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I don't like the crazy Hindu nationalism of current India at all. But the premise of this article is wrong and arrogant. India is a sovereign country and it has

I don't like the crazy Hindu nationalism of current India at all. But the premise of this article is wrong and arrogant. India is a sovereign country and it has every right to define what is legal political discourse and what is not. The idea that the authority on this are some US companies or another outside force is absurd. Media and free speech is regulated all over the world including in the USA. Outright racism will be banned within seconds on US social media, and you guys even banned your former president. As an outsider I might disagree with this from a theoretical perspective but I have no say in it, the formulation of these limits lies with the nation state, in USA as in India.

cptsmrk 5y ago
I'm no lover of these tech giants, but I think you're missing the point if you think there's no difference between Twitter banning Trump and succumbing to pressure from Modi after he threatened their entire Indian staff with arrest.
- throwaway4good 5y ago
  Sure when the us authorities want something from big tech, they can just ask nicely. Whereas if other countries wants something similar, they have to ask more forcefully (how forcefully depends on where on the totem pole of civilized nations they are). Really just shows that big tech is us big tech.
nisanth074 5y ago
@throwaway4good The Hindu nationalism narrative espoused by mainstream media (who are extremely Left and psuedo-secular) is a false one. In the contrary, Hinduism is unfortunately dying a death by thousand cuts. The country is suffering from numerous atrocities by Islam (forced conversations, rapes, temple vandalism etc.). These are just a few (and not all) atrocities by Muslims just in the past week https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/temple-vandalised-journalist-attacked-communal-violence-tiljala-west-bengal-kolkata/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/temple-vandalised-journalist... Dalits forced to Leave Noorpur, Aligarh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hcce1SSubI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hcce1SSubI Hindu beaten up by Muslims in a Muslim majority area over a petty spat where the latter were at fault https://twitter.com/swati_gs/status/1403969433157079047 https://twitter.com/swati_gs/status/1403969433157079047 Women and her children force converted to Islam and her children were circumcised https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/uttar-pradesh-forced-conversion-circumcision-minor-boys-police-law/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/uttar-pradesh-forced-convers... Assassination attempt https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/yati-assassination-plot-vipul-kashif-were-radicalised-by-salimuddin/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/yati-assassination-plot-vipu... Rape of a minor girl by a 50 year old Muslim cleric https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/up-gorakhpur-maulana-rapes-minor-girl-panchayat-orders-him-to-marry-victim/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/up-gorakhpur-maulana-rapes-m... Doctor assaulted https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/west-bengal-family-of-one-sheikh-ismail-attack-doctor-after-his-death/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/west-bengal-family-of-one-sh... Temple vandalised and desecreated A 47 year old Muslim girl rapes minor girl https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/delhi-cleric-rapes-minor-girl/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/delhi-cleric-rapes-minor-gir... Muslims after gaining a local majority oppose a Hindu procession https://www.opindia.com/2021/05/tamil-nadu-hindu-procession-local-muslims-object-madras-high-court/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/05/tamil-nadu-hindu-procession-... The above is in a Hindu majority nation. Imagine the sheer number of crimes/atrocities Muslims would commit if they were the majority (like they did in Pakistan, Bangladesh and other Muslim majority nations). Simultaneously, Hinduism is being dealt another severe blow by rampant Christian conversion (funded by donations arriving from the US) https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/how-devout-christian-missionary-family-of-cm-jaganmohan-has-built-church-state-nexus-in-andhra-pradesh?fbclid=IwAR3bdVjH5UqIQNCb-s5OVrKE0Asfng-ZNmLhHFd-OiDZ-U2K_nA1Q_pnOtM https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/how-devout-christian-miss... and misuse of Hindu temple funds by Christian Chief Ministers https://iskconnews.org/government-control-weakens-indias-temples,1099/?fbclid=IwAR35xYigW0o6vMi1q3--yDrQWbzEylw0bVdWBT3NcgURvDrtHgwakdTzM6g https://iskconnews.org/government-control-weakens-indias-tem... Hindu temples in the country (and especially my state) are being vandalised by the dozens. Barely a few months ago, an anclient year temple near my home was vandalised and the 400 year old temple idol was decapitated https://swarajyamag.com/insta/andhra-pradesh-400-year-old-lord-ram-idol-beheaded-in-ramatheertham https://swarajyamag.com/insta/andhra-pradesh-400-year-old-lo... The currently ruling party, BJP, were democratically elected. They can barely be classified a Centre party or a Centre-right party and even appeal to Christian and Muslim voters in a few Indian states. The old ruling party, Indian National Congress (INC) is an extremely corrupt, inept and psuedo-secular minority appeasing party leader by an incompetent leader (Rahul Gandhi). They've ruled India since 1947 independence and have caused irreparable economic and cultural damage to the country through their policies. The country and Hinduism will be in dire straits if they're re-elected. > I don't like the crazy Hindu nationalism of current India at all.

