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I have to explain this comment. Because it will look like politically charged content to outsiders. The following is a rough summary of Indian politics from my
by _throwaway_0093 6y ago
I have to explain this comment. Because it will look like politically charged content to outsiders. The following is a rough summary of Indian politics from my perspective:
The current leadership has done some fishy marketing tactics for sure. There are swathes of fake news on whatsapp and Facebook which lure unsuspecting citizens into thinking the current leadership is some kind of savior. The local media is mostly silent and doesn't broadcast any news that might affect the savior image of the leadership. These media outlets cognitively manipulate people by pushing uncertain news; eg:
"did coward china leave the Ladakh region after Modi's roar?"
Sorry, my English is not very good. But this news is so manipulative when broadcast in the local language.
This combined with aggressive Hindutva identity politics, most naive people of India think Modi is a savior, while they are systematically looting this country. BJP is one of richest parties in the world and no one asked where all the money from de monetization went. Modi has not even called a press meet so far.
It doesn't help that the opposition party is exploited by Nehru family. INC had a great prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, but he was suppressed in the party itself. He is easily the best PM this cursed country has seen after Late Mr. Shastri.
Doesn't help there is a vocal minority of liberal arts graduates which even openly support terrorist forces in an attempt to rail against BJP. They call themselves left or liberals but they are not left. They openly support all kind of dammage from Muslim fundamentalists, and try to defame the long standing tradition of the country. You can see lot of those people on r/india echo chamber. You will be banned for opposing their viewpoints. The effect? You will be called as leftie/liberal/communist/anti-national for just opposing Modi, among your friend circles who are already likely to be manipulated from the fake news based propaganda.
TL; DR This country sucks.
- pkphilip 6y agoYou made some good points and then started making the same points that the extreme Hindutva trolls make - that the students are supporters of muslim fundamentals merely because they ask questions. What is the "long standing tradition" that you are referring to?
- ameen 6y agolol, yup - Muslims are the Indian bogeyman. Similar to how African Americans and Hispanics are looked at in the U.S. The value for life is non-existent in India, unfortunately.
- cmonnow 6y agoDid 'African Americans and Hispanics' invade, plunder, rape, kill and convert the local US population at any time in History?
- anaganisk 6y agoI thought this was hackernews not the unkill network, remember how woke people without any proof decided Muslims were getting infected on purpose to destabilize India and literally nothing happened, and people are just stupid anyway? Also do you say the same about Germany, England and Japan too? People like you is the reason India still has a caste system.
- anaganisk 6y agoI raise my voice against any government policy, suddenly Im told to migrate to Pakistan, Im told I support muslim ideology. Don't believe me? Tweet or head to any other major subreddit other than r/india, I'm actually glad r/india hates BJP.
- ra7 6y agoI think you’re more or less accurate about the current political situation in the country. The BJP is no good, opposition is incompetent and the faux left liberals provide enough fodder for the country to remain polarized.
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoSaying that the Indian government is committing genocide and atrocities in Kashmir (and thus they should not be allowed to rule it anymore) is not the same as supporting Muslim fundamentalists just because Kashmir is a majority-Muslim state. Muslim fundamentalists have a right to live and speak out against the government and not be raped and imprisoned and dismembered by the Army. And they even have the right to self-defense, as all Indian citizens do. My saying that doesn't mean I support fundamentalism, it just means I support basic human rights for all people no matter what they believe (even if they might hate me).