#bjp sucks

[curiosity-kills-literally]

I've seen many people on tumblr and twitter go: anyone who celebrates ram mandir is a hindu nationalist. I'm laughing at that. On a more serious note though, do you guys understand how harmful and untruthful that is, like?!!?

I think that's a stretch. A VERY big stretch.

I suppose being a hindu nationalist would mean a person who considers India a Hindu state and who would want to assert Hindu dominance over the political and social landscape of India, blatantly disregarding, and in some cases, even trying to harm people following different faiths and their ways.

But guess what, a person can celebrate the consecration of Lord Ram without wanting Hindu hegemony over the country, without wanting to undermine the equal claim that other faiths and cultures have on it.

Anyone familiar with the Hinduism would know the respect and admiration Lord Ram holds in hearts of a lot of hindus. People see him as their idol, as their protector. NO WONDER they're happy about a big temple being built for him in his janmabhoomi or homeland, Ayodhya, according to the scriptures. And saying that someone wants Hindu supremacy in India just because they're excited about a deity being established is plainly ridiculous, one dimensional and retarded.

I'm not going to say that this isn't an attempt (and a rather successful one at that) by the BJP government at securing the hindu vote bank. I think even a blind person can see through it. Like, seriously, establishing the idol in a half-made temple? declaring a nationwide holiday? disturbing students by blasting bhajans? That's really too much.

And I'm not going to say that some people celebrating on the January 22nd are not Hindu nationalists, cause I've seen my fair share of them.

BUT GENERALISING THE REST CELEBRATING BASED ON THESE RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS IS NOT FAIR!

Like, what did you expect from around a billion hindus who have been hoping for a proper and official place of worship for decades? Silence? Sorrow?

Cause if you did, then I have to say you are deliberately delusional and thick.

[artcinemas]

*a post rightfully criticising m*di’s pro israel stance and saffron politics that only benefit the fucking uc savarnas*

“exhibit xxx” appearing to defend bibi’s bestie:

[bauliya]

you know two things can be true at the same time right? you can still be proud of the fucking scientists who poured in their blood sweat and tears in this, while also being mad that it got taken over by Modi right? or are you just too set in your ways

are u gonna bully me for not standing up for the national anthem next

[tiredguyswag]

shut up about the ram mandir im genuinely gonna start crying

[eternallysetinstone]

BJP LOSING IN AYODHYA BAHAHAHAHAH

[labbaik-ya-hussain-as]

[thelunaticghost]

UP did a surprise (I'm so pleased)

[timetravellingkitty]

your throat has GOT to hurt from sucking all that bjp dick come on now

[dougielombax]

Let’s make something quite clear.

Israel’s far right groups and parties are just as idiotic, dangerous and intolerant as their European counterparts.

I’d say even more so since they’re parroting the rhetoric about Muslim population growth and terrorism from the very same groups who tried to destroy their great grandparents and ancestors in the Holocaust.

A weapons-grade display of ignorance and historical illiteracy.

Willingly siding with the very same fascists who’d have them devoured alive or destroyed, whether now or in the past or both.

I refer primarily to groups like the Kahanist Movement, Kach, Otzma Yehudit, as well as some elements of Likud among MANY others.

As well as the wider revisionist Zionist movement and the West Bank (can we PLEASE name it something else!) settler project. More or less. (I refer SOLELY to revisionist Zionism here. Not Zionism as a whole!)

They’re not all necessarily religious fundamentalists, some are secular. It’s kind of a big tent thing. Sort of. (You’ll see a similar overlap among deniers of the Armenian genocide in Turkey, to say nothing of Israel’s denial of it too)

Sometimes you even see it from the government when fuckers like Netanyahu suck up to fascist swine like Viktor Orban.

Now I’m no stranger to political alliances and cooperation. Let’s look closer to home, for instance Sinn Fein are very close with numerous Basque leftist organizations and parties campaigning for the independence of the Basque people and nation. Among others.

This is not the same. Not even remotely so.

They can paint it as a kind of pragmatic partnership. It isn’t.

It’s an idiotic gesture on behalf of racist grifters and bigots to spite those in favour of coexistence both inside Israel and abroad.

Siding with the very same idiots who have tried time and again to destroy them. And who continue to call for such today.

This is textbook stupidity.

Stupidity borne of spite and malice and a shared hatred of Muslims and other minorities in their region.

It’s the same story when they do it with antisemitic groups in India like the BJP.

It’s stupid.

Just as stupid as tankies showing support for the Houthis, Hamas or Hezbollah or whoever else. (I’m saying that as a leftist)

They are the same kind of idiot. (As appallingly centrist as that sounds coming from me).

It is wrong.

It is indefensible.

It is stupid.

Stupid AND dangerous to boot!

Be rid of it.

Starting yesterday.

[artcinemas]

if bjp wins the general election i might actually start doing tax evasion for reals this time

[incorrectmahabharatquotes]

Ohh not the constituency obviously I just meant the political party! Sorry for the confusion!

