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Re:India unblocks VLC Player website videolan.org by UltraViolence on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:04AM (#33596025)
What really concerns me is that India blocked Videolan.org without explanation and still hasn't explained its rationale for doing so.

A country which prides itself on being a democracy should at least explain its actions, especially when these actions adversely affect millions of people.

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Re:India unblocks VLC Player website videolan.org by rg111 on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:41PM (#33599777)
My understanding is that India is an "Election Democracy".

Yes, elections happen in India. Some of them are even done in a fair manner.

But outside of elections, first world democracy is non-existent.

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Re:India unblocks VLC Player website videolan.org by UltraViolence on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @09:49AM (#33623869)
I believe they started out with the intention of becoming a true democracy.

However, somewhere along the way politicians came to the conclusion that democracy is a merely nuisance and only pay lip service to it.

Democracy also means transparency and that would thrust their corruption into the light, which they can't allow.

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