> The author is just making a big deal of small things and quoting things out of context.
.. and that's exactly what people should do to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. Ignoring the seemingly small things is what leads to much bigger issues. History has taught us this again and again.
It's not a pointless rant but a careful warning of what can happen. Let me guess. Whatever dangers the author exposes here are not applicable directly to you. You feel safe and that is why you don't see what is wrong with India today.
For supporters of BJP, the best thing to do is to make sure India doesn't turn to Fascism by keeping the government they elected in check instead of blindly defending it at every corner. Only way to prove the author wrong.
P.S. I don't think those are small things for a democracy like India.
India can afford a Stalin (we already had one wannabe, his name is Sanjay Gandhi), but not a Hitler. Because India is not a ethnically cohesive state. Now, people talking about fascism in India are doing some lazy extrapolation. If RSS has their vision, you end up in Hindu Republic theocratic state, a weird Hindu version of Pakistan, not some gas chambers. People of India should be more worried about Statist and Stalinist figures like Mamata Banerji, J Jayalalitha, who are more autocratic than Modi ever will be.
Let me get this straight: I'm not a supporter of BJP. They are an alt-right Hindu organisation as the author says (however the notion that they're inspired by Nazis is laughable) and they're probably sexist too.
And the author does not 'expose' anything that is threatening to any 'communities' in India. He's just calling the citizens of India fascists in his high-on-vocabulary rant. He is also twisting and distorting Eco's points to suit what India is now.
I wasn't addressing the author's claims of a fascist India, I was merely pointing out how he falsely pictured Modi (who, in my opinion, is a great leader, atleast relative to the previous 5).
.. and that's exactly what people should do to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. Ignoring the seemingly small things is what leads to much bigger issues. History has taught us this again and again.
It's not a pointless rant but a careful warning of what can happen. Let me guess. Whatever dangers the author exposes here are not applicable directly to you. You feel safe and that is why you don't see what is wrong with India today.
For supporters of BJP, the best thing to do is to make sure India doesn't turn to Fascism by keeping the government they elected in check instead of blindly defending it at every corner. Only way to prove the author wrong.
P.S. I don't think those are small things for a democracy like India.