you know what's crazy? people calling india/bjp fascist in the protests.
I don't usually talk about politics online because I don't see a point anymore, but I think people should know a bit about political science before they head first into buzzwords?
I get it you don't like bjp but atleast get your facts straight, man. that pisses me off. even i don't like them but there's not really a reason why india really is a fascist dictatorship under them.
1. the protests were televised, and had a massive social media following. everyone knew the protests existed. there was active participation to show the protests existed. I deleted Instagram cause it was actively pushing protest content on my feed and i had to take a step back cause i was affected pretty bad. all your "chatpate" slogans would have been called under scrutiny and you would have been arrested under speaking against the government. every major city in india has a major designated protest spot (jantar mantar in delhi, azad maidan in mumbai, freedom park in bangalore) where you need permission to protest from the police as you need for any public procession. bangalore protests were by far, the most chill. everyone congregated at 4pm, protested till 6, left by 6:15 as the police asked them to clear the place. and they did. just that I want people to be mindful of the trash they leave. please keep your protests spots clean, man. you don't need to be a revolutionary to have the sense to pick up your trash after you.
2. cockroach janta party wouldn't have existed in a fascist dictatorship cause fascist dictatorships are known to suppress dissent in any form, including not having any other opposition parties. rahul gandhi wouldn't have been allowed to hold a dharna before the prime minister's house. you wouldn't have gotten a permission to protest anyway if this was a fascist country cause protesting in itself would cause you death by firing squad.
3. hell, social media wouldn't have existed if this was a fascist country. they would have made a social media app on their own, restricted your access to google, x, instagram or any other social media app (and don't say they banned tiktok, you have instagram reels recycling the same content from tiktok, albeit a week or two late.)
4. samdish, kk create, keerthi, or any other "independent journalist" wouldn't have existed. they would have censored the hindu a long time ago, and that's a major left leaning newspaper. they recommend that to competitive exam aspirants because that reports specifically on the shortcomings on the government and where it needs rectification. all of the editorials, 80% of the time are critical of the government. and for people recycling reporters without borders indexes, scroll, wire, newslaundry wouldn't have existed at all under a fascist dictatorship.
5. what I don't understand is when people say that they have "the freedom of speech" but then say they live under fascism. dude, pick one. fascism and freedom of speech cannot exist together. liberty of expression is a fundamental right under article 19(1)(a) but also is restricted under reasonable restrictions under article 19(2). nothing you say can be considered seditious anymore since sedition isn't a crime anymore as it was under the british. they didn't kill kunal kamra for his sita ke pati comment. they didn't kill arundhati roy for her kashmir comments. irom sharmila, known for her 16 year hunger strike against AFSPA, is still alive. most people don't even know her name. fascism doesn't care how famous you are in certain circles. it sees "you're against me. you deserve death" and would have killed them. in a fascist country, protesting would mean they won't warn you before shooting you. you would have brought tanks (tiananmen square, anyone?) to a minor protest and threatened to blow you off if you didn't run away.
and oh, the government wouldn't have even made dharmendra pradhan resign if this was a fascist government. making him resign means taking accountability for their actions. i can't even believe im defending the bjp government cause i dont like their incompetence with ruling, but this can't really be considered fascist. they're too worried about their next term to become fascist.
Well said. It really makes no sense to call india a fascist nation. The leftists really love using that word. Far leftists and communists have always stood against the nation and its development. If india was a fascist nation none of these people complaining about it would be walking free.
