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Propaganda against India is pretty strong these days
by sjnonweb 4y ago
Propaganda against India is pretty strong these days
- 01acheru 4y agoIndian propaganda is pretty strong these days.
- sjnonweb 4y agoLike what?
- 01acheru 4y agoLike all those outraged Indian nationalists that pop up in flocks anywhere and every time there is a news outlet that goes against Indian nationalist propaganda and big boss Modi?
- sjnonweb 4y agoWell its bound to happens when the said news outlet forgets to show the other side of the story, selectively missing on the nuance. I'm no fan of Modi, No fan of half truths either.
- 01acheru 4y agoPlease reply to the sibling, I would make the same point. You seem to be overreacting, just not as much as the others.
- luuurker 4y agoIt seems that "these days" every criticism is propaganda. It doesn't matter if the points are valid or not or if they're describing something that it's happening. "Propaganda!" It's very sad to see people everywhere turning off their brains just because their government was criticised.
- sjnonweb 4y agoWhen you choose to show only one side of the story then it fails to be categorised as criticism, its called propaganda.
- luuurker 4y agoWhat's the other side of the story here? Are they being raided or not? Does the Indian state likes to start investigations after someone criticises them or not? And was the documentary so wrong to the point where it had to be censored?
- sjnonweb 4y agoWell two things! 1. BBC was sent a notice for tax evasion 2 months before this documentary was released - the fact that they are being raided now could be a reaction to the doc or maybe just a coincidence. No org is above the law, so being raided for tax evasion is business as usual. 2. The documentary doesn't cover the reason as to why the riots happened, it'll take nuance and understanding of the past 800 years history of islamic invasions to realise that it was not a one off incident.
- luuurker 4y ago1. The problem is not being raided for tax evasion. The problem is them and others being investigated/raided after criticising the government. It's the usual "we'll ignore things if you keep things quiet and make your life hard if you don't". No one is above the law, but the application of the law is very selective... Any journalist or org will get the message. 2. You want a 2 hour documentary that covers who did what, who did it first, back it all with believable proof, and also cover 800 years of nuance, interpretations, opinions... yeah, good luck with that. It's not going to happen. There are indications of what happened and how some didn't do anything to stop it from happening. Pointing this out isn't an attack on India or Indians (there's a difference between you and the government/politicians). It is what it is, no need to be so defensive. The funny thing is that no one really cared about this until the Indian government decided to censor it (why?) and presented it as an external attack (well, now I'm interested!). They decided to make a big deal out of something than only they actually cared. Now apparently the BBC is the "most corrupt organisation in the world" (to quote a BJP spokesperson) and raids are needed because, of course, "no one is above the law". Be it India or another country, this is bad and shouldn't be defended or encouraged.