Have r/India always been like this?

Most definitely. However, we weren’t discussing about threats to democracy at all from A or B.
I wasn't but you said the below
People vote on the basis of self interest, no doubt but how do they decide which interest is worth voting for is shaped by debate and discussions on a free and open platform. Hence, no ruling party should be allowed to control and suppress differing voices because that will subvert the democracy itself. Essence of democracy is open debates and discussions. Whether right or left, no has the right to ban the other in a democracy.
 
r/india was anti Manmohan Singh when Congress led collation was ruling.
Disliked MMS due to silent attitude where his comment as a person in designation is warranted on deserving topics and situations.
But now, as a result, there are no credible comments against ruling collation, aka there are no valid opposition, which is serious problem for the country.
A politically weak MMS led us to a strong current system which made citizens' voices weaker due to lack of opposition (as party in opposition, erstwhile MMS lead collation still does not evoke voice of credible opposition).
Opposition is betting on anti-incumbency factor now, than how to properly politicize a country thus leading it's citizens to progress.
 
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But now, as a result, there are no credible comments against ruling collation, aka there are no valid opposition, which is serious problem for the country.
Nobody said this when Congress was winning non stop from '47 to' 77. And then from '80 to '99 and if that wasn't enough '04 to '14.

Total of 60 years Congress rule for 78 yr old country.

Why was this lengthy rein by one party not a "serious problem for the country" ?

Consider Japan. Most say it is democratic. Been ruled since by just one party. They have others but only one party wins with a minor exception a decade ago.

So we can say Japan is a one party state. Know who else is a one party state.

South Africa.
Opposition is betting on anti-incumbency factor now, than how to properly politicize a country thus leading it's citizens to progress.
Nothing lasts forever.
 
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Butting in because there isn't enough controversial takes in this thread as it is.

Left vs Right vs Everyone vs Isms vs Ists — all of that is insignificant squabbles when you understand everyone is just as patriotic as you are. That's a common ground every citizen shares, we all want India to prosper.

How that is done is where the differences lie and ultimately, doesn't matter.

There is determinist wisdom with time being both linear and non-reversible, so questioning "what if" is an intellectual exercise at best. The path taken is the best that could have been taken and the only one that could've been taken. Whether someone ascribes to this or rejects it is irrelevant as neither is required to validate it.

Also, I appreciate the irony of bringing up yet another criteria to disagree on, ha.

So if you take it as a given that a country progresses regardless of whatever idealogy is in government, then why wouldn't you want the way forward to be memorable/entertaining/chaotic?

That's why I believe voting based on self-interest is a farce. If I voted, it would be purely based on what would cause the most ripples.
 
My favourite places were /bakc*odi and /c*odi
But both the subs were nuked out of the orbit by brigaders from /india

Tbh before 2014, /india used to be a neutral place where they really celebrated India and it’s achievements. But after 2014, something drastically changed behind the scenes there and they started banning pro India posts. I have read several times that few mods of /india are Pakistanis who also manage /worldnews
 
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My favourite places were /bakc*odi and /c*odi
But both the subs were nuked out of the orbit by brigaders from /india

Tbh before 2014, /india used to be a neutral place where they really celebrated India and it’s achievements. But after 2014, something drastically changed behind the scenes there and they started banning pro India posts. I have read several times that few mods of /india are Pakistanis who also manage /worldnews
And you believe that because...? They're not bootlicking the current government?
 

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Why was this lengthy rein by one party not a "serious problem for the country" ?
The political landscape drastically changed after Indian accepted globalization in 1990s.
South Africa is not at all in great shape, countries like Japan, Singapore, Israel, etc. are outliers, not easy comparisons vs India which is extremely diverse.
Nothing lasts forever.
But after effects last for a long time.
 
Take a peek: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/

A comment that stood out:
Oh the immigration thing. Check out Kaizens take. Been following this guy after some one posted from his twitter


Sentence that stands out

The best of the anti-immigration camp aren’t racist.They just want America to Americanize Indians, not Indians to Indianize America.That’s not a statement about race, it’s a statement about nationality.It also needn’t be a commentary on Indian culture specifically.It can apply to people coming from any country.
What's that verdict? So far things are looking positive. The facts are the facts.

Either defend your strengths or risk losing the laptop class to offshoring.

A third of positions are unfilled. That is with the present system. So reducing numbers was off the table at the outset

Made for good alarmist click bait though

How to tell the difference between Indian & Indian. Specify whether feather or dot :hilarious: