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Why is Indian govt afraid of its own citizens words?
by shareme 15y ago
Why is Indian govt afraid of its own citizens words?
- threepointone 15y agoThere is a cultural angle to this - Indian politicians (and even lots of jingoistic citizens) take insults to their honour/culture waaaay too seriously. That, and they're troglodytes who don't understand the Internet.
- yardie 15y agoThis I don't understand. Most of the Chinese and Indian politicians have STEM backgrounds. In theory, they are supposed to be very smart and critical thinkers. I find it hard to believe that someone that believes in the theory of evolution and the laws of thermodynamics doesn't have the same regard for freedom of expression or the cost of the human life.
- yalogin 15y agoCan you explain what STEM background means? Most politicians in India are uneducated. Of course the ones at the national level are educated but by and large they are think only save their seats and get reelected, nothing beyond that.
- drivingmenuts 15y agoScience, Technology, Engineering, Math. Having a STEM background doesn't mean they aren't pig ignorant, it just means ... Well, to be honest, it probably doesn't mean anything other than they were capable of passing a test.
- jaipilot747 15y agoWhere did you get this glorious idea from, about Indian politicians? Half of the parliament probably never finished high school.
- yardie 15y agoSome CNN, I believe, news report comparing American politicians to Indian, Asian, and European politicians. Basically, Asian leadership were engineers and scientists so have a GTD attitude to policy. Which is contrasted to American politicians who come from all types of backgrounds, but the most powerful person in the room might not be the brightest. And if you've been following the GOP debates lately you can see our leadership act like complete buffoons.
- ajays 15y agoMost of the Chinese and Indian politicians have STEM backgrounds. To the contrary. Most Indian politicians are battle-tested veterans of university student unions (the "youth" wings of major political parties). They spent their university years running political campaigns, fighting the other unions, general thuggery, etc. In other words, they are the muscle of the political parties. After graduation (a term used lightly), they move on to the parent parties and rise up through the ranks. The rise is mostly determined by 2 major factors: your pedigree (as in who's kid & grandkid are you), as well as sycophancy (the more outlandish your slavish behavior, the faster your rise). The fraction of politicians with a STEM background would be about 0.001%, if not less.
- kijin 15y agoEvery government is afraid of its own citizens' words. Some governments just react in stupider ways.