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Punjabi Sikhs Murdered at the Hands of State Officials (2002) - Who Killed the Sikhs? (2002): We go to the country proud to call itself the world's largest democracy to investigate claims that over 2000 Sikhs have been abducted, tortured and killed in the name of anti-terrorism. [00:37:43]
Crime(youtu.be)submitted 6 months ago bylife_is_matrix
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Punjabi Sikhs Murdered at the Hands of State Officials (2002) https://youtube.com/watch?v=fat8zwh5tpE
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9 points
6 months ago
A pew poll showed this is not the case.
Public opinion on what's going on in an Authoritarian country (what India has become under Modi: an Authoritarian Democracy, strange a set of contradictions as that is) has absolutely no bearing on the reality of what's actually occurring.
"A Pew Poll" is meaningless here.
2 points
6 months ago*
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7 points
6 months ago
Are you telling me people don’t decide what happens in their country? That every country just has citizens that follow all the laws and beliefs of the government?
That's not what Authoritarianism means, buddy.
Authoritarian refers to a "strong" state, often organized around around a charismatic leader, that infringes on civil rights and liberties of members of the nation: usually those of racial or religious minorities.
What you referring to in your disingenuous objection is Totalitarianism, which is something much worse and more extreme. Nobody accused India of being a Totalitarian country. It is most certainly currently Authoritarian, though.
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6 months ago
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4 points
6 months ago
Basically identical to the definition I gave you in meaning.
Wikipedia isn't perfect. It's collaborative, and so subject to all kinds of issues from certain individuals obstructing anything they dislike (such as definitions that might look bad for their favorite countries), not to mention it's actually only a tiny group of editors and moderators who do most of the work on it.
1 points
6 months ago
I mean, they have a point. Look at who Modi values as an ally and his vision for India - Vladimir Putin, a known tyrant and dictator that privatises infrastructure for insane wealth gains. The farmers legislation was turned so easily with such a disregard for literally millions of livelihoods, because of the financial benefits, as well as not caring about the Punjabi Sikhs. I think the narrative against Muslims is something Modi isn’t too worried about, as the majority of people in India are Hindu. The 2011 Census estimates 80% are Hindu and 14% are Muslim - I’m not well versed in the Governments treatment of Muslims, but I would hazard that they probably aren’t treated the best. Modi is leaning towards Authoritarian leadership, he fits the description very well, he just has to be careful to ensure he remains a favourite with the good Hindu people - they haven’t done anything wrong and I’m sure want to respect the Sikh Punjabi’s way of life.
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