How Not to be Boring

#232

Unlike some people, I would like to believe that I am no hypocrite when it comes to the question of freedom of speech.  Undoubtedly, the BJP MLA in the state, Ms. Sadhna Singh the other day made a patently crass and vulgar comment against the BSP leader Mayawati during the course of a public meeting.  No matter how distasteful and derogatory those remarks, the lady was exercising her right to the freedom of speech and expression.  It is up to the good sense of hers if she regretted her behavior or not, and the good judgment of the party whether they reprimand her not.  I would just like to say that Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyyar was also availing of his right to free speech when he made certain comments about PM Modi.  But at that time, the whole media and the great Indian middle class descended upon him like a pack of hyenas.  But in this instance, the institutional biases of society against members of the Dalit community is on full display here, and there is almost a silent approval among the same upper caste middle classes for the rabidly sexist and misogynistic views expressed by Ms. Sadhna Singh.

#231

India is going to vote in the most decisive election in its history in a couple of months from now.  The issue of freedom of speech and the freedom of expression has to be at the center stage of all this in view of what's transpired in the last few years.  Is Mr. Rahul Gandhi, on behalf of the Congress party willing to pledge unequivocally and in no uncertain terms that they would stand on the side of personal liberty and freedom?  Are you going to promise that if you come to power, you are going to scrap the abominable vestige from the colonial era in the form of Sedition Law in this country?  Are you going to demonstrate, not just by your words, but also by your deeds that, given the opportunity, you'll be different from Narendra Modi?  We are waiting, and we are watching.

#230

A lot of well-meaning people press me as to how could I support a bunch of people who have defrauded the exchequer in the past as potential prime minister instead of the saintly Mr. Modi? (which by the way, he's not)  Broadly, I would say that for me, moral ambiguity in a person is far more preferable than someone who is full of self-righteous indignation, whose track record has been of a bigoted Hindu supremacist, someone who suffers from delusions of grandeur, and last but by no means least, being economical with the truth is a second nature to him.  So, there is your answer.

#229

What follows is a copy-paste job.  But it's too good to let go unnoticed:
Let's start a thread on what famous Indians would do if we were living in Nazi Germany.
Shashi Tharoor would write a book titled 'Why I am a Nazi'. Then he will write articles about how soft Nazism is better than Nazism.  Amir khan would have a TV show where he would be shedding tears on hearing stories of Jewish persecution. 
Then he will go and meet the Fuhrer. He will give interviews saying the Fuhrer is the real German superstar.  Liberals would blame Jews for being backward socioeconomically and for lagging behind in society. They would blame Jewish leadership for not doing anything for Jews.  Anupam Kher would say that Jews have opressed and killed Kashmiri pandits since forever.  Mukesh Ambani would fund the Nazis. Anil Ambani would get the contract to build gas chambers instead of the state run GCGL (Gas Chambers of Germany Limited)
Bal Thackeray would say that Berlin should be only for Berliners. He would mass murder Jews. Alyssa would provide him a state funeral.  Channels would be running shows on love jihad and Jewish terrorism.  R shivshankar would be revealing chilling assassination plots by the red army daily on his TV show. He will type 5000 pages of assassination details every night.  Prasoon Joshi would say to the Fuhrer 'ek fuckeeri hai aap mein'.  Anupam Kher would be shouting what about Kashmiri pandits every time someone talks about the killing of Jews.  
Anupam Kher would be shouting what about Kashmiri pandits every time someone talks about the killing of Jews.  Akshay Kumar would visit Germany to wave the Nazi flag while being a resident of Canada.  Liberals won't hear any criticism of the Nazi army.  Brahmins would do havan and puja for Mussolini to retain power and live longer.
Mehbooba Mufti would ally with the Nazis to retain power and then wonder why Jews are still being killed.  Adityanath would call the Holocaust an accident.  All news channels and print ones would call Nazis goons or cadre or SS members. Jews would be called terrorists.