India, under
Narendra Modi, is turning more and more Right.
Right wing organisations and groups are becoming hyperactive and
imposing their truths on others. The
recent activism of ABVP in some Delhi colleges is just one of the many examples
of criminal imposition of one’s beliefs and notions on others.
What is wrong
the Right wing is precisely their claims about truths and morality. They assume that only their beliefs and
assumptions are the truths. Only their
practices are moral. They will decide
which god(s) others will worship, what food they will eat, or even what kind of
dresses are permissible.
Variant
thinking is forbidden. Anybody who
questions the Right wing notions is portrayed as antinational and
assaulted. Dissent is treason. Most of the slogans raised by ABVP recently
in Delhi are striking illustrations of skewed notions and thinking
processes. Examples: ‘Desh main jo rehna hoga, vande mataram kehna
hoga,’ and ‘DU against anti-nationals.’
Socialism and
Communism may be impractical in today’s world.
That does not mean that all leftist views are antinational. Far from it, leftist thinking is intellectual
and rational in contrast to the kind of right wing balderdash that has
inflicted much pain, even physically, on a lot of people in the country
recently. Leftist thinking is far more
humane and inclusive.
Truth is
nobody’s private property. Not the least
the Right wing’s. The Right wingers base
their arguments on myths, beliefs and theology none of which have intellectually
satisfying moorings.
It is
politically expedient to use Right wing sentiments for gaining power. But it is disastrous to suppress rational
thinking and dissent.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, isn't it ? That's why now-a-days we are being administered an overdose of patriotism.
ReplyDeleteOverdose, yes. That's the alarming trend. Too many patriots who should actually be in jails or mad houses are in public places preaching morality to innocuous people.
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