Primus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:07 pm
As far as this forum goes, the most rabid Modi haters are Hindus and not Christians. Don't know who is a muslim here but the self-acknowledged Christian on this forum is actually very happy with the progress India has made under Modi and is a smart, well educated entrepreneur. He has been practical in his analysis and most of the time spot on. He was on BRF too and has continued his legacy here.
I'm not sure if I am the person being referred to. I'm happy to say I'm a Modi fan and nationalist. I'm Christian as that's the religion I was both into. Perhaps coming from a services family, living in different parts of the country and abroad and interacting infrequently with my community have shaped my views.
I too find educated Christians to be, by and large, anti Modi & BJP. There are however several exceptions and its unfair to generalise. In discussions with the English speaking elite among the Christians, they will invariably talk about communal forces, repeat the same incorrect news about DeMo, GST etc but are neither able to support their argument, nor offer a better alternative. If they would rather live in some other country (most are surprised that I prefer to live in India) its best that they are ignored by the Govt, as they do not matter electorally and there is nothing the govt can do to `convert' them. However, most educated Christians I've met, are against for e.g. the recent statement of the Gujarat archbishop (oppose nationalist forces) and support several govt initiatives. None think RaGa would be a better PM. I find Muslims a lot more anti India.
My view is that this behavior is to do with the loss of the sense of entitlement and easier access to jobs etc that they hitherto enjoyed. There is a similar feeling among the elite of other communities, because for the first time, they are being made to pay taxes, they are finding it more difficult to use `pull' to get their kids jobs etc. Things are changing now because, as I sense, the bottom 90% of India, who historically had a per capita income growth of 1/3rd of the top 1% are starting to see incomes grow and more importantly have access to information, banking etc which improves their ability to compete. They are beginning to dislodge the elite.
When private airlines first started operations in India, they had a disproportionate no of air-hostesses from either the Christian community, or from upper middle class families in Metros. In 2010, when I headed commercial operations for an airline, I found that a third of the girls came from small towns (e.g. Solan, Jammu, Almora - like the Indian women's cricket team) and studied in a non English Medium (but spoke good English). Today that figure is about 2/3rd.
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It's SSwamy fighting RJM since beginning. If not for him, we'd have even lost Ram Sethu, and BJP would sat on their rear just as they did when RTE was passed. So much for Pro hindutva party.
