An outcry against "the outcry "
An outcry has been defined by the Little Oxford Dictionary as a loud protest; however, an outcry with reason still remains largely undefined. We are a nation, like many others, who is well accustomed to outcries by the general public, almost on a daily basis. The current one in the limelight, as is known to one and all, is the recent angry reaction of protestors in the state over the desecration of a respectable revolutionary. Public transport was affected as the mob pelted BEST buses, and in some cases even their drivers, with stones; public well-being affected as the feeling of insecurity, not at all new to the present day Mumbaiite, amidst a number of shops being forced to shut down with cases of violence recorded as riots broke out in several parts of the state. The realization of the situation going out of control was underscored by the news of a train being set to fire.
We had started off being mere listeners to the outcries of people on various issues until we, be it inadvertently, have gradually went on to become active participants by voicing our opinions which have, in a way, went on to contribute to these outcries. Instances of outcries against a Sania mirza being criticized widely for her supposedly questionable attire on court; or that by union leaders against a hike in fuel prices resulting in unexpected bus strikes thus hurting the average commuter without even serving him a notice; or of a team who has allegedly forgotten the art of winning matches resulting in a most bizarre discussion in the House of the Parliament, and that too at a time when the Parliament has its hands full with more important and rather pertinent issues, are issues easily forgotten once the general interest of the public loses out. The interest on these issues loses out only when newer issues rise to the surface for the public to voice their opinions on, most times leading to a louder outcry than the previous one. It's not about why a scheduled caste revolted against the perpetrators of the desecration of the statue of a great leader or how a House of Parliament goes on to discuss a sport which, as has been forgotten by many, is not even the national sport of the country ( forget Hockey being taken so seriously despite a more abysmal loss of the Hockey team at the WC).
The fact which should be looked at is the manner in which these protests were held and their outcome. So what good did burning down trains and pelting buses and creating insecurity amongst your own people do? What constructive suggestions could the politicians offer to the Indian team so that they can start winning matches? Outcries are not always of a violent and, more importantly, senseless nature; they could work wonders if voiced in the right way as was seen in the Jessica Lall case as thousands of people signed a petition voicing their disapproval of the verdict given in the case thus resulting in the case being reopened. The thing one should take out of all this, though, is that the trains burned on the day of the 7/11 terror attacks and so they did on the day the city witnessed the outcry of its own citizens.
We had started off being mere listeners to the outcries of people on various issues until we, be it inadvertently, have gradually went on to become active participants by voicing our opinions which have, in a way, went on to contribute to these outcries. Instances of outcries against a Sania mirza being criticized widely for her supposedly questionable attire on court; or that by union leaders against a hike in fuel prices resulting in unexpected bus strikes thus hurting the average commuter without even serving him a notice; or of a team who has allegedly forgotten the art of winning matches resulting in a most bizarre discussion in the House of the Parliament, and that too at a time when the Parliament has its hands full with more important and rather pertinent issues, are issues easily forgotten once the general interest of the public loses out. The interest on these issues loses out only when newer issues rise to the surface for the public to voice their opinions on, most times leading to a louder outcry than the previous one. It's not about why a scheduled caste revolted against the perpetrators of the desecration of the statue of a great leader or how a House of Parliament goes on to discuss a sport which, as has been forgotten by many, is not even the national sport of the country ( forget Hockey being taken so seriously despite a more abysmal loss of the Hockey team at the WC).
The fact which should be looked at is the manner in which these protests were held and their outcome. So what good did burning down trains and pelting buses and creating insecurity amongst your own people do? What constructive suggestions could the politicians offer to the Indian team so that they can start winning matches? Outcries are not always of a violent and, more importantly, senseless nature; they could work wonders if voiced in the right way as was seen in the Jessica Lall case as thousands of people signed a petition voicing their disapproval of the verdict given in the case thus resulting in the case being reopened. The thing one should take out of all this, though, is that the trains burned on the day of the 7/11 terror attacks and so they did on the day the city witnessed the outcry of its own citizens.

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