[QUICK THREAD: PERSPECTIVE]
1/11
Make no mistake, I abhor that prancing peacock, I really do. Just not for your reasons. His financial corruption doesn't bother me. His Islamophobia does, but only so much. His lies, again, only to an extent.
2/11
Financial corruption is as old as politics itself. Lying isn't a Modi-exclusive feature, it practically underscores Indian politics. And islamophobia? Ask yourself, is he the inventor of Islamophobia, or the product?
No, what bothers me is his mainstreaming of trash.
3/11
Men can set you on fire and livestream your death under far-from-tacit political patronage. That's what I hate Modi for.
It's a mundane reality that you'll receive threats of rape and death for merely pointing out his flaws. That's what I hate Modi for.
4/11
Academic institutions get addressed by conmen like Jaggi and Ramdev. That's what I hate Modi for.
Congregations of scientists talk about Vedic airplanes and radioactive dung with a straight face and it's elitist to call them out for it. That's what I hate Modi for.
5/11
A panwala in Bombay not only has a strong opinion on what's best for Kashmiris but also wants every one of them gunned down to uphold that opinion, even though nobody in his entire family tree has even a hint of stake in the state in question. That's what I hate Modi for.