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That really seems like a big mistake. Modi would be relenting to the demands of a few who seek to operate outside market competition at others’ expense, and wou
by throwawaysea 5y ago
That really seems like a big mistake. Modi would be relenting to the demands of a few who seek to operate outside market competition at others’ expense, and would in effect be caving in to criminality over rule of law. It also has implications for India’s sovereignty since the unrest was spurred in part by western progressive activists like Greta Thunberg, as well as numerous celebrities who know nothing of India.
- rektide 5y agooh no too much democracy, too much voice, how horrible i legit don't know. but there's too much demonization for me to not counter-prod so.
- throwawaysea 5y agoI’m not deeply familiar with all the dynamics either. From what I can tell, the sitting government was democratically elected and passed a set of laws that are legitimately in effect per the laws of the land. Then a relatively small number of people used violence, widespread destruction, and intentional (illegal) disruption for over a year. Now the government is caving in to those forces that operated outside their Democratic process and laws. This is likely a strategy to secure votes for upcoming elections, but the optics of it looking like caving into terrorism makes the government look weak.
- rektide 5y agothe reverence you show for law, & disdain for those struggling, does not align with where i am on the D&D alignment chart. imo law is usually immoral when it is blind to the mandate of the people. i'm not into the kind of republican-ism that says, these are the leaders, what they say goes. to discard these people, to discredit them, to rule them out entirely, as you have, is a strong no go. the situation is more nuanced than that to me.
- ddingus 5y agoSame. Similar laws were passed in South America and the outcome was many small farmers, high food diversity, many communities working harmoniously with all that making for a rich culture and ways of life all paved over... I suspect similar dynamics are playing out in India. Plus, did those people not just gather to do a 250 MILLION strong strike over these farming law changes?
- ddingus 5y agoDefinitely! Here it is! https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-over-250-million-workers-joined-protesting-farmers-in-one-of-the-biggest-nationwide-strikes-ever/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-ov...
- ddingus 5y agoTerrorism? Hardly. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-over-250-million-workers-joined-protesting-farmers-in-one-of-the-biggest-nationwide-strikes-ever/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-ov... That is more people acting in solidarity in opposition than we have in our entire labor force here in the US.
- ddingus 5y agoLooks like Big Ag got shouted down in India.
- ddingus 5y agohttps://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-over-250-million-workers-joined-protesting-farmers-in-one-of-the-biggest-nationwide-strikes-ever/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-ov... Much bigger than that. The big Ag friendly laws are extremely unpopular. 250 MILLION farm workers! That is 2/3 of the entire population of the US! More farm workers protested than we have as an entire labor force here!
- nsenifty 5y agoIt's not 250 million farm workers. The number you quote is the total strength of different labor unions that called for a strike in support of farmers.
- ddingus 5y agoThat's fine. In fact that improves the picture for me significantly. Nice catch, thank you. Amazing show of opposition solidarity that is larger than the US labor force. And they get it. With those laws a whole bunch of people would get devalued ways of life changing all kinds of side effects are highly undesirable.