we look for the unconditioned everywhere and only ever find things
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Indian protests are many magnitudes more violent than the French ones. But the reason why liberals like Bedi can't see that is because they are fundamentally incapable of seeing state violence as violence. For them, all violence by the state is legitimate, by citizens is a crime.
French “student” protests are even more DUMBER than Indian protests. Not to mention they are much more violent and obscene.
And yet, instead of instilling sense among the aggrieved, we find people like Greta Thunberg joining them.
I guess it’s really about who cashes in on a dumb ignorant herd. There really is a great market in fuelling populism and delusions of a crowd.
so diaspora remembers their Indian roots when they need to talk about margot robbie wearing noor jehan's necklace or scandanavian scarf or western celebrities wearing lehenga chili as couture but when there's talk about amplifying protests in India then it's all strange ok
i mean this with full respect, because i do respect what you’re trying to say here, but i think there are some very strange expectations that are somewhat randomly placed on second gen immigrants at times.
i personally struggle to understand why second gen-ers are specifically required to opine on current political/social movements in a country they have never lived in as a pre-requisite to being able to celebrate the culture in which they were raised. i say this because i can almost GUARANTEE that these people’s parents, who were (most likely) born AND raised in india for most of their lives, are also not making any [public] commentary on the protests, yet i highly doubt anyone would tell them they are not allowed to celebrate holidays or customs from their culture unless they speak out about current events first. on top of that, i think it takes on a bit of a “white man’s burden” effect to have indian-americans who have never lived in india be the spokespeople for what is happening in india.
idk i’m not saying second gen-ers shouldn’t open their mouths at all but i do think it’s a bit of a misplaced responsibility to suggest that they *must* speak out about current political affairs, and if they don’t, then they are being exploitative of india by celebrating diwali or holi or whatever. my opinion is that it feels a bit self-serving
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Fun-facts for people speculating about a "foreign hand" and "foreign funding" for the cockroach protests: in 2016, BJP govt amended Foreign Contribution Regulation Act to explicitly allow foreign donations to political parties. BJP is the largest recipient of political donations
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Thousands gather to join Opposition leaders march from Barakhamba Road to the Supreme Court in Delhi
LIVE updates: indianexpress.com/article/de…
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The 13 crore disenfranchised people -- especially over 3 lakh in Assam (1997 SIR) & over 20 lakh in Bengal--should be at the heart and core of this anti-CEC movement.
Only the Bengali Muslim deleted voters are being sent to detention centres & getting expelled to Bangladesh!
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This is the most horrific detention story you will hear today.
At 8 PM, this bus stopped at a community centre in Pandwalan Khurd (see photo).
Detainees fractured. Four minors present. Everyone barbarically beaten up. No lawyers allowed to enter.
This is how we got here. ⬇️
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Today, we remember Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Sanjiv Bhatt , Gauri Lankesh, Stan Swamy and each and every political prisoners who were falsely jailed & intentionally killed by this fascist tyranny regime to save their seats & spreading bullshit propaganda. I hope for justice
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🚨 URGENT SOS | WHERE IS ARANYA?
Student Aranya has been missing since being detained by Delhi Police near Connaught Place at around 4:30 PM today.
According to fellow protesters, she was beaten inside a police detention vehicle and struggled to breathe. Police took her away for medical treatment, but she has not been seen or heard from since.
Her phone is switched off. She has not been found in nearby hospitals, and her name is missing from the MLC register at Parliament Street Police Station.
As of 8:36 PM, her whereabouts remain unknown.
Delhi Police must immediately disclose where Aranya is and ensure her safety!
@DelhiPolice
#WhereIsAranya #SOS
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If your kids are in school they’re constantly being prompted to “relate” to some text… listen to Anne
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I've always maintained that whatever works in this country works despite of it, not because of it.
Yesterday at CP, there were jammers because of a protest, so an Argentine woman at Saravana Bhavan couldn’t pay her approx ₹500 bill. Her card, UPI basically nothing worked. I ended up paying for her.
She said, “India is such an interesting country. The system is so hostile, but the people are equally kind.”
And honestly, it made me think: it’s rightly said, India disappoints both the optimist and the pessimist; often in the same afternoon. 😭
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