{"id":130,"date":"2013-12-11T15:46:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T10:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:21:26","slug":"power-of-a-common-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/power-of-a-common-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t underestimate the power of a common man!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, we have become a democracy now. Let me put things in perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Indian democracy has so far been elected and influenced by people who don&#8217;t know any better. As I mentioned in my last piece, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/hurray-we-are-finally-a-democracy\/\">only people who voted were<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Very poor<\/b> &#8211; Who are always occupied in the fight to earn a basic livelihood and have no knowledge of democracy and\/or growth. They are simply swayed by false promises and are often bought by money, alcohol or other immediate material gains. If it\u2019s all about providing basic food to people, then shouldn&#8217;t we simply go back to being an agricultural society, close most of the industries \/ growth vehicles and live happily ever-after (I thought that&#8217;s post retirement) \ud83d\ude1b<\/li>\n<li><b>Very rich<\/b> &#8211; Who don&#8217;t need to worry about the plight of the common man. They are only worried about how to become richer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What is very interesting about this combo is that it becomes the breeding ground for corruption, with no accountability and ownership of the true democratic system.<\/p>\n<p>Doing a basic analysis of why the middle class did not vote will fall into the following categories:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4.png\" alt=\"Picture4\" width=\"780\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4.png 1300w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Picture4-768x446.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Herein lies the opportunity for any political party now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase the percentage of people who vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase the percentage in this category who vote\u00a0for you through:\n<ul>\n<li>o Changing public perception where needed<\/li>\n<li>o Handling all queries and people\u2019s perceptions<\/li>\n<li>o Promoting the party, key ministers, stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>o Promoting people participation in your campaign. Real social media activism &#8211; ala Anna style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2099\"><strong data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1948\">Don\u2019t underestimate the power of a common man!<\/strong> The voting shift of the middle class alone can transform the democratic process and create true accountability, if mobilized in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2202\">Remember, negative info flows faster than positive \u2013 time to take the mantle and spread positivity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2404\">Handling negative news as it comes in becomes a matter of utmost importance. We need to face heads-on, the challenges , whether it\u2019s a corruption scam, news about snooping or an Operation Bluevirus.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2687\">The voting percentage should go to 70% nationally now. A decade from now this will be called the biggest civil revolution in the world. Like Bapu&#8217;s independence, it will be ahimsa filled but unlike Bapu&#8217;s independence, it will leave the people much more empowered (Netaji style).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2798\">I can say on my part that, OMLogic, for one, will ensure we are part of this change. Part of the new India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, we have become a democracy now. Let me put things in perspective. Indian democracy has so far been elected and influenced by people who don&#8217;t know any better. 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