cptsmrk 5y ago

I'm no lover of these tech giants, but I think you're missing the point if you think there's no difference between Twitter banning Trump and succumbing to pressure from Modi after he threatened their entire Indian staff with arrest.

throwaway4good 5y ago
Sure when the us authorities want something from big tech, they can just ask nicely. Whereas if other countries wants something similar, they have to ask more forcefully (how forcefully depends on where on the totem pole of civilized nations they are). Really just shows that big tech is us big tech.

nisanth074 5y ago

@throwaway4good The Hindu nationalism narrative espoused by mainstream media (who are extremely Left and psuedo-secular) is a false one. In the contrary, Hinduism is unfortunately dying a death by thousand cuts. The country is suffering from numerous atrocities by Islam (forced conversations, rapes, temple vandalism etc.). These are just a few (and not all) atrocities by Muslims just in the past week https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/temple-vandalised-journalist-attacked-communal-violence-tiljala-west-bengal-kolkata/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/temple-vandalised-journalist... Dalits forced to Leave Noorpur, Aligarh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hcce1SSubI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hcce1SSubI Hindu beaten up by Muslims in a Muslim majority area over a petty spat where the latter were at fault https://twitter.com/swati_gs/status/1403969433157079047 https://twitter.com/swati_gs/status/1403969433157079047 Women and her children force converted to Islam and her children were circumcised https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/uttar-pradesh-forced-conversion-circumcision-minor-boys-police-law/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/uttar-pradesh-forced-convers... Assassination attempt https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/yati-assassination-plot-vipul-kashif-were-radicalised-by-salimuddin/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/yati-assassination-plot-vipu... Rape of a minor girl by a 50 year old Muslim cleric https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/up-gorakhpur-maulana-rapes-minor-girl-panchayat-orders-him-to-marry-victim/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/up-gorakhpur-maulana-rapes-m... Doctor assaulted https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/west-bengal-family-of-one-sheikh-ismail-attack-doctor-after-his-death/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/west-bengal-family-of-one-sh... Temple vandalised and desecreated A 47 year old Muslim girl rapes minor girl https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/delhi-cleric-rapes-minor-girl/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/delhi-cleric-rapes-minor-gir... Muslims after gaining a local majority oppose a Hindu procession https://www.opindia.com/2021/05/tamil-nadu-hindu-procession-local-muslims-object-madras-high-court/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/05/tamil-nadu-hindu-procession-... The above is in a Hindu majority nation. Imagine the sheer number of crimes/atrocities Muslims would commit if they were the majority (like they did in Pakistan, Bangladesh and other Muslim majority nations). Simultaneously, Hinduism is being dealt another severe blow by rampant Christian conversion (funded by donations arriving from the US) https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/how-devout-christian-missionary-family-of-cm-jaganmohan-has-built-church-state-nexus-in-andhra-pradesh?fbclid=IwAR3bdVjH5UqIQNCb-s5OVrKE0Asfng-ZNmLhHFd-OiDZ-U2K_nA1Q_pnOtM https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/how-devout-christian-miss... and misuse of Hindu temple funds by Christian Chief Ministers https://iskconnews.org/government-control-weakens-indias-temples,1099/?fbclid=IwAR35xYigW0o6vMi1q3--yDrQWbzEylw0bVdWBT3NcgURvDrtHgwakdTzM6g https://iskconnews.org/government-control-weakens-indias-tem... Hindu temples in the country (and especially my state) are being vandalised by the dozens. Barely a few months ago, an anclient year temple near my home was vandalised and the 400 year old temple idol was decapitated https://swarajyamag.com/insta/andhra-pradesh-400-year-old-lord-ram-idol-beheaded-in-ramatheertham https://swarajyamag.com/insta/andhra-pradesh-400-year-old-lo... The currently ruling party, BJP, were democratically elected. They can barely be classified a Centre party or a Centre-right party and even appeal to Christian and Muslim voters in a few Indian states. The old ruling party, Indian National Congress (INC) is an extremely corrupt, inept and psuedo-secular minority appeasing party leader by an incompetent leader (Rahul Gandhi). They've ruled India since 1947 independence and have caused irreparable economic and cultural damage to the country through their policies. The country and Hinduism will be in dire straits if they're re-elected. > I don't like the crazy Hindu nationalism of current India at all.