Vladymir Francis

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[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Why Resistance Must Rally Behind the Opposition?

A state as tyrannical as BJP govt will not let a social media satire to become a movement, if it does, it's because either the movement is controlled by the state or it thinks it can control the movement whenever it wants by unleashing the state machinery.

When a movement independent of primary opposition tries to challenge the state, the state at its convenience will unleash its machinery to silence it, the process becomes easy as it can delegitmize the movement by labelling it as anti-national or threat to sovereign.

However, the same can't be done to the primary opposition of the country, as it's protected by the constitution and any unleashing of state machinery against the opposition would be met with an international backlash as it happened when Rahul Gandhi was detained post his protest in front of the PM's residence.

The people of sovereign coming together in rebellion against the state and make the state to submit is a novel idea. While I share the enthusiasm and would love to see that realised one day, A country where people refuse to share a neighbourhood with those of another caste, where even a plate from which one eats cannot be shared across caste lines, and where exogamy is met with murder cannot suddenly be expected to transcend those divisions and come together as one against the State.

Ambedkar argues in annihilation of caste "To excite the proletariat to bring about an economic revolution, Karl Marx told them: “You have nothing to lose except your chains.” But the artful way in which the social and religious rights are distributed among the different castes, whereby some have more and some have less, makes the slogan of Karl Marx quite useless to excite.

Which is why whenever an independent movement is projected to be challenging the state, I perceive it with skepticism and any attempts to dethrone BJP govt can and will only be possible through movements that's championed by it's primary opposition and that's also why I would encourage those who's frustrated with the BJP govt to rally behind the opposition and fight it together.

I don't write it because the opposition is Congress but because the constitutional position of a principal parliamentary opposition makes its wholesale suppression institutionally and politically more difficult.

Rally behind the opposition and let's together dethrone the BJP and it's evils.

[Sasikanth Senthil @s_kanth]

They built the India Against Corruption movement on suspicion; history waited for proof. Dr. MMS leaves with his integrity intact. The vested interests that sought to defame him for political gains now owe him something they never wished to give, an apology!

https://t.co/WM0BsKVQBi

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Farmer, worker groups to intensify protests against Centre’s policies
https://t.co/g7qdNgBQoh

[Congress @INCIndia]

This is the soul of India saying:

Under no circumstances-

👉 Are we going to become your andhbhakts.
👉 Are you going to define our future.
👉 Are we going to accept it.

: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi in Lok Sabha

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

Dharmendra Pradhan is a symbol, real enemy is RSS; keep in mind RSS wants you (students) to be 'andh-bhakt': Rahul Gandhi in LS.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

@Fekunator Right, thought so! There seems to be a lot of those 😅

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

I was 8 yrs old when Godhra happened, I'm a first gen graduate and my dad didn't even graduate secondary school and wasn't active in politics however he made sure I was informed about whatever was happening around me, he never imposed anything but he ensured we had a dialogue regarding politics in our household.

I'm pretty sure Saurav comes from extremely privileged background than me and had better access to information than myself, so to stand in support of those genociders until it affected you is not activism, that's convenience.

Comparing Godhra with emergency is a strawman fallacy.

Rahul Gandhi never supported emergency even if he was 14 when it happened, Indira Amma apologized for emergency. Did Modi or BJP ever took accountability for Godhra? Even after they assumed office in 2014-17, the kind of hate they perpetuated was beyond obscene and yet he chose to support those same people.

Again, to stand in support of those genociders until it affected you is not activism, that's convenience.

All those three guys who are the face of CJP was associated with AAP, there's no clear expulsion or disassociation happened, we all know how AAP was formed and who was behind it, benefit of doubt is for those who had a consistent moral stand until they committed a mistake, not for those who continued to support genociders until it affected them.

[Vidyut @Vidyut]

Saurav Das was 2 years old during the Godhra genocide and barely of voting age in 2017. He was not responsible for it. He course corrected, clearly. Right now he's doing more to confront BJP than you and me.

Do you want to see Arnab's interview of Rahul Gandhi AFTER he was an elected MP (second time) and his comments about 1984 in it? He said he wasn't personally involved (he was 14) though a few party people probably were, and refused to apologise.

We gave him the benefit of the doubt as ignorant due to being insulated from reality by yes men, but I bet we can dig up clips if needed if this is your standard for normal citizens who were two years old at the time.

[Dushyant Arora @atti_cus]

Grandest scam by non state and deep state actors, resulting in their capturing the state and diverting resources to corporations.

The RSS is the greatest threat to India.

[Raju Parulekar @rajuparulekar]

🚨The Shadow of the Evil has cast its spell all over the Country.🚨

This is INCRIMINATING evidence❗️

The House is in Session.

The LOP has already sought the Home Minister’s Accountability.

If still, the Home Minister is not subjected to account or isn’t removed, it is time to say RIP Indian Democracy.

