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Yeah, no. I guess yes, if you consider any implementation of a far reaching policy in a democracy to be fascist. I have thought a lot about this. And I think t
by pkd 10y ago
Yeah, no. I guess yes, if you consider any implementation of a far reaching policy in a democracy to be fascist.
I have thought a lot about this. And I think that the western media seems have a genetic dislike for popular leaders. I guess the UK/US media expects their country's leaders to be Eton/Harvard boys who maintain an air of separation from the common population. Anytime a leader tries to get close to the public opinion, they are roasted for being populist/jingoistic etc.
Narendra Modi has been an extremely popular leader, even before he became the Prime Minister. He was re-elected twice for the post of the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat (and this was after the opposition tried to brand him as the key perpetrator in the 2002 riots.). Under him Gujarat became the fastest growing state of the country, and a lucrative destination for industries. His inclination towards industrialization was later used against him as an argument for his collusion with the "crony capitalists".
But Modi has ignored all the rubbish against him and carried on working. He works 18 hours every day. The greatest change in his rule has been the focus on making the bureaucracy to work instead of sleep, as it has been doing for the last 40 years.
I am not a huge supporter of his party, and I hate fascists with all my heart, and I can say that Modi has been good for the country. His policies have broken through a lot of bad fungus that had settled on the country in the multiple decades of INC lead rule. And it is refreshing to witness.
Western media can go court their Trumps and Farages. We are fine here.
- legolas2412 10y ago"and this was after the opposition tried to brand him as the key perpetrator in the 2002 riots." TRIED? He may not have started it, but he let riots run for three days. "Under him Gujarat became the fastest growing state of the country," Any facts here? I keep hearing this "Gujarat Model", but statistics put it in the same range as Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_GDP_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_unio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_GDP#Nominal_GSDP_growth_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_unio... "He works 18 hours every day." please recognize propoganda when you see one. "The greatest change in his rule has been the focus on making the bureaucracy to work instead of sleep, as it has been doing for the last 40 years." We'll talk when we see actual results. "and I can say that Modi has been good for the country". To some extent, I'd agree, atleast it has spirited people up.