What did we do against the Mumbai terrorists attacks:
1. We participated in online polls and declared that India badly needs to take more stringent action against terrorism
2. We participated in Email campaigns and added our names to the lengthy list of citizens seeking action from the government
3. We participated in peace marches
4. We supported tons of websites on the themes of India rocks, Proud to be Indian etc..
5. We lit candles to honour the victims of terrorism
6. We bought T-shirts with whacky slogans supporting the fight against terrorism
7. We watched and may be a few of us participated too in panel discussions
8. We observed a minute of silence in the honour of the terrorist victims
9. Sachin dedicated his century. Amitabh cancelled his dinner with Clinton. Sanjay Dutt lowered his fee. RGV visited the terror ravaged Taj. Bollywood registered 30 movie titles. Saif and Kareena condemned the most heinous terror act and government’s failure to protect the citizens. Aamir Khan wore a black dress on Eid to denounce the terror act.
We have recovered now. We have come back to organizing our lives around two of our most important goals - Watching our bank balances increase and liabilities decrease.
That brings me back to the main question. Are we fundamentally hypocratic or plain helpless?
