The reality is, most of the majority are indirectly influenced by Godi media and, even before that the thekedari of Hinduism is being taken over by RSS and affiliates. Imagine, people in the lower strata discussing to you, about packing Muslims and anti-Modi/anti-BJP to Pakistan. Imagine, common people, who are avoiding Muslim shops after following WhatsApp forwards telling them to do so! Yes! It is very easy to convince a large group. Hindu Khatre me hein is the top seller.
My point is whether all this happens only in the buildup to elections. After wards things revert back to the earlier equilibrium ?
We've seen this before. See my earlier
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Any difference or just same old tricks.
With the last election all i heard was this and that scam non-stop for a good couple of years to the buildup. This time there are less scams so this polarising narrative is taking precedence. I thought the scam hype was just that and think the same about polarisation as well.
So, yes, a still large number is those, who voted fascists to power, for 2002 Gujarat experiments - for example. The liberals are the minority. The 4 year rule has permanently damaged the social structure and religious balances in favour of rightwing. It is very difficult to rehabilitate those educated and ill-educated and poor, who are supporters of holy cow law and mob lynching as well as excited to punish Muslims & Christians for supposedly 800 years of Persian/Afghan/Mughal rule and 150 years of British rule as taught in Sakhas. The voices expressed in a tech forum is not even 1% of the reality. Most of the people, still loves fake Indian army pages ran by Sanghparivar and subscribes to soft commandments forwarded through WhatsApp. And,..at the end, the real minorities of India - Christians, Buddhists etc are the targets of the fascists, while they really cannot enforce much into the 20 crore or more numbered Indian Muslims.
As for liberals being in the minority, just compare number of liberal publications, web, TV etc to right wing. I think the former dwarfs the latter. Not just in this country but worldwide. If a right win leader comes to power, the highly exaggerated trope whether liberalism is dead comes out. Said leader then rules and is either reinstated or booted out. If out then order has been restored and liberalism has been saved. Rinse & repeat.
Vote share last time for BJP was 1 in 3. This is large by contemporary standards but it also means the majority didn't vote for them. A first past the post system which we follow allows them into office.
Implication of what you're saying is BJP will increase its vote share and go higher than 280 ? Are you predicting that on the basis of what you sense online ?
Lot of people thought it was hindutva that put Modi in office. I think it was his promise of development & jobs that did it, and this message resonated strongly with the young. Are jobs available to meet expectations today ? which way will those young vote this time. People like to think the last NDA lost because of Godhra, i think it was more the state of the economy that did it. In 2003 my CM and the one in Andhra were thrown out. And it will be a factor again
Listening to chat by Prof. Nalapat. He was asking just how much of a a right wing agenda has Modi really implemented . There is not a lot to show for there. if this is what someone who has been contributing articles to the RSS Organiser magazine since 1998 has to say then I'd say the BJP's secular credentials are quite intact as a consequence.
Reason you are seeing more or it seems that way is the cost of accessing internet has become the lowest on the planet. So now more people will get on line. Many phones + cheaper internet = more whatsapp. A lot of sheep that can be influenced in what ever direction.
You are also assuming people will stick to just one party. hah! in my state and increasingly in others people are willing to shop around for another party when the elections are up. UP is a prime example. Since 2004 no incumbent returned.
The way forward is to make the people - both Hindus and Muslims - less religious and less extremist in their views. But, how will we achieve it ever? They are busy on Hindi-Hindu-Hindustan and are working for achieving the dreams of B S Moonje, Hedgewar, M S Golwalkar, V D Savarkar and other radical fellows.
There is fear mongering going by with both sides. It's not sustainable. Works for a short while, can backfire if pushed too far. A fear psychosis is being created for political gain by both sides. All these characters you quoted were in opposition to gandhi's policies because they were afraid where it would lead. Savarkar narrowly escaped being implicated in Gandhi's death. As a result the so called Hindu right went into hibernation only to be rehabilitated after the emergency. I have problems with this term 'hindu right' , is it only hindus that are right wing. Of course not, but its a nice polarising way of putting it.
Today Tharoor says if BJP wins again, India will turn into Hindu Pakistan. heh[DOUBLEPOST=1531398323][/DOUBLEPOST]
I simply realized, every political party in India has nothing to do with building the country, but make money.
They want to win. If in office to retain it. This is the imperative. Everything else is secondary, including any ideology they espouse
