Is US becoming more Indian?

The US presidential elections throws up some interesting que into the fact that America is today moving towards a moralistic, conservative society. Bush's victory was largely because of the case of his religious conservativism. Today America[the majority of its population are middle aged and old] wants to be secure. The "secure moms" want their children to grow up in environments unlike in their teenage days. The middle aged and older Americans became increasingly insecure about its future generation. It is this generationthat voted for thwart the threats. The 80's Americanism was about gun culture, drug pushers in school, materialistic, the just donot care attitude right through the 1990's. This younger generation [Gen Y-1981-1995, 57million] never cared about what happened outside the US. Remember, In 1998 even President Bush never got his geography right [I doubt whether he still has]. The threat of terrorism at their doorstep shook the American from the comfort zone. America realised that White House is a very dangerous place from which to view the world. The younger generation preferred Kerry to Bush. Kerry advocated for a liberal society that recognised gay culture, and loose moral values. This did appeal to the imagination of the younger generation in US. The US went through the trials and tribulations of capitalistic free market economy. It cared less for conservatism and restrictions. Today, it wants to become conservative to preserve what is still left of America and put restrictions on any element that makes them insecure.

While America wants to be moralistic, India seems to be caught in the reverse mode. India is becoming more like the America of the 60's and 70's where the younger generation[25-40] age group dominate the social fabric. The carefree attitude, materialism, and making a fast buck is the trend seen in many India cities. India is emulating the 1970-80's American culture. Terrorism is not a big threat, everyday an India lives and dies a thousand times. The death defying life that he lives on the streets and workplace putting up with a highly terrorised system sums up the fact that war and terrorists are insignificant. The young feel that it is better to live one good life than struggling to fight the terrorised system. The famous cartoonist R. K. Laxman's Common Man" no more represents the Indian. He represents the average Indian Grandfather who is helpless. Indians want to build an America that makes them enjoy the quality of life. Ultimately it will come full circle. Fast forward to 2020, when the the social needs of an Indian are met and become a prosperous arrogant society. The present young generation would have aged seeing the degradation of the age old value system. They will remeber the good old days of Indian cultural values. It will then vote like America Votes 2004! The conservative-liberal-conservative cycle will continue.