We Choose our Leaders, We must influence their attitudes too

22. We can no more blame the leaders. We make the leaders. We can unmake them. We have the right to demand a sense of responsibility from them. Unfortunately, citizens have not yet learned to expect a code of conduct, a style of behaviour, a manner of approach and a degree of commitment from those they have elected as their representatives. Rather, not rarely, they have allowed themselves to be taken advantage of by the very persons they have chosen to serve the common good and national interests. Not only, they have often condoned their un-civic behaviour and partisan proclivity in exchange for some equally partisan advantage to their own varied sectarian interests.

23. And alas, going even further at times, citizens have closed an eye to the corrupt, discriminatory and unprincipled behaviour of civil servants (bureaucrats) whenever they could draw some undue benefit in compensation. Ignoring all moral norms and ethical behaviour, people seem to tell their representatives occasionally, “Stand with us in our injustice, and we will stand with you in your injustice”., “Defend us in our dishonesty, and we will defend you in your dishonesty”.  That is why some say “There is no such thing as a civil society”.