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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by commoner on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @07:40AM (#35612648)
Politicians are responsible for the statements they make. Nupur Sharma is a politician who made a statement that the public took offense to, and she had to endure the political consequences regardless of what anyone else said before or after her comments. The other panelist on the debate is not a high-raking political figure and the public does not necessarily demand the same level of decorum from him.
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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by fellellor on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @08:34AM (#35613134)
Bullshit. No one deserves to get their life taken away from them for what they said, or live in perpetual fear of being murdered for having quoted a religious book. But that is what people like you are justifying.
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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by commoner on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:35AM (#35613803)
Nobody here is claiming that Sharma deserves to die for her incendiary comments. However, she did get expelled from her position as national spokesperson of the BJP and that is an appropriate response, considering the negative feedback she has received.
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