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India's Election: The Next Prime Minister Is A Dangerous Man
The New Republic ^ | May 16, 2014 | Isaac Chotiner

Posted on 05/17/2014 1:40:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: INVAR
got a very mild taste of what it is like to be a Christian living in a slum area amongst high caste Hindus.

My wife can't send checks to her relatives in Mumbai anymore. Although the relatives were happy to move out of a slum and into an apartment building, the Hindus either intercept and tear up the checks or hold on to them for months and then pass them along with a nasty note. We now have to do bank transfers, and the Hindu tellers there are nasty also (with the exception of one friendly one -- thank God).

21 posted on 05/17/2014 2:48:04 PM PDT by steve86
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don’t sweat the small stuff. he is in In India not the USA


23 posted on 05/17/2014 2:51:20 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: INVAR

Do you think Goa will be relatively safe for some time to come? (I say relatively because there has already been at least one murdered priest there).


24 posted on 05/17/2014 2:52:13 PM PDT by steve86
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is impossible to be “too” anti-Muslim.


25 posted on 05/17/2014 2:54:07 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Catholics are concerned the Hindu’s will start burning Churches again Following the Muslims Lead!


26 posted on 05/17/2014 2:56:23 PM PDT by philly-d-kidder (AB-Sheen"The truth is the truth if nobody believes it,a lie is still a lie, everybody believes it")
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To: INVAR

Hinduism and Moslem are both equally bad. One is pantheistic where the The Age of Enlightenment never reached the shores of India and where people purify themselves in the toxic human and animal excrement of the Ganges and the other is just as fake with a pedophile as a self-appointed prophet. They are a curse upon the subcontinent.


27 posted on 05/17/2014 3:15:37 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He is secretive; he is vindictive; he has creepily authoritarian tendencies...

Sounds familiar...

28 posted on 05/17/2014 3:16:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Sherman Logan

When Bush the Younger stepped in and prevented an all out nuclear war between Pakistan and India — I thought he deserved A Nobel Peace Prize.

Now — It looks like he made a mistake.


29 posted on 05/17/2014 3:18:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

The historic repudiation of the Congress Party may be analogous to the defeat (the first one) of the PRI in Mexico some years ago. Of course, that hasn’t meant a renaissance of Mexican polity or society, but I’m sure that’s our fault. ;’)

Bravo, India!

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.


30 posted on 05/17/2014 3:25:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This sounds like they were describing Ronald Reagan circa 1980.


31 posted on 05/17/2014 3:33:23 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Nothing is more savage and brutal than justifiably angry Americans. DonÂ’t believe me? Ask the Germa)
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To: philly-d-kidder

The ignorance about the Hindu religion is astounding even on FR which is usually populated with sane people. Is there a history of Hindu’s killing non Hindus en masse other than in response to Muslim invasions ?

Is there a religious endorsement in any Hindu text to kill infidels ? Have Hindus killed innocent people globally ? And the comment about Hindu Sharia law is borderline offensive.

Yes there are small sects of Hindus who have a nationalist streak and have engaged in heinous acts even against Christians. However it is very isolated and has no religious endorsement and is in no way anywhere close to the scale of Muslim mass killing. Hinduism as a religion is perhaps the most tolerant of any and the vast majority of Hindus, me included view Christianity in a very positive light and see no reason at all to hate or harm them. They have done immense good in India and of course the greatest nation on earth...America is based on judeau christian values and I am glad it is.

The mindset of your average Hindu in India is nothing like your average Muslim. Muslims are raised to hate and kill infidels. Hindus are raised to do exactly the opposite and there is no evangelical strain in Hindusim of any sort and no concept of killing infidels.


32 posted on 05/17/2014 3:33:57 PM PDT by Maneesh
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To: expat2

Can’t make waves, can’t upset the Muzzies....


33 posted on 05/17/2014 3:34:15 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Maneesh

Bump.


34 posted on 05/17/2014 3:34:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Steelfish

You INVAR are an ignorant arrogant jerk.

Really..Hinduism and Islam are equally bad ?

Have Hindus killed over 300 million globally and counting ? When was the last senseless act of mass murder committed by a Hindu in the name of their religion ?

This happens daily with Muslims.

You want to compare how women are treated in any Muslim nation vs Hindu India ? No it is far from perfect but there is nothing remotely close to the horror called sharia law.

Amazing how ignorant you are or just plain bigoted.


35 posted on 05/17/2014 3:37:06 PM PDT by Maneesh
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So JimSEA would have preferred the corrupt marxist soft on Islam Congress party dynasty to remain in power ?

Is there ANy factor important to you besides how this govt may or may not treat christians in India. Of course it is abhorrent if ANY christian there is persecuted but there is more to evaluating the election result than that ONE factor. A prosperous and strong India that takes the fight to Pakistan regarding terrorism is an excellent development for us in America and global security.


36 posted on 05/17/2014 3:41:17 PM PDT by Maneesh
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America is based on judeau christian values and I am glad it is.

What??

37 posted on 05/17/2014 3:44:47 PM PDT by steve86
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would have to know what his main opponent was like to really weigh in. In many elections it is a choice between lesser of evils.


38 posted on 05/17/2014 3:47:34 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: plain talk

His main opponent was a puppet of a totally marxist appease Islam congress party. Modi was easily the best choice.


39 posted on 05/17/2014 3:48:33 PM PDT by Maneesh
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He is secretive; he is vindictive; he has creepily authoritarian tendencies

Are they sure it wasn't Obama that won the election?

Indian society has shown a disturbing willingness to disregard freedoms of speech and expression, and the country's institutions are often weak in defending these encroachments.

Sounds like our lovable Democrats.

Modi has never shown any interest in civil liberties; nor has he made the slightest positive noises about the communal violence that still frequently afflicts the country.

Yeah, the knockout game is a gas, isn't it, Lefties?

40 posted on 05/17/2014 5:18:25 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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