Far too often a rationalisation of what is to be opposed. It isn't easy
sticking to one's position, in the face of the constant temptation to see a
nuance, and a complexity. If I think Modi gives me hope, and Modi represents
the treading down of an entire class of Indian citizen, who have done nothing
hostile to the idea of India other than belong to a category not in fashion to
currently powerful segments, then it is wrong to cling to hope in Modi.
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On Wednesday, 17 January, 2024 at 02:24:38 pm IST, sankarshan via Silklist
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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.
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