I read newspapers from all over the world. In countries like India (secular democracies) there are newspapers from liberal and conservative points of view. In England, "The Times" is conservative and "The Guardian" is liberal. In France all newspapers are liberal and Le Figaro and Le Monde are conservative. In Germany Berliner Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Die Welt are conservative while Suddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit are liberal. In the US Washington Post and New York Times are liberal while Washington Times and Wall Street Journal are conservative.
The list goes on and on. The point is that all major democratic nations including the secular democracies of the west have media outlets, which give voice to conservatives in those nations despite of overwhelming social liberalism. That is the idea behind the concept of free and fair press. When one ideology in the newspapers overwhelms the other, what we get is a sort of ideological dictatorship, a fascistic school of thought where the other guy is derided, ridiculed, scorned and ignored on a daily basis. I suppose Nazi Germany must have had newspapers like that. TASS of USSR must’ve been like that. The government run Chinese newspapers are the kind which drowns out the voice of any opposition to the establishment.
What kind of newspaper do you think we have in India? In the largest selling newspaper you are more likely to find who Sallu Bhai’s squeeze du jour is rather than the latest administrative breakthrough by the Gujarat government. You are more likely to find what Rahul Gandhi ate while riding the Shatabdi express than what the hungry children in rural UP are eating (for that you will have to read the BBC). You are more likely to find the latest anti Hindu / conservative rant by Digvijay Singh than an honest demand the aam aadmi.
Indian media has got to be the worst as far as fairness is concerned. The entire English language newspapers (ELN) and most vernacular press behave like the propaganda arm of the Congress. In the latest debacle in New Delhi, the ELN has behaved most irresponsibly. It is expected from the likes of Digvijay and Kapil Sibal to say outrageous things in order to keep the attention away from Sonia Gandhi whose coterie is clearly responsible for the attack on the sleeping satyagrahis. It is also expected from the media to report those rants BUT IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THESE SLIMY WORMS ALSO REPORT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY! These crooks have essentially drowned the message behind the protests while highlighting perceived weaknesses of the protesters and their leadership.
First the British and then the Congress ensured that the Indian spirit and the culture, which is entirely Hindu, becomes an anathema to the so-called educated Indian (read anything by those worms from JNU). Having ensured that by a systematic brainwashing of middle class Hindus, the COMMUNAL now is the latest gaali that these pseudo-secular like to use. Terms like “commoonal and seklaar” have become part of the Hindi vernacular thanks to the likes of lalloo Yadav and his ilk. Now people who are so uncharitably termed communal can do no right in the eyes of the Indian media. If Bhai Narendra says that the sky is blue, there will be a procession led by Digvijay Singh and covered by Barkha Dutt debating that. That is the depth these corrupt media mavens have sunk to.
The problem facing India is not Baba Ramdev and his empire or his escape in a saree or permit for 5000 versus 50000 people or presence of Sadhvi Rithambara on the same stage or the RSS support or Govindacharya’s / BJPs support to Baba. THAT WAS NEVER THE BLOODY ISSUE. But if you read the newspapers, you would think that the country has been run over by crazed and corrupt Hindus who are thirsty for minority blood and the only person standing between complete anarchy and existence of the Indian civilization are people like Digvijay Singh, Kapil Sibal and Sonia Gandhi!
Thanks to the Indian media, the country is focused on the sideshows rather than the umpteen number of scams and the black money and all other forms of corruption inflicted on our hapless nation by the Congress and its policies.
The Congress’ media management is excellent and they do a tremendous job of fooling everyone all the time. The BJP needs to take a page from Congress’ playbook and set up a conservative media empire where the voice of conservatives can be heard all across the nation rather than the small segment with access to the Daily Pioneer and the Organiser. They need a TV station, which conveys their message in the format, which has become the norm in India. They need to blend the conservative message, patriotism, love for the Hindu religion and culture into a format, which is entertaining as well as informative. Unless they do that, they will need to out-scream the Congress mouthpieces.
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