How to Love Being Screwed Over: A Masterclass by India’s Blind Faith Brigade

 

How to Love Being Screwed Over: A Masterclass by India’s Blind Faith Brigade

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Ah, democracy! That beautiful illusion where people parade around thinking they have a voice, all while gleefully handing over their rights on a silver platter. And yet, here we are—modern India, where dictatorship is out of fashion, so we rebranded it as nationalism.

So today, I stumbled across a video of Amol Palekar, a relic from an era when people still had spines and the ability to form independent thoughts. In this video, he reminisced about the Emergency period—you know, the one we were all told was the worst time in Indian democracy. He talked about how his film was banned by then-Communications Minister Basant Sathe for daring to show poverty, because apparently, acknowledging reality was already offensive back then.

But here’s where it gets fun. Mr. Palekar did something radical—he appealed directly to Indira Gandhi, the so-called dictator of the time. And in an unexpected turn of events, she overturned the ban and allowed the film to be released. Yes, the woman who literally suspended civil liberties still had the basic sense to reverse an idiotic act of censorship.

Fast forward to today, in our totally free and democratic country (cough), where—surprise!—you can’t even breathe the wrong way about the government without being labeled an "anti-national" and having a mob of bhakt warriors foaming at the mouth, ready to destroy your existence.

Palekar’s point? At least back then, you could still fight back. Today? You can’t even dare to show something critical of the government without an army of trolls, IT cell warriors, and gutless news anchors coming for your head.

But here’s the kicker—nobody cares.

I have written over 360 blogs exposing the corruption, propaganda, and outright theft happening under this government. And yet, the response I usually get is, "Oh, but the stock market is doing great!" Yes, buddy, tell that to the people who can’t afford onions anymore.

And then, of course, we have the BJP cultists, the most fascinating species of voter psychology ever observed. These are the folks who wake up every morning, kneel before a WhatsApp forward, and chant, "Modi ji is the greatest!" before they go about their day, ignoring rising inflation, collapsing institutions, and their own dwindling freedoms.

Their philosophy is simple: if I’m getting screwed, at least my neighbor is getting screwed harder.

Which brings me to a story.

Once upon a time, a man found a magic lamp. A genie popped out and said, "I’ll grant you anything, but whatever you receive, your neighbor will get double."

At first, the man was excited. Wealth? Status? Power? Yes, please!

But soon, his jealousy took over. He couldn’t bear that his neighbor had twice as much.

So what did he do?

He asked the genie to take one of his eyes.

Poof! His neighbor lost both.

Then, he asked for a pothole in his driveway. His neighbor got two—and eventually fell into one.

This is exactly the mentality of the Modi-Shah bhakts.

They watch as the economy tanks, as education crumbles, as their own lives become increasingly miserable—but as long as "the anti-nationals" suffer more, it’s all fine.

Jobs? Who needs them?

Food prices? Who cares?

Fuel hikes? Ah, but at least liberals are crying!

It’s the political equivalent of setting yourself on fire just to warm your hands.

And this is why the current government doesn’t even need an official Emergency. Because the people have willingly put themselves in chains, convinced that their suffering is some form of patriotic duty.

So here we are, in 2024, where instead of banning movies, we just cancel people’s careers, throw journalists in jail, and let a bunch of power-hungry goons decide what you should think.

But go on, keep clapping. Keep cheering. Keep celebrating your demise.

Because the real joke?

It’s not the government that’s destroying democracy. It’s the people who are happily letting them do it.

India, congratulations. You played yourself.