Archive for the 'propaganda' Category

Oxymoronic Thoughts….

Posted by gargi on 30 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: India, Politics, Religion, Society, propaganda

This from the RSS - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh  not Really Simple Syndication
According to RSS, everybody has a right to pray for his deity in his style. But every Indian should accept that Ganga is a holy river and Ramayan and Mahabharata are the holy books of India.

Reminds me of the time (a lifetime [...]

Diplomatically Speaking

Posted by gargi on 28 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: India, propaganda

….the Chinese Ambassador to Canada :
''The Dalai Lama has been telling lies to the world for decades,''
''What has happened in Tibet was instigated by separatist groups led by Dalai Lama clique.''  ''Any remarks made accusing China of so called human rights suppression, I consider that irresponsible and inappropriate and it's interference in China's [...]

Remembering December 6th

Posted by gargi on 06 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: India, Politics, Society, propaganda

Today is the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition…… it is also the anniversary of a particularly unpleasant personal failure, that was ignited by the demolition….
I was a student in London when the Mosque came down with a whole bunch of Hindutvadi’s baying for blood. Do you remember Sadhvi Rithambra screeching “ek aur dakha [...]

Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Ads

Posted by gargi on 16 Aug 2004 | Tagged as: Media, propaganda

I saw the Swiftboat Veterans Anti - Kerry ad on the net today. Quite an impressive piece of communication. It says just one thing, and keeps hammering that one thing over and over again.
The one line communication of the campaign is that John Kerry is not fit to be the President of the United States.Wonderful [...]