The scope

I mentioned that change is needed to get away from the beaten track in my last blog – ‘Identifying and propagating truth.’ The potential for it is unlimited. But we tend to detest changes. So it has to be made adaptable, comfortable, preferably using existing practices.

Social media has its limitations. It does not cater to all sections of people. Even those who use it find it difficult to discern truth and its dimensions. But we can reach most of the opinion-makers, party leaders, cadres and supporters. So, they are our first target. 

This primary target or audience is known and familiar as we are already part of it. We have friends, followers, groups and participants, active or inactive. Even if we are not connected directly, most of them are reachable. But information does not reach freely due to bottlenecks.

The problem is twofold; the absence of an exclusive platform and the failure to sit around and discuss constructively. The truth is one, but it acquires many colours, shades with varying perceptions, positions, depth, intricacies and priority. We invited this chaos.

Honest discussions can produce a commonality in approach to understand the facts and truth and develop, organise ways to create awareness among the people. The liberal voices are divided, isolated, unorganised, independent and avoid discipline or regimen even to fight evils.

But the positive factor is most of the liberals are not opposed to discussions, logic and reasoning. If a platform is ready, they will participate. Constructive debates and solutions may emerge. Can we not organise more inclusive social media chat rooms or discussion platforms?

There is also scope to develop interactive, interlinked groups. It is not new. The group chats, interactions exclusive or more inclusive are prevalent. We can use pre-existing groups and create new ones for more intensive, honest discussions, exchanges of opinion on all issues.

The method

The main thrust should be for interlinking and spreading information, thoughts, ideas and truths. It may be through our interactive group discussions or from other groups, individuals, reports, articles or blogs. People should receive what we perceive as true and right.

For spreading truth and adopting any tool or method, one need not wait for an initiative from the leadership. The cadres and supporters can do it on their own. It is not a difficult process. They can use Facebook groups, WhatsApp or any other media where the scope is available.

Many have a crowded timeline on Twitter. But it provides for grouping together users in separate lists. One may not miss valuable tweets if they use lists. These lists can be private or public; can be shared with others. One can appear in lists of many Twitter users.

It will help the process of networking and free-flowing interactions. There is scope for sharing content across social media platforms and through direct messages, group formation and conversations on Twitter. It will create a broader platform to share ideas, information.

Apart from individual efforts to facilitate such platforms, organised methods and strategies of parties, groups, experts, leaders will create the best impact. Practically, nothing is impossible to enable the routine exchange of views and opinions by the people of this country.

It is surprising that even after seven years the truth about the Modi regime has not fully percolated in all its dimensions to the people except through their sufferings and personal experiences. All regional parties are limiting themselves to live in their comfort zones.

BJP is making hay while the opposition stands divided, not united to the extent needed. Congress is trying hard to sort out differences among its leaders. It is not sparing enough efforts for using cadres to strengthen Congress, mobilise opinion and spread the truth to the people.

The problem with Congress is that secrecy is never its strength. The internal discussions for the party or public issues will not be on a closed platform. Its differences and positions will become public; it may embarrass leaders. It will be handy material for opponents and media.

Congress can still get out of the present complicated situations with confusions prevailing all over. If the top leadership decides to take the lead and a firm stand after due deliberations, it may evolve ways and means to establish platforms and percolate truth to the people.