Abuse as political weapon
July 16, 2021
Our society has never been quite free of the penchant to abuse but, of late, one has witnessed a phenomenal increase in this indulgence, particularly in the domain of politics. The more one hears them talk, the more one is shocked at the felicity with which invective is resorted to ever so often as a political weapon.
On the one hand, this speaks of the lowly calibre and culture of the people who have taken up politics as their profession and, on the other hand, it is also patently reflective of an abominable deterioration in the ethical benchmarks which society espouses or is coerced into accepting. This phenomenon is not new. It has been occurring for a while, but it has now made inroads into our daily life.