John Olivers show on Modi is criticized left and right by Modi fans. Also, whoever liked the video is frowned upon. Since it began, late night american shows were filled with hosts mocking and criticizing presidents or government. Just youtube Jon Stewart on Obama. A progressive and tolerant society is often measured by the citizens ability to voice their opinion, that is, freedom of speech. The idea of modern day democracy began in Europe, two centuries ago, where philosophers like Voltaire used satire to criticize the establishment. Now in this day and age, it is sad that even the NRIs exposed to the western democracy cannot tolerate criticism on Modi. It has reached a point where you should be worried about your physical safety to criticize Modi around his fans. In Kerala, it is concerning when a senior comedian and mimicry artist says that they did not had any issues mocking leaders like Nayanar or K. Karunakaran. In-fact those great people enjoyed it. But he does not have the same freedom to mimic Modi. Why ? Madison square garden Modi show was so grandeur that the crowd nationalist fervor knew no bounds. When national anthem was rendered, twenty thousand strong crowd got teared up and was ready to go to Kashmir with a gun to fight right then and there. As a matter of fact, this is similar to how Nazi’s used their national anthem, which is also available in youtube, and you will get an idea why history changed when Hitler managed to manipulate Germans selling nationalism and patriotism. Personally, I felt Modi follows a pattern of dictators. Great orator, rose in power from humble beginnings, autocratic style of government, fanatic fans, questionable role in Gujarat pogrom etc. Again, I believe its too late to be another Kim Jong Un. Times have passed. As long as information flow cannot be curbed there will not be another dictator. At the end of the day we have to face reality. He is the PM and for that reason we should be vigilant about his actions and policies.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:15:20 +0000
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