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"Controversial farm reforms" - nothing controversial about it, it is in the manifesto of every major party. The problem is always with a small but powerful, ad
by naruvimama 5y ago
"Controversial farm reforms" - nothing controversial about it, it is in the manifesto of every major party.
The problem is always with a small but powerful, adamant and ruthless minority that is ready to burn down the country to serve their interests.
Ultimately the elected government is the only true representative of the people.
Protests can be made to communicate your dissatisfaction and perhaps let the government know there is an alternate viewpoint.
However, the farmer protest was an orchestrated and violent bullying not only by those politically connected middlemen who want to maintain the status quo, but also a grand coalition of the corrupt, the compromised and enemies of India, including foreign actors.
- mrd3v0 5y agoThe point is, people should be able to talk about it. Governments shouldn't decide for people what they can or can't talk about. Your opinion about the matter is one out of potential billions. They all equally deserve the same treatment by Twitter and the Indian government has no place dictating what kind of speech be posted on social media platforms.
- naruvimama 5y agoIn a parallel universe where a Twitter did not ban a Trump, that would be possible. But then in such a parallel universe, we would probably not need nuclear weapons or armies. The problem here is that in the space of global propaganda, you want to disarm democratically elected representatives while heavily arming dictators & tyrants. Mass propaganda should not be the monopoly of few corporations and dictators.