On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 14:19, Venkatesh H R via Silklist <silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > > Enjoyed this piece. In the last two years or so, I've been steeped in > intensely political chatter on our school whatsapp group for a book project, > and I've realised that as a 'liberal', I had thought of all my classmates who > are mostly 'right-wing' as one monolith. But there are significant nuances. > There is someone who can't stand the attacks on minorities but is firmly > behind the Temple. Another is a fierce Modi supporter only because "he gives > him hope" but at the same time disavows the politics of the BJP. And so on.
I wonder if the "nuances" are merely approaches to self-consolation and finding some elusive anchor. The earliest I came across such apparently odd nuances is when the Left parties were on the last legs in WB and Tripura. -- Silklist mailing list Silklist@lists.digeratus.in https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist
