Enjoyed this piece. In the last two years or so, I've been steeped in intensely political chatter on our school whatsapp group for a book project, and I've realised that as a 'liberal', I had thought of all my classmates who are mostly 'right-wing' as one monolith. But there are significant nuances. There is someone who can't stand the attacks on minorities but is firmly behind the Temple. Another is a fierce Modi supporter only because "he gives him hope" but at the same time disavows the politics of the BJP. And so on.
On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Fascinating article in today's Guardian specifically in the context of the > UK but I think also true of mature multi-party electoral democracies > everywhere. > > > https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/17/british-politics-chaos-red-wall-voters-world > > Specifically this para: > > "Gramsci despaired of progressives who were convinced of their own > rationality but who were unable to understand other feelings or life > experiences. If there is to be progressive change in this country, we need > to appreciate people’s chaotic complexity, stop assuming views are fixed > and can’t be changed – and rediscover the value of empathy." > > > > -- > Alok Prasanna Kumar > Advocate > Ph: +919560065577 > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > -- H R Venkatesh Director, Training and Research, BOOM <https://www.boomlive.in/> mediabuddhi.substack.com Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
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