some of the idiocy on display is surprising since they're supposedly literate & should be able to read. but i guess literacy is not equal to intelligence
on SM everyone who doesnt agree with an anti-govt/bjp view are immediately labelled bhakts. there are dolts on both sides & the stupidity of some on 1 side are only superseded by the stupidity on the other. i'll probably be labelled a "bhakt" for what i'm about to say but here goes..
i am not a bjp fan but the way congress has messed up things (esp in last 10 years) it's a case of anything-but. i had hopes from aap but atm they seem more like a comedy collective than a political party. atm, bjp are the proverbial 1-eyed-man & it seems like if they fail we're doomed. but anyone expecting for some magic turnaround, even in say 5 years after 60 years of misrule (most of it by 1 party, mind) let alone 1 year, especially in a country like ours, is a fool
i am an avid newspaper reader & at one time i would (very naively, i might add) take everything printed in them as fact but the quality of journalism has fallen so much that i wouldnt be surprised if journalists are one of the most reviled professions amongst the pillars of democracy. its become so bad that even some news reports read more like op-eds & everything is colored by an agenda
unfortunately it seems that everyone in MSM has an agenda (most of it pseudo-secular) & some of the sheep just eat up whatever is thrown their way without any critical thinking for themselves.
for eg. people here have mentioned the amit shah quote where it was reported on front pages in bold that he said achche din will take 20 years or whatever but only a days later it was clarified that he was talking about it taking it that long for india to become one of the best nations in the world. ofc the clarification was buried in small print. but that initial narrative got legs amongst the anti-bhakts & the initial report will be held up as fact
for eg. 2 funerals were held on the same day but if you went by the reactions in MSM it would seem that memon was a beloved president & not mr kalam. such a narrative was built that it would seem a nobel peace price winner was about to be hanged. all that talk of undue haste, this after 22 years & countless appeals/pleas! why did memon's lawyers never bring up the supposed "deal" that he had made. maybe because it was fiction? the judiciary is one of the few pillars that gets most things right in this country & even that was seeming to be undermined by some quarters. there was so much coverage to memon's family but almost none whatsoever to the families of the victims
for eg. someone has posted images of tweets some of which is plain anti-national (& some others could be considered so) by people in congress/aap but has been replied to with images of idiotic/abusive tweets by random people who arent in bjp
for eg. some are talking about the selfiewithdaughter issue as if modi only came up with that idea & is the only thing that he's doing in that regard (ie only twitter pr campaigns no real world work). so what then is 'beti bachao beti padhao' & 'sukanya samridhi account'. can't there be 2 pronged approaches i.e PR & real world work or are they mutually exclusive?? in todays world marketing/pr can also have an effect. it's like saying why is aamir khan doing those atithi devo bhava ads, it's only talk, if he really wants to do something he should stand on the street & help tourists.
a tv dolt criticizes modi on idiotic grounds & is abused by some other dolts but she is ready with her "woman card" forgetting that these "bhakts" are equal opportunity offenders who abuse others who dont agree with their views irrespective of caste/creed/gender/species. you ask for equal treatment on one hand but are ever ready to play the "because-i-am-a-woman card" or the "because-i-am-a-[insert appropriate minority here] card". it's quite tiring really. no, you're being abused because you're an idiot & unfortunately you cant play the "because-i-am-a-idiot card" since that group's not a minority, unfortunately. & its not like the anti-bhakts are any less abusive or vitriolic or sensitive to criticism
so maybe some critical thinking for yourself will be in order instead of parroting what others from your side of the divide are saying. or better yet try to not be part of any divide