No issues if you don't want to talk about that either it's completely understandable

See, I believe that thinking about the lok sabha elections as if we're directly voting for the prime minister of the country is flawed. We're not. We're voting for the people who represent our constituency. We don't have a direct line to the prime minister. I know the ruling party has made the political atmosphere such that we care about the Brand of One Person who happens to be our prime minister but that's really not how this works and we all need to snap out of the cult of personality thing and not fall into that trap.

Of course I'm not telling you to not take into account which party you're voting for as whichever party or coalition of parties wins the majority seats will decide who the prime minister is. But also I don't think that's the only factor you should consider. Consider the profile of the candidates at least. All Indian political parties try to make it pretty hard to look into the candidates' history but you can find out with a tiny amount of research. You don't even need to do much.

We've historically never shut up about our distaste for the BJP and their shitty governance and we won't shut up about it now either. They suck. So do the other parties, let's be honest. Politicians are just like that. Sometimes it can come down to picking the least evil option, or in this specific case, the least harmful option.

I, for one, am sick of having a one party majority in the parliament. They've always ALWAYS been the worst governments in the history of our country. I just want a change. I'd prefer it if we had a coalition government again. But that's just me.

You guys are smart people and I trust you'll make decisions after thinking about it and doing some research.

P.S. If you need something immediate that can help you choose the parties you wanna vote for, please look at the recently released ELECTORAL BONDS data. That's huge.

- Mod S

[shehzadi]

tbh as an indian , i still hate india bc of how racist and islamophobic it is. especially where my family is originally from, its very islamophobic. my mom herself says that she doesnt really want to go back to india anymore bc of how bad it is. but we still love and hold our culture and language very close. but its not like i love where i live rn either it sucks here too so im just conflicted tbh lol

i feel the same way! my mum is hesitant to go back to visit because it’s not as safe as it used to be (pre-bjp) but chances are we will go to visit soon anyway because it’s been years and we miss family & clothes & jewellery & the food. we also hold our culture close to us and i’m practicing my urdu with my parents so that my pronunciation improves (i’m pretty much fluent). i’m also not really happy where i live & i inshallah want to move to a mediterranean country or somewhere in the uae. praying that things get easier for us & all other muslims 🤲 inshallah

[186-3]

oh yeah india is really cool and also the world's most populous country and has so many incredibly smart and talented people and by all means it is and should be a world superpower

it's also in the process of throwing away its democracy in favour of a racist, hypernationalist, one-party government - the same government that funded this space program, likely with the primary intention of showing off india's power for nationalist reasons

india is cool. BJP is not. if anyone here votes in india, the please kick modi to the curb.

and while you're showing off how great your country is, make sure not to get sucked up into hypernationalist behaviour

Hey remember when US and Russia was all like “We’re the best!!! We’ve won the space race!!!!” But India sent a kick-ass space probe to Mars and the whole mission was fuel efficient, costed less and a roaring success in the first try and then they were like “…..wait no that can’t be true” and still have the audacity to call us “underdeveloped” or only view us as a ‘third world country’? :)

For anyone who needs more info, the probe was called Mangalyaan (which literally means space probe vehicle) or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) and you can also get more information here and here

[your-local-femboy-bitch]

Oh hey yknow the reason countries become more intolerant as history went on was colonialism.

Ancient Africa was very gay and genderfluid, after colonialism Africa is one of the most intolerant continents.

Ancient India, while having rigid caste systems, also had protections for the Gender Non-conforming/Third Gendered Hijras who had their own protected territories, and ancient India had various genders. Post colonialism. Hindutva is spreading more and more in India, an idea founded on facism and Aryan race pyramids. Public lynching of Muslims become more and more prevalent and sanctioned by the government itself the press is suppressed we're in an authoritarian state. The Indian constitution was founded on Secularism, Inclusion, Democracy, Freedom of speech, religion. The freedom to spread religion and preach it. Trans protections are reducing every day. 1 million people of 1.4 billion hold 80% of India's wealth. Poverty might be low but only because the BJP changed the definition.

Colonialism sucks. End of discussion.

[dickinfectionbez]

it does suck major gaand because in continuation to that, it was “nothing better expected from a pro congressi” and the hindutva bjp support like?? what. the. fuck.

ADORA AM I DUMB?? DID I NOT NOTICE THE RED FLAGS?????

I don't think you've missed any major red flags, maybe dodged a bullet yes. As much as we hope we know our friends, sometimes unfortunately we don't and times of pressure, the facade cracks.

That really sucks I'm so sorry.

[timetravellingkitty]

Your throat has got to be hurting from sucking rahul gandhi's dick for so long, pretty sure your ass hurts as well since you act like such whores for him

not sure where I implied that I like rahul gandhi, unless if hating the bjp makes you a fan, in which case he's the first person I search everytime I log into pornhub to fap

anyways here are my actual thoughts on rahul gandhi and india alliance . also please be original in your anons next time just cause I made a funny joke once doesn't mean yall should reuse it until it becomes insufferable