In India What We Are Seeing Is the Symptoms of Fascism: Noam Chomsky

Re:In India What We Are Seeing Is the Symptoms of Fascism: N... by seshagiric on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:36PM (#22131692)

I think the precursors are very important in understanding this. In India, before the current Modi regime, there was a strong need for a strong leader. Congress (previous ruling party) suffers from Family rule and sycophants. Modi looked like a god-send to the masses. Now with a strong majority and into the 2nd term, the Fascist undertones are starting to emerge.

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Re:In India What We Are Seeing Is the Symptoms of Fascism: N... by baybal2 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:03PM (#22132017)

I can not not to find parallels with Xi. Just Modi, he looked like a god sent safe candidate for party leadership: unaligned, far from being a clear kleptocrat, and having just enough of his own skill and charisma to hold the seat on his own till last of nineties era elites retire.

Now people who propped him out can't regret it more.

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