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Another victim of the Streisand effect. Modi's reaction to the documentary has done far more damage than just the documentary by itself. It's like the BBC relea
by _fat_santa 4y ago
Another victim of the Streisand effect. Modi's reaction to the documentary has done far more damage than just the documentary by itself. It's like the BBC released this doc and Modi's government is giving it free marketing worldwide with the outsized reaction.
This would have been just another docuseries on the BBC had they not reacted like this. Now everyone is sharing links and wanting to see what the fuss is all about.
- toyg 4y ago> Another victim of the Streisand effect. Oh no. The Streisand Effect is so '90s. Current political operatives the world over, particularly conservative/nationalist ones, have since learnt to weaponize Streisand - they stoke polarization on relatively minor arguments, in order to foster a siege mentality where everyone is forced to declare whether they are "with us or against us". This solidifies their support and makes the opposition look vague and unprincipled. This is a line that goes all the way from GWBush to Berlusconi, Modri, Orbàn, Trump, Abbott, Turnbull, Erdogan, Salvini, and Johnson. Modri wants this to be a big thing, precisely because it allows him to play the victim against "evil and corrupt colonialists bent on keeping India down". As policies go, it costs effectively nothing and has great propaganda value.