Would you be happy if your child/children joined politics ?

I wont mind if my kid join politics as just like other profession politics is also a profession. No doubt politicians are not respected by people but that depends. There are people like Atal Bihari too who are always respected.

Honestly even I am not sure about it. There is nothing wrong in joining, but right now whatever I heard about the profession and incident happens related to it are really worse.

I won't be happy. Politics is the last refuge of a scoundrel . I don't want to see my son as a scoundrel. I'd rather preach him to stay unemployed than joining politics.

I agree that politics corrupts the mind of those who join it to some extent but then how does the system become clean unless some decent educated youngsters join and bring in changes in the political system ?

My observation is based on the present scenario in politics. I'd be the first to rejoice, if there comes a change in the realm of politics. Then, I myself will encourage my son to enter into politics.

It is for children to join any occupation or field according to their aptitude or liking. None in my family is in politics.  Also it does not appar that anyone would be interested in joining politics. 

I find many youngsters these days keen on joining politics because they feel that they can make a change to the society...But the rot that has seeped into the system in the past 60 odd years cannot be gotten rid of in a matter of few years. Youngsters joining politics is good as long as they dont get sucked into the system of VIP culture, corruption and hunger for power.

Ideals and ambitions of youngsters desirous of bringing a change in the society should remain even after coming to power. This is the real part of the test to the ambitious young politicians. But the reality is, most of them are lured by the power and position. Ultimately  adding more numbers to the Corrupted politicians.

Modi is a turning point in the political scenario with his non political approach. One should take him as an ideal and follow it up with some Indian practices as Meditation, Yoga and exercises. These activities of Spiritual importance are being sustained from the senior community on the Indian soil and Ramakrishna Matt is a torch bearer and major harbour for producing such people in the Youngster fraternity.

These Activities bring back the concentration to the right things and gives the correct direction and also helps in maintaining the momentum.

Role models and our own dreams are the one's one should stick onto.

I'd be happy if I'm confident that my son, can survive the trash and stink of the politics and rise head and shoulders above the rest.

I would not mind joining politics and do something good for the country. The changes are visible in Indian politics and the situation will improve if people with good intentions from good family background join the politics.

The real question can honesty and good family origin last in the present scenario of politics?

Based on their aptitude, educated youths chose politics as their profession. Even though politics is a risky field, there is no harm as long as the youth has confidence, determination and the power of discretion to distinguish good and bad. A change is obvious in politics and the change will be effected by the youth of our nation. 

Most important factor is, the youth should not be lured by the intoxicant power and the freebies and perks enjoyed by the murky politicians. If the young would be politicians can overcome these aspects, yes young and dynamic new generation are our new hope.

suni51 wrote:

I would not mind joining politics and do something good for the country. The changes are visible in Indian politics and the situation will improve if people with good intentions from good family background join the politics.

 

Hope so things get better and we may have some honest politicians as that way only corruption may reduce in our country.

No use of having a few honest politicians. The entire political scenario should be filled with honest administrators and politicians. May be I sound over optimistic. But that's the need of the hour.

I am sure that even now there are some honest politicians, but we hardly get to hear about them, all that we get to read and hear about are the ones that speak a lot and do as less as possible...

True  and honest politicians are certainly there. But where are they? Certainly swept away in the swift currents of corruption.

I have noticed that politics is more or less a hereditary issue. Politicians' children join politics and in a way inherit parents. status. The only exception is Communists whose children don't enter into parents' shoes. Neither Jyoti Basu nor E.M.S. Namboodripad groomed son/ daughter tro replace father as C.M. 

usha manohar wrote:

I am sure that even now there are some honest politicians, but we hardly get to hear about them, all that we get to read and hear about are the ones that speak a lot and do as less as possible...

 

We do not get to hear about honest ones as the dishonest ones try to malign their image shouting in fowl language. Look at the criminals like recently formed new party leaders all of whom are corrupt most and so called secular how they behaving in present scenario. They say they will form a secular government. I think they have redefined the word secular (or mistaken it for supporter of one particular + their own community).