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[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 7 points 5 months ago

When my office was moving back in 2016 they hired some young guys in a tuck to help who were all from India. They were in their early 20s, good but not perfect English, and worked a tough job all day.

I asked them what they thought of Modi and they were all very supportive of him. They said the rich people hated him but the working class people thought he was a hero.

Few years later I get hired at a computer company that's solely owned and operated by a very rich and affluent Indian woman. I listened her talk to a new hire who was also Indian and she asked if he supported Modi, yes he nodded, "good, good" she said.

So both rich and poor Indians think Modi hangs the moon. What's the common denominator?

A hatred and fear of Muslims.

this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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