Parliament again. How will Indian  
society kiss off corruption needs to be seen.World leaders have no  
choice left but to increase the buying and purchasing power of  99%  
people`s inputs and services. This is the only survival kiss for the  
ruling systems for sustaining. Hidden gold and money in Temples and in  
Tax Heavens is still not ready to come back. Recovery of this money  
can give a magic kiss to the sick & sinking Indian economy.

Solidarity of 99% people needs a kiss and a hug to overcome challenges.

Written in Public Interest BY:

Rakesh Manchanda on behalf of Human Integrity Trust.
B-5,Gharonda Apartments,
Shrestha Vihar,Delhi-92.
Phone:011-22145369,00919560630404.
rakeshmanchanda at hotmail.com

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