I'm not saying the opposite or otherwise supporting Modi.
I was trying to make a more subtle point about our ability to discuss things without always being reminded of the all too important political struggles we all have to pay attention to. Your comment seems to prove my point that we all have this instinct of making sure everybody is reminded that if you just hint that somebody awful could perhaps accidentally have stumbled upon a policy that could make sense, you should never talk about that, otherwise you'll give your opponent a validation. I know, that's how we humans work. I'm just saying that sometimes it's a bit unfortunate that we do work that way.
Please look at the nick names of who makes comments. I was not the one bringing up the positives, I have no idea about anything in Indian politics, not indian, not living there either. I was just pointing out a logical fallacy in one replay because this is a forum of nerds and nerds love to pick nits. The world would be such a nicer place if people political fumes wouldn't intoxicate brains of otherwise sensible people.
In fact, my experience is the opposite with right-wing nationalist populists (Modi, Netanyahu, Orban, Trump, Boris Johnson to a significant degree, etc.): People don't talk about the political catastrophes; they talk about everything else.
One reason is that if you try to talk about the political catastrophes, people try to shut you down.
> could perhaps accidentally have stumbled upon a policy that could make sense
'but how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?'
> I'm not saying the opposite or otherwise supporting Modi.
I just said that it's a bit unfortunate that most of these discussions never really touch whether what GP said is true or false, i.e. whether the policies of the government are indeed best. Instead the answer points out how other policies are awful.
Now, I personally agree that those things listed are awful and I'd never support such political party.
But, logically, that is not an argument against what original GP said. I find it unfortunate that we are unable to talk about those things candidly.
