There is an interview with Swami Agnivesh, President of the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (‘World Council of the Arya Samaj’) in Mint, in which the activist Swami is quoted as saying that “the ideology of Hindutva is sheer fascism.”
I fully endorse this point of view.
The Swami’s solution: Isolate the “individual” terrorist from the “community.”
Yes, it is back to Individualism once again.
Terrorists are individuals.
Communities are not at war with each other.
The Hindutva agenda is to foment such wars.
Which brings us all back to Square One: Liberalism – based on Individualism, Individual Liberty and Private Property.
Without Liberalism at the political centre-stage, Fascism cannot be defeated. What is Fascism?
The fascist method of acquiring power is three-fold:
First, hark back to a golden age of great glory – in this case, “Ramaraj” or “Shivajiraj.”
Second: Identify an “enemy” responsible for that great glory being lost – in this case the Muslims and the Christians, or the Bihari bhaiiyas.
And finally: Issue a call to “eliminate the enemy” as the means of regaining lost glory.
This country is headed in this direction, with Raj Thuggeray in the lead, Advani a close second.
Meanwhile, the Congress is playing the fiddle. Sonia just praised I Gands for nationalizing the banks! Read this editorial ridiculing her here.
Chacha Manmohan is called a “passive observer,” by the arch-fascist, Advani.
Yes, they will trade words with each other, but neither will ever mention any of the great goals of Liberalism: neither will emphasize the Individual; neither will talk the lingo of free trade, nor private property, nor privatization.
Their “political battles” are all clever shows that deliberately leave a lot out of the political debate. There is a critical core of agreement between them – to leave the kitty on the table.
SV Raju must organize a “Jail Bharo Andolan” outside the Mumbai High Court soon. His PIL on the “socialist” monopoly of Indian politics has been neglected by this unjust and “committed” court for over a decade now. Raju is the president of the Indian Liberal Group and in this PIL he has challenged the Representation of Peoples Act (as amended by I Gands) by which all “recognized and registered” political parties must swear by “socialism.”
But this is Fascism we are faced with!
The Congress is happy with a fascist opposition – because they can appear a lighter shade of black.
It is time India’s Liberals stood up.
Centre Stage.
Nothing less.
Sadly, this is not unique to India but is true everywhere else as well, even here in « civilized » and « enlightened » Europe. The State needs bogey-men like fascism to keep itself in power and to keep the rest of us in a constant state of fear and apprehension, making it easier for them to manipulate and control its citizens.
ReplyDeleteA clear example of this took place in the 2002 French presidential election when the incumbent Jacques Chirac appeared to be in danger of losing to the socialist Lionel Jospin. And, “miraculously”, the extreme right wing’s Jean Marie le Pen, just another moron like the rest of the French political crowd, suddenly appeared in the second round, thereby assuring Chirac of a landslide victory, as the French people had no desire to see a fascist in control of the State machine. Fear and anxiety about a fascist politician voted Chirac into power for a second term.