Modi’s determination to create a Hindu India, based on his inaccurate interpretations of a long lost history, is in many ways similar to the swing globally to the right. However it’s much more complex in a country that is more akin to an Empire or a continent. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the richest political party in the world. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is a far right party and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right paramilitary organisation. Its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. India however, contrary to Modi’s assertions, has never been a Hindu country, buts facts are a fascists nemesis.
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Heroes and Villains
Many of us have realised that the values of freedom and justice, of free speech and equality, were never meant to be applied to all people. We have seen the lengths our governments are willing to go to, not only to silence us, but to keep the war machine chugging along. Conservatives or Labour, Democrats or Republicans, our governments interests no longer lies in serving the people, but in serving the interests of big money players.
I’m Not Okay. You’re Not Okay. We Are Not Okay.
In Sir Kids Starvers own constituency he only managed to get 18,884 votes compared to 36,641 in 2019, highlighting how unpopular he is. Independent candidates, along with those from smaller parties did exceptionally well given they have nowhere near the level of funding Labour and Conservatives have and only had 6 weeks to organise and mobilise. So, although Labour managed to get only 34% of the overall votes nationally, that translated into 412 MPs which in turn is 63% of seats in Parliament. That’s not representative nor democratic. In 2019, when Labour suffered one of its biggest “defeats” under Jeremy Corbyn, the overall party received over 10 million votes. On July the 4th, when Labour won by an alleged landslide, its share of the national vote was down to 9,712,011!
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