Twisted Logic #3 - Egypt - 1, India - 0
Twisted Logic: Voting for the Taj Mahal was probably one of the most unpatriotic things you have done this week.
Major Props to Egypt. They not only had the brains, but also the guts to stand up to the 'New 7 Wonders' and call it for what it is - bullshit. While their government stood up for their cultural heritage, and refused to participate or support this rubbish, our people and news agencies opened up their hearts and wallets (but shut their minds) to the corporation behind this farce.
Ironically, people voted for Taj Mahal out of a perceived sense of patriotism. The truth, however, as exposed in this article in The Pioneer is that the very people who spent their money on this bogus campaign are the furthest thing from being patriotic. We as a country have given a number of greedy individuals and companies our money in the name of cultural heritage and some really skewed idea that this will somehow increase tourism. The said money, which the article estimates to be around Rs. 150 crore (yes, you read that right!!) if had been donated to actual upkeep, preservation and promotion of the Taj Mahal, would actually have been the real patriotic thing to do and would have done miracles for the monument. Shame on us.
The Shitlist so far:
(This is by no means an exhaustive list. If you know of any other individuals, organizations or companies that perpetuated this abomination, please leave a comment, and I shall add them to the list).
The Heroes:
The travesty of this is that the greedy assholes are not done yet. Now they are proposing another 'campaign' called the "New 7 Wonders of Nature."
Note: In case the link for the Pioneer article doesn't work, go to The Pioneer's homepage | Scroll down to "Archives" | Select 15 June, 2007 (or 8 July, 2007) and click "Go!" | Scroll down to the Article and click on the Headline.