It means the People and their Lives are not Supreme when the Minister’s chair is at stake.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

"And yes we'll definitely not talk like the opposition"

Where are those clowns who wanted Congress to support these RSS servants?

[Ashutosh Ranka @AshutoshRanka]

Madam,

Have you heard about the "special panel led K Radhakrishnan"?

Do give a read of the 101 recommendations given by the panel.

And yes, we will definitely not talk like opposition, but you should stop talking like the state.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

So basically, you all withdrew the protests based on a "trust me bro" from the BJP govt. Cute 😅

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi | Cockroach Janta Party Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das says, "The government gave us a guarantee that all FIRs filed against students and protesters so far would be withdrawn and that no action would be taken against any protester in the future, not just in Delhi, but also in any BJP-ruled state or any state governed by the NDA. This guarantee was given to us on Saturday in front of the entire nation. A deadline of Tuesday was set for this, and while only a few hours remain before it expires, we have not yet received that assurance from the government in writing...I even went to meet government representatives this evening, following an invitation from them. They showed me a Supreme Court order; specifically, Direction No. 4 states that investigations into existing FIRs may proceed. The government argued that because this is a written order from the Supreme Court, the matter has become sub judice. I asked them directly whether or not they would provide the guarantee in writing. We have received no response from them so far. Therefore, I want to tell the government: you are about to commit a massive betrayal of the country’s youth. We have made it clear that we will not accept any order or decision that violates the guarantee given by the government. You must honour the promises made to the students. We want you to keep your word regarding any future decisions taken in the interest of students. If you fail to do so, we want to make it clear that we will announce another massive protest, one that will take place in Delhi as well as in other states. We will launch a nationwide protest once again, as we remain committed to working in the best interests of students..."

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Can't people change over time asks a friend,

They absolutely can but what troubles me is the support in the first place for someone who oversaw one of the worst genocide of all time, not sure how many of you know this,

I remember my dad telling me when I was 9 or 10 yrs old, how muslims were burnt alive using large oil containers during the Godhra genocide.

How can anyone ever support such a person? Imagine the cruelty in one's moral compass if they're to support such a person and then claim to have changed overtime.

Good for them if they have truly changed but would I ever see them truly standing against this tyrannical regime, the same regime they once supported despite the genocide? No, I don't think so.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Saurav Das was calling Modi as a saviour in 2017 and he claimed he had complete trust in Modi, yes the same self-claimed champion of GenZ, apparently couldn't Google about the Godhra genocide.

Let me quote a tweet from 2017 by Saurav Das “We know you are doing your best and are sure you will keep doing your best. We love you, our PM".

Yet, we have to trust that they're not in cahoots with RSS.

[Gurmehar Kaur @mehartweets]

For almost a decade now, I—along with countless other women—have faced the worst kind of abuse: constant name-calling, explicit language, incessantly. Yet @Meta barely took down the abuse.

But today, they took down @IYC’s Instagram page. The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the largest democratic party in the world.

I would have truly loved to see this same promptness applied to the actual abuse women face. Instead, their priority seems to be shutting down opposition voices.

[Congress @INCIndia]

I really thank the students. They have the courage that their parents did not have.

I am proud of every single Indian student who did it.

: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

@iamRaj2305 @warrior4inc Yes, agreed.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Rahul Gandhi is the only active politician to continuously call RSS out for what it is, infact he's the only one to mention RSS again and again. RSS doesn't like to be mentioned, they want to be a shadow organisation which in turn gives them a free hand and lets them get off scot-free with anything and everything.

RG seems to be the only politician to have understood this and he calls them out in every opportunity leaving the entire sangh parivar rattled.

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Classic example of why degrees ≠ knowledge/intelligence.

You can hold a Ph.d and still be an idiot.

[Arpita Chatterjee @asliarpita]

Dear @RahulGandhi , I am a proud Andhbhakt and an assistant professor, having two master’s degree(English and Education), having B.Ed. Degree too and pursuing PhD.

According to you an Andhbhakt is an IDIOT.

Am I an IDIOT ! Are you sure ?

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Rahul Gandhi today: "The first thing is that I will never, ever apologise to the BJP, the RSS, or anyone associated with them. The second thing is that it is my right as the LoP to raise issues that are important to our country."

Rahul Gandhi in INDIA bloc meet:

"We are fundamentally opposed to the vision of the RSS. We will die, we will die in the Congress Party before we stand with or compromise with the BJP or the RSS. You will have to cut off our heads to make it happen. I know lakhs and lakhs of Congress workers in this country who will say: cut off our heads, we will not bow before the RSS."

That's Rahul Gandhi for you!

[Vladymir Francis @Vladfranci]

Yesterday PG and today RG has left the entire sangh parivar rattled.

😂😂😂

[Mr Sinha @Mrsinha]

Being an Andhbhakt is far better than being the lifetime toilet cleaner of a family.....

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

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