In The Bigger Morality, Yazad Jal, of Mumbai, India presents a great social commentary on the state of Morality in Indian affairs – specifically the backwards focus on sexual morality as it concerns the day-to-day life of present-day Indians. Jal believes (rightly so, I think) that the far greater measure is the economic morality, his argument culminates thusly:

“…In a society where most politicians have criminal records, it does not require deep investigation to conclude that every ‘political party’ is a quasi-criminal gang. In such a society, very little harm occurs if we kiss on the dance floor; or, after that first kiss, we progress ‘all the way’ – to Chicago! On the contrary, it is the economic immorality of our ruling classes that is responsible for all the ills our society suffers from. So let us give the youth their sexual freedom, and let us demand of the aged strict economic honesty. That is the bigger morality.”

Scroll through a few of the comments, and you’ll see the type of equivocating game one must play in order to determine that sexual morality is of an importance on par with economic morality. I’m glad there are people like Jal who are willing to point out the inconsistencies in those arguments.